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.
A journal is a scholarly periodical aimed at specialists and researchers. Articles are generally written by experts in the subject, using more technical language. They contain original research, conclusions based on data, footnotes or endnotes, and often an abstract or bibliography.