This study examines how tort reform affects uncertainty in insurance markets by testing
whether noneconomic damage caps influence reserving volatility for medical malpractice …

The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between managerial discretion
in US Property-Casualty (PC) accounting reports and the use of an in-house or Appointed …

This dissertation consists of two essays that examine the financial performance of property-
liability insurance firms with common-stock ownership structure. The first essay considers …

The assessment of an insurer's ability to pay future claims often relies in part on the use of
financial strength ratings (FSRs), which offer insight into the risk of insurer insolvency. In …

This dissertation examines the risk management of insurance companies. It consists of three
essays, which study the risk management of property and casualty (P/C) insurance …