We use data on insurance deductible choices to estimate a structural model of risky choice that incorporates "standard …

transactions of non-agency RMBS by insurance companies from 2006 to 2009, we show that insurance companies that became more capital … at much lower prices than other insurance companies during the crisis …

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

We use data on households' deductible choices in auto and home insurance to estimate a structural model of risky choice …

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 …

This study empirically examines, in the setting of insurance companies, the hypothesis that investors facing more … from underwriting insurance policies affects insurers' risk taking behavior in their portfolio investments. We find that …

This paper analyses the impact of insurance sector development on economic growth based on a sample that includes 14 … employed and led to the following conclusions: (1) life insurance has no significant effect on economic growth in both panel … and individual countries, (2) non-life insurance positively affects economic growth in both panel and individual countries …