This paper reviews the extant research on systemic risk in the insurance sector and outlines new areas of research in this field. We summarize and classify 43 theoretical and empirical research papers from both academia and practitioner organizations. The survey reveals that traditional...

Dank stark steigender Einnahmen aus Einmalerlägen expandierte die Lebensversicherung im Jahr 2014 wieder. Hingegen war das Prämienvolumen der Schaden-Unfallversicherung trotz steigender Vertragszahlen rückläufig. Die private Krankenversicherung weitete das Versichertenkollektiv neuerlich...

The Liikanen Group proposes contingent convertible (CoCo) bonds as instruments to enhance financial stability in the banking industry. Especially life insurance companies could serve as CoCo bond holders as they are already the largest purchasers of bank bonds in Europe. The growing number of...