Since 1994 the highly regulated German insurance market have been deregulated. Insurers have been allowed to calculate their premiums and to offer contracts without regulation. Especially in the motor vehicle insurance several innovations were introduced: age of car, garage, kilometers per year...

Since 1994 the highly regulated German insurance market have been deregulated. Insurers have been allowed to calculate their premiums and to offer contracts without regulation. Especially in the motor vehicle insurance several innovations were introduced: age of car, garage, kilometers per year...

In den letzten zwei Jahren haben sich Asiens Versicherungsmärkte von ihrem beispiellosen Einbruch infolge der asiatischen Finanzkrise erholt. Trotz schwachem Weltwirtschaftswachstum ist davon auszugehen, dass Asien nur vorübergehend einen Rückschlag erlitten hat. (...)

In Mittel- und Osteuropa sowie Zentralasien wurde 1999 ein Prämienvolumen von 15,2 Mrd. USD erwirtschaftet. Davon entfielen rund 90% auf sieben Länder: Polen, Russland, Tschechien, Ungarn, Slowenien, Kroatien, Slowakei.(...)

Part I: Fundamentals of insurance business The origins and role of insurance in society -- The notion of risk and probability -- The insurance undertaking -- Regulation of the insurance industry -- Supervision and other Authorities -- The insurance business -- The insurance contract -- Life...

This textbook presents the fundamental economic dimensions of insurance companies and links them to managerial issues. Combining academic rigour and a strongly practice-oriented approach, it addresses both the competitive environment and the management of the insurance business. Further, it...