Problemlösungen für einzelne Kundengruppen bzw. einzelne Kunden zu entwickeln, gehört zu den aktuellen Marketingstrategien der Versicherungswirtschaft. Ziel ist die dauerhafte Kundenbindung. Aus Sicht eines (privat-)bankengebundenen Versicherungsmaklers entwickelt Georg Erdmann ein...

The European system of tradable CO_2 allowances is an important step towards implementing a market oriented environment policy. For the time being, the quantitative emission reductions defined in the National Allocation Plans (NAP) are still minor, but this outcome seems acceptable because...

This paper assesses and compares existing and new technologies for space heating in Germany (e.g., heat pumps, and solar thermal and wood pellet systems) in terms of their environmental impacts. The various technologies were analyzed within the context of the new German legislation. The...

The objective of this paper is to contribute to the topic of energy supply security by proposing a Monte Carlo-based and a survey based model to analyze the costs of power interruptions. Outage cost estimations are particularly important when deciding on investments to improve supply security...