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Corporate treasurers: an ally to treasure

Raeburn, Richard - In: Balance Sheet 10 (2002) 3, pp. 39-40

The author argues that in difficult times for risk and corporate governance the corporate treasurer is increasingly the most valuable source of information for non‐executive directors. Risk is at the heart of the work of the corporate treasurer. This is particularly true in financial services...

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Five things an FD needs to know about the insurance market

In: Balance Sheet 10 (2002) 4, pp. 9-12

The insurance market is having a tough time. Costs are rising as risk become tougher. But the best risks see high costs … of insurance as a reason to leave the market and insure themselves. The market cycle has been broken. The key now is to …

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Asset management: equities demystified

Acharya, Shanta - In: Balance Sheet 10 (2002) 4, pp. 29-34

In this series of extracts from the concluding chapter of Acharya’s book, Asset Management: Equities Demystified, the author argues that the major factor in future developments will be legislation and regulation. But she suggests that ultimately knowledge management will be the crucial...

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The nature of risk: The nature of systemic risk – trying to achieve a definition

Mundy, Chris - In: Balance Sheet 12 (2004) 5, pp. 29-31

Systemic risk is an elusive concept. The author suggests that the search for a proper definition can be fruitless but an understanding of its nature is essential.

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Analysing the allure of alternative risk transfer

Mundy, Chris - In: Balance Sheet 8 (2000) 6, pp. 32-35

to the insurance world in particular. Highlights a need for this technique to reach a wider audience as buyer perceptions …

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Weather risk and the viability of weather insurance in China's Gansu, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces

Turvey, Calum G.; Kong, Rong - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 1, pp. 5-24

farmers would have a preference for weather insurance over other types of agricultural insurance. Design … insurance with 50 and 44 percent of respondents indicating strong interest in the product. Supplementary results indicate that … in the access to Chinese weather station data to illustrate how weather insurance operates. Instead, the authors use …

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A decision framework for optimal crop reinsurance selection

Pai, Jeffrey S.; Boyd, Milton S. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 2, pp. 148-166

Purpose – In the USA, private insurance companies serve as an integral part of the delivery and risk sharing of the … federal crop insurance program. Governed by the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA), private crop insurance companies must … designate an eligible crop insurance contract to the assigned risk, developmental, or commercial funds. While the SRA restricts …

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Factors influencing Shaanxi and Gansu farmers' willingness to purchase weather insurance

Kong, Rong; Turvey, Calum G.; He, Guangwen; Ma, Jiujie; … - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 4, pp. 423-440

to investigate the willingness of Shaanxi and Gansu farmers to purchase weather insurance. Design … specifically to extract willingness to pay for weather insurance. Factor affecting willingness to pay are explained using linear … regression. Findings – The authors find strong evidence that the demand for drought insurance is downward sloping and also …

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Factors affecting crop insurance purchases in China: the Inner Mongolia region

Boyd, Milton; Pai, Jeffrey; Zhang, Qiao; Holly Wang, H.; … - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 4, pp. 441-450

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the factors affecting crop insurance purchases by farmers in Inner … are used to explain crop insurance purchases, and a probit regression model is used for the analysis. Findings – Results … show that a number of variables explain crop insurance purchases by farmers in Inner Mongolia. Of the eight variables in …

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Testing for adverse selection of crop insurance in northern China

Hou, Linging; Hoag, Dana L.K.; Mu, Yueying - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 4, pp. 462-475

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the efficiency of current subsidized crop insurance products (SCIPs … with more risk should be more likely to buy crop insurance in pursuit of the benefits from SCIPs. Findings – However, both … insurance are discussed toward the end of the paper. Originality/value – This paper weaves together literature on traditional …

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