Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to chart the chronology of insurance regulation in Ireland and evaluate the … insurance regulation in Ireland and establish the stakeholders in the insurance industry that are affected by regulation. The … various aspects of the EU involvement in regulation were also listed. Findings – Ireland is one of the few countries that has …

it is a complement or substitute of prudential regulation in the insurance markets. Market discipline is intended as “the … regulation in the insurance market. Originality/value – The approach presented in the paper adds to precedent work studying … hypothesis is that if market discipline works as complementary to prudential regulation, the response of the insured is expected …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to chart the development of bancassurance as a method of selling insurance and … financial institutions retailing insurance in Ireland and their respective processes in retail distribution. Findings – Unlike … in Europe where bancassurance involves the bank creating insurance products, in Ireland many banks engage insurers to …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to chart the chronology of insurance regulation in Ireland and evaluate the … insurance regulation in Ireland and establish the stakeholders in the insurance industry that are affected by regulation. The … various aspects of the EU involvement in regulation were also listed. Findings – Ireland is one of the few countries that has …

it is a complement or substitute of prudential regulation in the insurance markets. Market discipline is intended as “the … regulation in the insurance market. Originality/value – The approach presented in the paper adds to precedent work studying … hypothesis is that if market discipline works as complementary to prudential regulation, the response of the insured is expected …

the regulation and supervision of insurers. Design/methodology/approach This paper first summarises the IMF Report and …. Findings This paper finds that the Report provides some important implications for the regulation and supervision of insurers … time, consider what implications can be taken for enhanced regulation and supervision of insurers.  …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to chart the development of bancassurance as a method of selling insurance and … financial institutions retailing insurance in Ireland and their respective processes in retail distribution. Findings – Unlike … in Europe where bancassurance involves the bank creating insurance products, in Ireland many banks engage insurers to …

specialization versus diversification in venture investing. Design/methodology/approach – Using a dataset of US VC funds across a 20 … specialization on investor returns. Practical implications – It may be beneficial to increase the level of diversification of VC … investments across portfolio company stage of development. The lack of diversification across industry has not significantly …