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 …

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

correlation in their assets (health, wealth, wisdom, i.e. skills), causing them to demand a great deal of insurance coverage …. Insurers on the other hand eschew positively correlated risks. It can be shown that insurance contributes to a reduction of … insurance. Analyzing deviations from trend in aggregate insurance payments, one finds the following for the United States and …

London are grouped into Syndicates in order to undertake insurance liabilities. In this study, the Syndicate is regarded as … the counterpart of an insurance company in a regular insurance market. The analysis covers a period of eight years between …

Insurance products are distributed both by independent and dependent agents, although the use of independent agents is …. -- Insurance intermediation ; service quality ; distribution systems …

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 …