Aon’s CSI Insider - August 2006
The Insider brings you new websites for research, examination and review. It also offers a fresh view into well utilized search tools for new context and content.
*** Business/Finance ***
Hoover’s Online
http://www.hoovers.com
Hoover’s, a D&B Company, is a business information resource that offers detailed information regarding certain industries, specific companies including owners/principals, financial information and a multitude of other resources to assist the user in discovering valuable information.
Morningstar
http://www.morningstar.com
Morningstar provides investment research on stocks, mutual funds, closed-end funds, hedge funds, and 529 college plans. The company began in 1984 with the products, “The Mutual Fund Sourcebook”, and has since on go to success with a multitude of products including software products for financial advisors, a hedge fund database, and international success as the leading source of investment information.
Submitted by: Marisol_Declet at aon.com
*** Legal/Government ***
Issues 2000
http://www.issues2000.org
You can search by US Representative or Senator, from any State, to scan their voting history and views regarding a myriad of issues from civil liberties to tax policies. The information can be a tad dated, we note Codey is still listed as acting governor of NJ. However for a free site, this is an excellent launching point into discovering your key players.
Public Access to Court Electronic Records
http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts, and from the U.S. Party/Case Index.
Not all federal courts participate, it is important to check using the Coverage link to see if your intended jurisdiction is covered. This helpful Nature of Service (NOS) glossary, http://www.pacer.uscourts.gov/natsuit.html, will make reading the index easier.
Submitted by Cynthia_Hetherington at aon.com
*** Info Industry ***
Online Investigator’s Handbook
http://www.oihweb.com
As part of educational research project, creator James D. Ruotolo, created one of the best Internet Investigations primers available for free. “The author designed the handbook to be both a comprehensive self-paced tutorial and a reference guide for online investigative research. Investigators working on cases that might benefit from the use of online investigative tools can use the handbook to improve their online research skills and learn new ways to use the Internet for investigative purposes.”
Submitted by Cynthia_Hetherington at aon.com
*** Technical/Medical ***
Assecuranz
http://assecuranz.kompass.com
Assecuranz, by Kompass.com offers details on insurance company such as full contact information, executives by name and title, revenue, number of employees, established date and a breakdown of the services.
The coverage is over 20,000 companies, in 209 countries, active in general insurance, life assurance, brokerages and companies providing services related to the insurance industry.
Submitted by: Sara_Higgins at aon.com
Federal of State Medical Boards
http://www.FSMB.org/directory_smb.html
FSMB offers a Directory to State Medical Boards. This is excellent for checking the credentials and background of any physician you may encounter.
FSMB also hosts www.docinfo.org for public queries of disciplinary actions taken against practicing physicians.
Submitted by: Sara_Higgins at aon.com
*** News/Media ***
Newspaper Archive
This fee based site offers over 40 million newspaper pages, in full text indexing, ads and all. This could be a key source for older images, photos and other non-standard (non-archived) material often necessary in historical research.
According to the website, “NewspaperARCHIVE.com, is the single largest historical newspaper database online, containing more newspaper pages from 1759 to present than any other service.”
Submitted by: Cynthia_Hetherington at aon.com
