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Enhancing sustainability: The impact of ESG factors in global insurance performance

open access: yesBorsa Istanbul Review
Sustainability has become a critical concern in finance, in particular for the insurance industry, which faces rising environmental and social risks.
Hasan Meral, Behlul Ersoy, Mesut Dogan
doaj   +1 more source

Pricing mortgage insurance: Integrating target prescribed capital requirement for systematic risk

open access: yesInternational Review of Economics & Finance
This study derives a closed-form formula for mortgage insurance (MI) premiums that accounts for systematic and idiosyncratic risks using option-pricing theory.
Shu Ling Chiang, Ming Shann Tsai
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A feasibility analysis of reverse mortgages in Brazil

open access: yesJournal of Urban Management
In this study, we examine the feasibility of reverse mortgages in Brazil from the perspectives of both policyholders and insurers. Reverse mortgage is a financial product where the property's ownership is transferred to an insurance company in exchange ...
João Vinícius de França Carvalho   +1 more
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Governing innovation: The role of D&O insurance in curbing R&D opportunism

open access: yesInternational Review of Economics & Finance
This study investigates the impact of Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance on Research and Development (R&D) manipulation among Chinese listed companies.
Chujun Zhang, Wen Ju Liao, Zhexin Xie
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Fecal consistency as related to dietary composition in lactating Holstein cows [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Two trials were designed to study the relationships of dietary fiber (ADF) and protein level and source to fecal consistency in lactating cattle. In Experiment 1, 30 cows (12 multiparous, 18 primiparous) were randomly assigned to one of six total mixed ...
Ireland-Perry, Rebecca L.
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Insurance market development and economic growth in Africa: Contingencies and thresholds of structural transformation

open access: yesHeliyon
Despite insurance contributions to economic growth, the intervening role of structural transformation on the insurance-growth nexus remains scarce, leaving a gap in the literature.
Sylvester Senyo Horvey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Insurance Industry in Jordan

open access: yes, 2007
insurance industry, regulation, supervision, Jordan, G15, G18, G22, G28,
MIANI, Stefano   +3 more
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Drought tolerance assessment of carrot genotypes: A morphological and physiological approach

open access: yesScientia Horticulturae
Drought tolerance is a critical focus in crop improvement, particularly in carrots (Daucus carota L.), a globally significant vegetable. One approach to addressing this issue is to develop varieties that are tolerant to drought stress.
Md. Faruk Hossain   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of superior rice genotypes and yield stability using AMMI and MTSI models

open access: yesElectronic Journal of Plant Breeding
Multi-environment yield trials and multi-trait stability analyses are essential to identify the superior genotype. The aim of this research was to assess the adaptation and stability of rice genotypes using additive main effect and multiplicative ...
S.T. Ponsiva1, N. Senthilkumar2, J. Vanitha3, A. Anandan*4, K. Satheeskumar3, R. Mahendran3 and S. Thirugnanakumar3
doaj   +1 more source

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