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"National Adversity: Managing Insurance and Protection" [PDF]

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This paper concerns self-insurance and self-protection that countries may implement at a national level in pursuit of their security. The distinctions self-insurance, self-protection, and market insurance were first made by Ehrlich and Becker (1972 ...
Martin McGuireb, Toshihiro Ihori
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Evaluating the Influence of Board Characteristics on Environmental Decoupling: Evidence From Europe

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance characteristics and environmental decoupling, that is, the misalignment between environmental disclosure and environmental performance. We analyze a sample of 728 European companies (3061 firm‐year observations) belonging to 18 industries and 20 different countries from 2017
Sabrina Pisano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE CURRENT STATUS OF LIFE INSURANCE ON THE RUSSIAN FINANCIAL MARKET

open access: yesВестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2014
The paper considers the current state of the life insurance market, identifies its main problems and their solutions. The development of the life insurance market is analyzed, the economic substance of insurance disclosed as well as the features of the ...
E. Yu. Litvinova   +2 more
doaj  

The Development of the Irish Private Health Insurance Market and Evidence of Selection Effects Therein [PDF]

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This paper tracks the development of the Irish private health insurance market, both in terms of its legislative background and the development of competition. Literature on adverse selection and risk selection is then reviewed.
Brian Turner, Edward Shinnick
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Are Artificial Intelligence and Circular Economy Activities ‘Run‐of‐the‐Mill’ in Integrated Reporting?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the nexus of artificial intelligence (AI) and circular economy (CE) activities in integrated reporting (IR) practices. The study used data on the top 100 most sustainable corporations provided by Corporate Knights, which analyses roughly 7000 public firms with annual revenue of at least US$ $1 billion and the Dow
Sarfraz Nazir   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microinsurance : a case study of the Indian rainfall index insurance market [PDF]

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Rainfall index insurance provides a payout based on measured local rainfall during key phases of the agricultural season, and in principle can help rural households diversify a key source of idiosyncratic risk.
Gine, Xavier   +3 more
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