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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254780503321

Titolo

The Geneva Papers : 40 Years at the Cutting Edge of Research in Insurance Economics / / edited by Christophe Courbage

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137574794

1137574798

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

658.155

Soggetti

Financial risk management

Financial services industry

Economics

Risk Management

Financial Services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Chapters originally published in The Geneva papers on risk and insurance-issues and practice by Palgrave Macmillan (various years)."--title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; 1 Introduction: The Geneva Papers, 40 Years at the Cutting Edge of Research in Insurance Economics; 2 Lemons or Cherries? Asymmetric Information in the German Private Long-term Care Insurance Market; 3 Systemic Risk in the Insurance Sector: A Review of Current Assessment Approaches; 4 Insurers' Investment in Infrastructure: Overview and Treatment under Solvency II; 5 Unisex Insurance Pricing: Consumers' Perception and Market Implications

6 Solvency Assessment for Insurance Groups in the United States and Europe-A Comparison of Regulatory Frameworks7 What Role for "Long-term Insurance" in Adaptation? An Analysis of the Prospects for and Pricing of Multi-year Insurance Contracts; 8 Insurability in Microinsurance Markets: An Analysis of Problems and Potential Solutions; 9 How Much Capital Does a Reinsurance Need?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In January 1976, Raymond Barre, the first President of The Geneva



Association, and Orio Giarini, its first Secretary General, founded The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance with the main goal of supporting and encouraging research in the economics of risk and insurance. At that time, research in the field of insurance was still embryonic and insurance was regarded as peripheral social activity. When sustained economic growth gained traction, the function of insurance gradually emerged as a key contributor to economic development. By integrating uncertainty into economic theory and benefiting from the progress of both financial economics and decision theory, research developed further in the field of insurance economics and risk management, and is now prolific. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance undeniably contributed to this evolution and its impact on research in insurance has largely exceeded what its two founding members could have expected. This volume is a special collection of papers celebrating 40 Years of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance. The collection looks back at the storied history of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance and features papers from some of the esteemed authors who have contributed to the journal in its lifetime. This collection of papers highlights just a few of the many themes addressed in the papers published by the journal since it was created. Nevertheless, the selection exemplifies the richness and variety of topics the field of insurance covers.