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Selling Formal Insurance to the Informally Insured [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
Unpredictable rainfall is an important risk for agricultural activity, and farmers in developing countries often receive incomplete insurance from informal risk-sharing networks. We study the demand for, and effects of, offering formal index-based rainfall insurance through a randomized experiment in an environment where the informal risk sharing ...
Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Crop insurance: Risks and models of insurance [PDF]

open access: yesEkonomika poljoprivrede, 2014
The issue of crop protection is very important because of a variety of risks that could cause difficult consequences. One type of risk protection is insurance. The author in the paper states various models of insurance in some EU countries and the systems of subsidizing of insurance premiums by state.
Vladimir, Čolović   +1 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Sickness absence and disability pension among injured working-aged pedestrians - a population-based Swedish register study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background The knowledge is scarce about sickness absence (SA) and disability pension (DP) among pedestrians injured in a traffic-related accident, including falls. Thus, the aim was to explore the frequencies of types of accidents and injuries and their
Linnea Kjeldgård   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

On Robots and Insurance [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Social Robotics, 2016
Does a robot producer, owner or user need insurance policy? What kind of risks derive from the use of robots? Are there any differences between insuring a robot and another product? And finally, who should bear the burden of paying the insurance premium?
BERTOLINI, Andrea   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

To insure or not to insure? Promoting trust and cooperation with insurance advice in markets

open access: yesEuropean Economic Review, 2021
We design a novel insurance advice mechanism aimed at promoting trust and cooperation in markets with asymmetric information. In a buyer-seller game, sellers are given the option to advise buyers on whether to purchase third-party insurance against the potential losses from the opportunistic behavior of strategic sellers. The theoretical model suggests
Franziska Tausch   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Risk factors for Bell’s palsy based on the Korean National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort data

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The associations between hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia with Bell’s palsy have been controversial and only a few studies have assessed risk factors for Bell’s palsy based on population-based data.
Junhui Jeong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of a Pilot Project for Integrated Care on Hospitalization Rate among Older Adults in South Korea

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care
Introduction: Since 2019, the Korean government has implemented a pilot project for integrated care to encourage healthy aging of older adults. This study investigated the changes in hospitalization rates among older adults who participated in the ...
Jae Woo Choi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modifying effects of education on the association between lifestyle behaviors and the risk of obesity: evidence from South Korea

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background No previous study has explored the interactions between education and lifestyle in relation to obesity. This study hypothesized that education may be obesogenic through its interplay with lifestyle behaviors.
Woojin Chung   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sickness absence transitions among Swedish twins with back, neck or shoulder pain and common mental disorders applying a multi-state approach

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
We aimed to investigate transitions to and from sickness absence, or disability pension among individuals with back, neck, or shoulder pain and/or with common mental disorders (CMDs), and the role of familial (genetics and shared environment) influences ...
Sanna Kärkkäinen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as a Multistep Process in the United States: A Population‐Based Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disease that typically results in death within 3–5 years from symptom onset. However, little is known about the environmental exposures, clinical aspects, or social determinants of health factors that may be associated with the disease.
Jasmine Berry   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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