Journal: Journal of Risk and Insurance

Found 163 papers in total
The Effect of Regulation on Insurance Pricing: The Case of Germany
The Effect of Regulation on Insurance Pricing: The Case of Germany
2012,
This article analyzes the impact of policy form regulation on the unit price of...
A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Loss Experience in the U.S. Crop Insurance Program
A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Loss Experience in the U.S. Crop Insurance Program
2012,
Patterns in loss‐ratio experience in the U.S. corn insurance market are...
Index Insurance, Probabilistic Climate Forecasts, and Production
Index Insurance, Probabilistic Climate Forecasts, and Production
2012,
Index insurance and probabilistic seasonal forecasts are becoming available in...
Flood Insurance Coverage in the Coastal Zone
Flood Insurance Coverage in the Coastal Zone
2011,
We explore determinants of flood insurance demand in the coastal zone using...
Disease-Specific Moral Hazard and Optimal Health Insurance Design for Physician Services
Disease-Specific Moral Hazard and Optimal Health Insurance Design for Physician Services
2011,
This article analyzes disease‐specific moral hazard effects in the demand for...
Forecasting in an Extended Chain-Ladder-Type Model
Forecasting in an Extended Chain-Ladder-Type Model
2011,
Reserving in general insurance is often done using chain‐ladder‐type...
Mossin's Theorem Given Random Initial Wealth
Mossin's Theorem Given Random Initial Wealth
2011,
The purpose of this article is to reexamine Mossin's Theorem under random initial...
Multidimensional Screening in Insurance Markets with Adverse Selection
Multidimensional Screening in Insurance Markets with Adverse Selection
2011,
Bundled coverage of different losses and distinct perils, along with differential...
Reinsurance and Capital Structure: Evidence From the United Kingdom Non-Life Insurance Industry
Reinsurance and Capital Structure: Evidence From the United Kingdom Non-Life Insurance Industry
2011,
Using a data set consisting of statutory returns of U.K. non‐life insurers from...
Consumer Response to a National Marketplace for Individual Health Insurance
Consumer Response to a National Marketplace for Individual Health Insurance
2011,
The objective of this analysis is to simulate the difference between national and...
The Efficiency of Categorical Discrimination in Insurance Markets
The Efficiency of Categorical Discrimination in Insurance Markets
2011,
Crocker and Snow (1986) show that banning categorization based on risk‐related...
State Dependent Unemployment Benefits
State Dependent Unemployment Benefits
2011,
Optimal design of unemployment insurance is considered in a search setting where the...
Valuation of Catastrophe Equity Puts With Markov-Modulated Poisson Processes
Valuation of Catastrophe Equity Puts With Markov-Modulated Poisson Processes
2011,
We derive the pricing formula for catastrophe equity put options (CatEPuts) by...
Managerial Discretion and Corporate Governance in Publicly Traded Firms: Evidence From the Property–Liability Insurance Industry
Managerial Discretion and Corporate Governance in Publicly Traded Firms: Evidence From the Property–Liability Insurance Industry
2011,
We study the incremental impact of corporate governance in mitigating managerial...
Corporate Governance and Efficiency: Evidence From U.S. Property–Liability Insurance Industry
Corporate Governance and Efficiency: Evidence From U.S. Property–Liability Insurance Industry
2011,
This study examines the relation between corporate governance and the efficiency of...
Do U.S. Insurance Firms Offer the ‘Wrong’ Incentives to Their Executives?
Do U.S. Insurance Firms Offer the ‘Wrong’ Incentives to Their Executives?
2011,
We examine the relation between executive compensation and market‐implied...
Corporate Governance and Issues From the Insurance Industry
Corporate Governance and Issues From the Insurance Industry
2011,
In this article, we review the literature and empirical research on the nature and...
Earnings Smoothing, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Governance: Evidence From the Property–Liability Insurance Industry
Earnings Smoothing, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Governance: Evidence From the Property–Liability Insurance Industry
2011,
Unlike studies that estimate managerial bias, we utilize a direct measure of...
An Empirical Examination of Stakeholder Groups as Monitoring Sources in Corporate Governance
An Empirical Examination of Stakeholder Groups as Monitoring Sources in Corporate Governance
2011,
Insurers are formally and informally monitored by a variety of stakeholders, including...
CEO Turnover and Ownership Structure: Evidence From the U.S. Property–Liability Insurance Industry
CEO Turnover and Ownership Structure: Evidence From the U.S. Property–Liability Insurance Industry
2011,
This article examines the impact of ownership structure on the relation between firm...
Institutional Ownership Stability and Risk Taking: Evidence From the Life–Health Insurance Industry
Institutional Ownership Stability and Risk Taking: Evidence From the Life–Health Insurance Industry
2011,
We investigate the relationship between risk taking of life–health (LH) insurers...
Chief Executive Officer Incentives, Monitoring, and Corporate Risk Management: Evidence From Insurance Use
Chief Executive Officer Incentives, Monitoring, and Corporate Risk Management: Evidence From Insurance Use
2011,
Corporate governance and risk management issues have received prominent publicity in...
The Impact of CEO Turnover on Property–Liability Insurer Performance
The Impact of CEO Turnover on Property–Liability Insurer Performance
2011,
Chief executive officer (CEO) turnover has long been an important topic in the...
Valuing the Longevity Insurance Acquired by Delayed Claiming of Social Security
Valuing the Longevity Insurance Acquired by Delayed Claiming of Social Security
2011,
Individuals can claim Social Security at any age from 62 to 70, although most claim at...
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