Entering new markets and growing in existing ones is an area of major interest within the insurance industry across the globe. Insurance market growth rates in emerging markets are far in excess of those available in most developed countries. While these growth rates have attracted new and...

Insurance fraud, which adds an estimated $85 billion per year to the total insurance bill in the United States, is an extremely serious problem for consumers, regulators, and insurance companies. This paper analyzes the effects of state legislation and market conditions on automobile insurance...

Flood damages that occur worldwide remain largely uninsured losses despite the efforts of governmental programs that in many cases make insurance available at below fair market cost. The current study focuses on the financial experience of the United States' National Flood Insurance Program...