During 2008 and 2009, the insurance industry experienced unprecedented volatility. The
large swings in insurers' market valuations, and the significant role that financial reporting …

This article analyzes the interconnectedness between reinsurers and US property–casualty
(P/C) insurers and presents the first detailed examination on the likely impact of major global …

We estimate economies of scale and scope as well as cost and revenue efficiency to explain
the structure of the global reinsurance market, where large reinsurers dominate but both …

Reinsurance has long been known to reduce the ceding company's underwriting risk and
provide capital relief. While the benefits of reinsurance to insurers are abundant, they do not …

Reinsurance is an integral transaction to the insurance business and carries real economic
consequences. While the previous literature on risk management has examined the effects …

The aim is to characterize the main elements of American insurance market infrastructure.
Methodology. Next methods were used to achieve the aim: information collection and …

This article empirically examines the profitability and risk implications of the supply of
reinsurance by incidental reinsurers to unaffiliated insurers. For a sample of US property …

Market Incentives for Private Insurance Markets: Literature Review Page 1 The Center for Texas
Beaches and Shores, Texas A&M University at Galveston Texas Department of Insurance Contract …

This dissertation consists of two topics. Chapter 1 explores the relationship between US
Property-Casualty (P/C) insurers' underwriting risk, investment risk, and leverage risk, using …

This dissertation examines several aspects of decision-making within the US insurance
industry, both from the perspective of the consumer and from the perspective of the …