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To Insure or not to Insure? Considerations on Irrational Strategies to Take Out Insurance

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  • Michael Theil

    (Department of Risk Management and Insurance, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, A-1090 Vienna)

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In earlier work by Slovic et al. (Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1977 pp. 237–258) studying insurance decisions under laboratory conditions, subjects showed a clear and repeated preference to purchase insurance against high-probability, low-loss events rather than the opposite. This result comes as a surprise as the primary objects for insurance are most commonly risks with some large loss potential but occurring only rarely. In subsequent studies, the reported effect was somewhat reduced but a convincing explanation for this odd behavior was not offered. The present study analyses preceding work with respect to its research design and presents an alternative problem solution. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2000) 25, 288–295. doi:10.1111/1468-0440.00066

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  • Michael Theil, 2000. "To Insure or not to Insure? Considerations on Irrational Strategies to Take Out Insurance," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan;The Geneva Association, vol. 25(2), pages 288-295, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:gpprii:v:25:y:2000:i:2:p:288-295
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    1. Grażyna Voss, 2018. "Professional Ethics in Accounting as Assessed by Managers of Entities," European Journal of Economics and Business Studies Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 4, ejes_v4_i.
    2. Johannes G. Jaspersen, 2016. "Hypothetical Surveys And Experimental Studies Of Insurance Demand: A Review," Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 83(1), pages 217-255, January.

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