parallel long-run investment history of private (life) insurance as the much overlooked second pillar of the financial system …. Drawing on in-depth studies of the US and Germany, it finds that a "great de-mortgaging" took place in insurers' portfolios …

case of the Italian earthquake insurance. In this sense, we examine in detail the vulnerability definition and its … relevance for citizens and for insurance companies. Then we investigate the Italian insurance market characterized by a very low … penetration of natural disasters insurance and the potential effects of a recent Government initiative called “Sisma Bonus”. The …

The drivers of financial success of the insurance industry are of interest to several players in any economy including …; most of which look at narrow elements that determine insurance companies’ performance. This article sought to explore the … components contributing to the financial performance of insurance firms. We employed a sample consisting of 37 general insurers …

variables directly related to the insurance product (e.g., a regulatory restriction of insurance acquisition costs) as well as … importance of insurance distribution in banks. Significant risk factors (statistically significant) which determine gross … cooperation between banks and insurers as well as the specificity of insurance products distribution (also local) in the …

Objective: The objective of the article is to empirically examine the predictors of ROA and ROE for banks and insurance … firms listed on the Vietnamese stock market. Research Design & Methods: The authors applied a quantitative approach. A basic … significant and negative for ROE. Banks earned lower return on their assets and higher return on their equity than insurance …

The insurance industry plays an important role for European economic stability and the threats and opportunities it …

little research has investigated the perceptions and attitudes expressed by insurance policyholders. Therefore, to bridge … insurance policyholders in Gauteng. This will inevitably assist insurers to retain more clients as they will have a better … understanding of what influences the risk perception of their insurance policyholders. Exogenous factors relate to external factors …

, with a specific view of the business of insurance and reinsurance companies, who are responding to the widening of the …, many expect insurers to reimburse some of these costs and losses. Insurance companies are also significant investors in … improving the insurance coverage related to pandemics by establishing (re)insurance schemes and pooling arrangements for other …