We describe the results of an experiment on decision making in an insurance context. The experiment was designed to … test for the underlying rationality of insurance consumers, where rationality is understood in usual economic terms. In … risk aversion seems to depend on the format of the insurance contract. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001 …

Purpose – The purpose of this research is examine the development of livestock mortality insurance, and associated … challenges, in order to provide an improved understanding regarding the operation of livestock mortality insurance. Design …/methodology/approach – In a many countries, livestock mortality insurance has been either unavailable or underdeveloped. A descriptive analysis …

Global crisis affected the worldwide insurance market differently from one country to another, so Romanian insurance … market in the period between 2008 and 2012 was also affected by global crisis. Effectiveness and performance of the insurance … market from Romania is discussed in the paper based on the statistical data published by the Insurance Supervisory Commission …

extent to which risk transfer to insurance markets facilitates economic recovery. Our main results are that major natural …

Today's insurance industry strongly emphasizes developing cost-effective hazard mitigation programs, increasing and …. This report will address these issues, with an emphasis on pre-disaster planning and mitigation alternatives. It will also … the Insurance Industry.'' Presentations were made by insurance company representatives, insurance trade groups, government …

Today's insurance industry strongly emphasizes developing cost-effective hazard mitigation programs, increasing and …, catastrophe response, loss control, and risk management. This report will address the above issues, with an emphasis on pre-disaster … planning and mitigation alternatives. It will also discuss how energy efficiency and renewable technologies can contribute to …

in self-protection implies that, in equilibrium, individuals underinvest in self-protection. Limiting insurance coverage … through deductibles or selling at-fault insurance can partially internalize this externality and thereby improve individual …