Why do insurers fail? A comparison of life and non-life insolvencies using a new international database
[Les déterminants des défaillances en assurance : comparaison entre les secteurs de l’assurance à partir d’une nouvelle base de données internationale]
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- George Overton & Olivier de Bandt, 2020. "Why do insurers fail? A comparison of life and non-life insolvencies using a new international database," EconomiX Working Papers 2020-15, University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX.
- George Overton & Olivier de Bandt, 2020. "Why do insurers fail? A comparison of life and non-life insolvencies using a new international database," Working Papers hal-04159696, HAL.
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Keywords
Insolvency Prediction; Insurance Default; Financial Crises;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
- G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-IAS-2021-08-09 (Insurance Economics)
- NEP-ISF-2021-08-09 (Islamic Finance)
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