The effect of federal insurance regulation has been a perennial topic of debate. Proponents have argued that federal regulation would result in a variety of benefits including greater product innovation, increased speed-to-market, reduction of regulatory costs, and additional cost efficiencies....

Corporate name changes are relatively common events, with some evidence suggesting that name changes are strategic in nature. Although prior research has examined the effect of name changes on the firm, these studies have focused primarily on the stock price reaction to name changes. Such a...

While unsolicited financial strength ratings have been studied in the banking literature, these sometimes controversial ratings have not been studied in insurance. Utilizing data from multiple sources including a proprietary dataset, we provide the most comprehensive examination of insurer...

Evidence from the property-casualty insurance industry suggests that some insurers tend to settle claims quickly and out of court, while others vigorously defend all claims. While we expect this tendency to vary across lines due to the differential exposures to liability claims, we propose that...

There has been a significant increase in the use of social media and the volume of personal information provided on social networking websites. As such, social media has the potential for a variety of uses by businesses, including insurers. As the use becomes more widespread, insurers must...

While unsolicited financial strength ratings have been studied in the banking literature, these sometimes controversial ratings have not been studied in insurance. Utilizing data from multiple sources, including a proprietary dataset, we provide the most comprehensive examination of insurer...