The financial market environment poses serious challenges for insurance companies to provide stable returns on a long-term basis, as particular traditional asset classes are currently characterised by generally low interest rates and high volatility. Against this background, the aim of this...

Purpose Policy or regulatory risks represent one of the major barriers for renewable energy investments, especially against the background of several retrospective reductions of support schemes in Europe. This paper aims to contribute to the literature by offering a categorization of major risk...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study investments in renewable energy projects which are jointly operated with an energy storage system, with particular focus on risk-return characteristics from the perspective of private and institutional investors, taking into account resource risk,...

Purpose: Due to the continuing low interest rate environment as well as the increase in acquisition costs, price transparency, cost transparency and competition with banks, the cost of life insurance becomes increasingly important for customers, insurers and shareholders. Against this...