The Munich Re was founded in 1880 and is from the very start till this day one of the leading insurance companies in …

Podkarpackie voivodship. Based on the results of research, the article will present both the current state of insurance in local … insurance business in LGUs. The primary objective of this paper is to determine the procedures for concluding the insurance in … LGUs, and also defining the types of insurance most often executed by these entities, and indication of the intermediaries …

can be used to self-insure, substituting for both formal and informal insurance. We investigate this question using a … remittances, which supports the idea that remittances act as (self-) insurance. We also show that purchasing formal funeral cover … is influenced by other risk management strategies and that determinants of informal insurance differ from those of formal …

This paper deals with the phenomenon of risk-selection and its appearance in the german compulsory health insurance …

are used to self-insure, substituting for both formal and informal insurance. We investigate this question using a unique … remittances, which supports the idea that remittances act as self-insurance. We also show that other risk management strategies … influence the purchasing of formal funeral cover. Finally, we find that determinants of informal insurance differ from those of …

Under certain conditions the optimal insurance policy will offer full coverage above a deductible, as Arrow and others … have shown long time ago. Interestingly, the same design of insurance policies applies in case of a single loss and ex …-ante moral hazard. However, many insurance policies provide coverage against a variety of losses and the possibilities for the …

This paper analyzes data from a novel field experiment designed to test the impact of two different insurance products … simulated by a lottery. Risk-sharing is possible in solidarity groups of three and insurance is introduced via less risky … insurance if shocks are observable. Depending on insurance design, there is also evidence for persistence of this effect even if …

.3%-0.4%. Mandatory insurance regimes in Europe absorb the negative short-run effect of a flood, while the National Flood Insurance …

insurance markets with adverse selection and without commitment. Under the consideration of the inherent costs related to the …

This paper tests some existing theories developed over the past 25 years on corporate demand for insurance. Using a … standard property insurance and for catastrophe coverage (here, terrorism). We find that larger companies are more likely to … have some catastrophe coverage. Corporate demand for catastrophe insurance is found to be more price inelastic than …