Workplace injuries are a serious public health problem, potentially leading to loss of earnings, medical expenses, disability and even death for working people. Maritime transport workers – seafarers – are exposed to higher risks of workplace injuries than is the general land-based...

In recent years China has seen an increase in the number of occupational accidents as business privatization has led to the abandonment of earlier state-run administrative and supervisory bodies. Since 1 January 2004 there have been new rules on occupational accident insurance which have brought...

Our study explores friction costs in terms of competition and market structure, considering factors such as market share, industry leverage levels, industry hedging levels, number of peers, and the geographic concentration that influences reinsurance purchase in the Property and Casualty...