Eling, Martin; Marek, Sebastian D. - In: International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance 4 (2012) 1, pp. 48-76
European insurance companies. The extent of risk taking is quantified through variations in stock prices and these are … insurance companies for the period 1997 to 2010. We find that differences in company size, capital structure, liquidity, and …, compensation, and board independence. We also document increases in the volatility of insurance stock returns during the financial …