Dynamic hybrid products emerged in 2007 and are now well established in the German life insurance market. In this article, we study interaction effects between dynamic hybrid products and traditional deferred annuity contracts, that are sold by the same insurance company. The key question we...

The purpose of this paper is an analysis of the presence of self-selection mechanisms on the market that could bring the market closer to the separating equilibrium state, in line with the Rothschild-Stiglitz equilibrium model and its subsequent modifications. An example is the Polish market of...

Vehicle data will generally constitute personal data, and especially in combination with advanced data analytics, processing thereof by insurers may have serious consequences for (potential) consumers. Based on the assumption that well-informed consumers make better decisions about insurance...

This research examines the effects of rate regulations and compulsory insurance laws on insurance purchases. Three stage least squares (3sls) regressions have been employed to control for the endogeneity of the main variables, which are premiums, regulations, and insurance purchases. The...

Insurance is based on specific assumptions, including a "perfect performance" model. The principle of indemnification, mentioned in almost all insurance textbooks for non-life insurance, is nevertheless far more complicated than economists' perception. This complexity is a consequence of...

To strategically segment a market a firm must categorize consumers more finely than its competitors and set its prices within those categories to simultaneously create adverse selection problems for its competitors and exploit those problems to increase its profits and market share. Recent...

Auto insurance belongs to the most important areas of the insurance market from the quantitative point of view and based on its significance in covering auto-related risks. The significance of damage impact, particularly in liability insurance, requires a high degree of regulation. Standard...