Associate in Claims (AIC) 1  Suggest an improvement or addition to the Insurance and Risk Management Glossary. 2  Buy a print version of the Insurance and Risk Management Glossary. 3  Link to the Insurance and Risk Management Glossary.
What is a Periodical? Anything that is published at regular intervals throughout the year such as a magazine, journal, or newspaper: Magazine: A magazine is a collection of articles and images about diverse topics of popular interest and current events.
Helpful tips for determining whether a periodical is a general interest magazine include: 1  Articles written with the general public in mind. 2  Current events, hot topics, social and political commentary. 3  Written in non-technical, easy-to-understand language. 4  Articles edited or reviewed by employees of the magazine.