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Incorporating a “no claim bonus” in insurance agency contract

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  • Sumit Sarkar
  • Sai Ranjani Bharathkumar

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A bonus received by an agent from an insurer when the insured does not make a claim is called a “no claim bonus” (NCB). An NCB rewards the agent's risk‐management (RM) effort that reduces the probability that the insured suffers a loss. This paper designs an incentive compatible contract that induces the agent to choose an RM effort. If the agent's RM effort cost is lower than a threshold, feasible ranges of NCB and premium values exist such that the insurer can offer an incentive compatible agency contract with an NCB that is acceptable to the agent.

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  • Sumit Sarkar & Sai Ranjani Bharathkumar, 2018. "Incorporating a “no claim bonus” in insurance agency contract," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(6), pages 682-689, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:mgtdec:v:39:y:2018:i:6:p:682-689
    DOI: 10.1002/mde.2959
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