Large-scale disasters and the insurance industry [PDF]
We investigate the effect of the 20 largest – in terms of insured losses – man-made or natural disasters on the insurance industry. We show via an event study that insurance markets worldwide are quite resilient to unexpected losses to capital and are ...
Krämer, Walter, Schich, Sebastian T.
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A Fork in the Road: Obama, McCain, and Health Care [PDF]
Healthcare reform will be one of the top issues of the 2008 presidential election. In the face of widespread public demand for changes in the U.S. health care system, both Barack Obama and John McCain have offered detailed proposals for reform.
Michael D. Tanner
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Representing a new approach for implementing e-insurance using fuzzy DEMATEL [PDF]
During the past two decades, e-commerce has revolutionized many industries by providing easy access infrastructures for interested users who wish to place their orders via internet facilities.
Mahsa Shahhosseini +3 more
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An appraisal of the significance of insurance industry in Tehran province economy [PDF]
In recent years, the contribution of the monetary and financial sectors of Tehran province in the country's economy, especially the insurance industry, is significant, so that in 2018, this province has the highest penetration coefficient and the largest
R. Valinejad Torkamani +2 more
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Credit Union Capital, Insolvency, and Mergers Before and After Share Insurance [PDF]
From their beginnings in 1908, U.S. credit unions have grown into a trillion-dollar industry with more than 100 million members. Despite many similarities, credit unions have always differed fundamentally from banks.
WILCOX, James A
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Optimization of Insurance Brokerage Institutions in Realizing the Trust of the Indonesian Community
Public trust in the Indonesian insurance business is shaken by the crisis that rocked multiple insurance companies. This study investigates insurance brokerage institutions’ involvement in Indonesia’s insurance activities and how to improve public trust.
Elisatris Gultom +2 more
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Insurance for autonomous underwater vehicles [PDF]
The background and practice of insurance for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are examined. Key topics include: relationships between clients, brokers and underwriters; contract wording to provide appropriate coverage; and actions to take when an ...
Blidberg, D.R. +3 more
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Analysis of Competition and Concentration in Insurance Industry of Iran and Appropriate Competitive Strategies [PDF]
This study aims to investigate competition and concentration in insurance industry. The researchers did so through some reliable indices including Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, and Concentration Ratio of Establishment K and based on insurance companies ...
FATEMEH Abbasi, Mohsen Nazari
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Financial health and sense of coherence
Orientation: This article reports on a quantitative-relational study addressing the impact of sense of coherence (SOC), which is a psychological-wellness construct, on the financial-health profile of employees in an insurance company.
Antoni Barnard +2 more
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Marketing in Insurance Industry, Marketing Functions in Insurance Industry [PDF]
According to the logic of economic laws of market economy, the existence of enterprises is determined by it as to organize and realize the sale of their products and services. So, insurance companies or companies in this case can only exist if developed, increasing their activities in the field of insurance services that offer their clients.
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