In this note, we generalize the results obtained by Barday and Lesur (2005) by considering a bivariated non separable utility function. We characterize optimal health insurance contracts. Moreover, we show that under moral hazard a sufficiently high risk aversion implies that the optimal...

We study imperfect competition between insurers in a multiple-risk environment. In the absence of asymmetric information, equilibria are efficient, and we determine the degrees of specialization under which the specialized insurers are able or unable to capture the surplus. We show in contrast...

We analyze markets where insurers are better informed about risk than consumers. We show that even competitive markets may result in insufficient information revelation and inefficient insurance coverage. This explains why certain risky consumers remain uninsured and why certain market segments...

This paper provides an existence theorem for a class of infinite-dimensional non-convex problems arising in symmetric and asymmetric information models. Sufficient conditions for monotonicity of solutions are also given. The proofs are very simple and rely on rearrangement techniques and the...

This survey reviews the micro-economic foundations of the analysis of life insurance markets. The first part outlines a simple theory of insurance needs based on the life-cycle hypothesis. The second part builds on contract theory to expose the main issues in life insurance design within a...

Cet article examine en détail les allocations d’assurance de second-rang dans une économie soumise à l’antisélection. Partant d’une extension naturelle du modèle classique, nous supposons une perception imparfaite du risque. Nous caractérisons les contraintes qui s’exercent sur la...

This article deals with optimal insurance contracts in the framework of imprecise probabilities and adverse selection. Agents differ not only in the objective risk they face but also in the perception of risk. In monopoly, a range of configurations that VNM preferences preclude appears: a...

Cet article examine l’incidence des maladies invalidantes sur les contrats d’assurance santé en présence de sélection adverse. Pour ce faire, nous utilisons un modèle d’utilité bivariée de décision dans le risque. Nous montrons que l’introduction des maladies invalidantes modifie...