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Association between commercial health insurance and out-of-pocket health expenditure: evidence from provincial panel data in China, 2011-2022. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Jiang Y, Shao X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Life Insurance-without "Premiums" [PDF]

Chemical & Engineering News Archive, 1949
openaire   +1 more source

That's Not Fair! Navigating the Duality of Fairness in Insurance

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insurance serves as a social good, providing financial protection against disasters whilst operating within a profit‐driven market. This dual role highlights the complex intersection of social and commercial interests, raising a fairness puzzle often portrayed as a trade‐off between solidarity and actuarial fairness.
Konstantinos Chalkias, Paula Jarzabkowski, Mustafa Kavas, Elisabeth Krull   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brokering a new path: navigating administrative burdens in the health insurance Marketplaces. [PDF]

Health Aff Sch
Mulligan JM, Anderson DM, Drake C.
europepmc   +1 more source

(Dis)trust in Digital Insurance: How Datafied Practices Shift Uncertainties and Reconfigure Trust Relations

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trust is both a prerequisite and a product of insurance, as insurance contracts are built on and create trust relations that enable a risk‐averse perspective towards the future. At the same time, insurer‐policyholder relationships are characterised by a persistent distrust, rooted in insurance economics and industry reputation. In this article,
Maiju Tanninen, Gert Meyers
wiley   +1 more source

Does Proactivity Affect Insurance Solidarity and Individual Responsibility?

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, the insurance industry has been experimenting with technological innovations that deeply affect its business model and social function. This article explores the use of digital technologies to monitor policyholders' behaviour and personalise their insurance coverage.
Alberto Cevolini, Elena Esposito
wiley   +1 more source

From Hurricane Irma to the Grindavík eruptions: volatility premiums in disaster governance. [PDF]

Disasters
Björnsson T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Insurance and the “Irrationalization” of Disaster Policy: A Political Crisis Theory for an Age of Climate Risk

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the last several years, disaster insurance programs around the world have experienced disruptions that many observers interpret to be a primary symptom of “climate crisis” (Bittle 2024). Governments have responded to these disruptions through disjointed and at times contradictory measures: they treat disasters, alternately, as “Acts of God”
Stephen J. Collier
wiley   +1 more source

Overview of the Japanese Rapid Introduction Premium as a drug pricing framework to enhance patient access to innovative drugs. [PDF]

Health Econ Rev
Takamura K, Jinnai G, Niwa Y, Kondoh M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Marriage, Wealth, and the Spread of Cohabitation in Canada

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research demonstrates a robust link between marriage and wealth. Wealth facilitates marriage, which then fosters wealth accumulation, resulting in significant net worth disparities between married and cohabiting couples. Does the decline of marriage and growth of cohabitation alter this relationship?
Maude Pugliese
wiley   +1 more source