From the introduction: Motor vehicle accidents are still a leading cause of death, even if the trend has somewhat declined over the past 20 years. Indeed, motor vehicle accidents are a significant cause of death in comparison with air and space transport accidents, homicides and even HIV...

This paper analyzes price competition in the German motor insurance market since 1994 and looks for evidence to back up a claim frequently found in the trade literature—that there have been two recent price wars in this industry, the first in 1996–1999, the second in 2005–2006. In a first...

Ziel der Arbeit ist es aufzuzeigen, welche Möglichkeiten alternativer Schadenregulierung diskutiert werden. Eine Befragung der Versicherungsnehmer soll die Akzeptanz alternativer Schadenregulierung untersuchen. Daraus resultierende Ergebnisse werden analysiert, um so ein Bild über mögliche,...