Diversification Versus Strategic Focus: Evidence from Insurance Intermediaries in TaiwanThe Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice - Tập 42 - Trang 530-555 - 2017
Jin Lung Peng, Lih Ru Chen, Jennifer L. Wang, Larry Y. Tzeng
Using a unique data-set, we examined how different business strategies used by insurance intermediaries in Taiwan affect their efficiency and productivity. Previous work in this area has focused on the efficiency and productivity of insurance companies using different distribution channels or selling different product lines. Our primary emphasis was on the efficiency and productivity of insurance ...... hiện toàn bộ
The Interaction of Public and Private Health Insurance: Ireland as a Case StudyThe Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice - Tập 31 - Trang 633-649 - 2006
Brian Nolan
In Ireland, the public health system has a symbiotic relationship with private health insurance not seen in other European countries. Everyone has entitlement to public hospital care from the state, but half the population now pay for private health insurance. The insured avail of “private” health care, much of it delivered in public hospitals, and the resulting two-tier system is problematic from...... hiện toàn bộ
Time-varying effects of cyberattacks on firm valueThe Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice - Tập 45 - Trang 580-615 - 2020
Michael McShane, Trung Nguyen
This paper adds to research on the effect of cyber events on the attacked firm’s value in light of conflicting results from previous studies. Using 536 cyberattack announcements that occurred during the 2007–2016 period, the main goal is to investigate for changes in investor reaction over time as cyberattacks have become more frequent. Empirical evidence shows that cumulative abnormal returns of ...... hiện toàn bộ
The Market Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in the European Insurance IndustryThe Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice - Tập 43 - Trang 653-703 - 2018
Abed Al-Nasser Abdallah, Wissam Abdallah, Feras M. Salama
This study examines the market reaction of the European insurance industry to the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Europe. Using an event study methodology, we find that investors in the insurance industry reacted favourably to most of the events that led to the adoption of IFRS. However, the positive reaction is not consistent across all events, which may reveal s...... hiện toàn bộ