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Useful links to government, industry, safety, and weather web sites

London Markets

Lloyd’s of London: http://www.lloyds.com/
To find out more about Lloyd's go to http://www.lloyds.com/about us

National Links

The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. (NAPSLO): http://www.napslo.org/
The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. (NAPSLO) is a national trade association representing the surplus lines industry and the wholesale insurance marketing system.

New Jersey Links

New Jersey Surplus Lines Association: http://www.njsla.org
The NJSLA is dedicated to promoting the interests of agents, organizations, and individuals that support the Surplus Lines Industry and distribution system.

The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) http://www.piaonline.org/NJ/
The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) is a voluntary, membership based, trade association representing professional, independent property/casualty insurance agents throughout the state of New Jersey. 

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance: http://www.state.nj.us/dobi/index.shtml
The New Jersey State government offers a wide range of information and services to both consumers and producers. 

The Insurance Council of New Jersey (ICNJ): http://www.icnj.org/  
The Insurance Council of New Jersey (ICNJ) was established in 1977 and is a nonprofit, insurance research, information and advocacy organization sponsored by 32 New Jersey licensed property/casualty insurance companies.

Other Industry Links

ACORD: http://www.acord.org/
ACORD is a nonprofit insurance association whose mission is to facilitate the development and use of standards for the insurance and related financial services industries. ACORD accomplishes its mission by remaining an objective, independent advocate for sharing information among diverse platforms. 

The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS): http://www.ibhs.org/
The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is a nonprofit association that engages in communication, education, engineering and research.

ISO: http://www.iso.com/
ISO is the premier source of information about property and liability risk. We're the property/ casualty insurance industry's leading supplier of statistical, actuarial, underwriting, and claims data.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC): http://www.naic.org/consumer.htm
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is the organization of insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the four U.S. territories. The NAIC provides a forum for the development of uniform policy when uniformity is appropriate. 

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): http://www.fema.gov/nfip/
In 1968, Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in response to the rising cost of taxpayer funded disaster relief for flood victims and the increasing amount of damage caused by floods.

The National Underwriter Company: http://www.nationalunderwriter.com/
The National Underwriter Company publishes a broad array of print, e-media and software products for the insurance and financial services industries.

National and Local Weather Services

Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) interfaces: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nj/nj.html
This operational server maintains a current database of meteorological and hydrological data, historical data, and written information generated by the NWS or received from other official sources. In addition, this server accesses in realtime a selection of current official weather observations, forecasts, and warnings from U.S. government sources for use by the national and international community.

National Weather Service: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/
The National Weather Service compiles natural hazard statistics on severe weather events. Weather-related hazards like winter storms, tornadoes, heat, and lightning cause significant damage annually. 

UM Weather, the Internet's premier source of weather information. http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/states/newjersey.html
Welcome to UM Weather's New Jersey Weather page! This page provides easy access to dozens of weather products specific to New Jersey -- conditions, forecasts, warnings, radar, climate information, satellite photos, and much more.