Unabhängige Vermittler erbringen im Rahmen Ihrer Tätigkeiten wichtige Dienstleistungen für Versicherungsunternehmen und Versicherungsnehmer. Zum einen soll für Versicherungsnehmer in vielen Bereichen passender Versicherungsschutz besorgt werden (Produktauswahl). Darüber hinaus können...

This paper deals with the phenomenon of risk-selection and its appearance in the german compulsory health insurance market since the adoption of the so-called "Gesundheitsstrukturgesetz" of 1992. Further, the "Risikostrukturausgleich" as well as other measures are discussed as instruments of...

The continuing trend of increasing frequency and severity of losses from natural and man-made-catastrophes during the last decades has drawn attention to catastrophe risk management. Considering the loss potential of catastrophic events, the private insurance markets' capacity does not seem to...