Introduction -- Agents and brokers in the insurance industry : an intriguing area for further research -- Valuation of small and medium-sized insurance brokers : establishing a valuation approach for business succession -- Value creation in insurance intermediary mergers and acquisitions : an...

Grundlagen und Methodik -- Investmentfonds im Private Banking -- Kundenorientierung im Fondsvertrieb -- Messung von Anlegerpräferenzen mittels Conjoint-Analyse -- Empirie -- Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Erhebung zu Investmentfonds -- Ergebnisse der Erhebung von Anlegerpräferenzen --...

Insurance markets are characterized by profound market imperfections. Insurance intermediaries reduce transaction costs and information asymmetries. From transaction cost economics, agency theory, and law and economics literature the hypothesis is derived that insurance brokers may provide more...