This paper uncovers if and how insurance companies react to shocks to collateral in their portfolio of securitized assets. We address this question in the context of commercial real estate cash flow shocks, which are informationally opaque to holders of commercial mortgage-backed securities...

This study explores the effect of managerial overconfidence on the risk of a stock price crash. Results indicate that managerial overconfidence positively affects stock price crash risk. Importantly, internal controls can reduce this risk by curbing managerial overconfidence.