Essays about: "Equity insurance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Equity insurance.

  1. 1. Private Equity & Pets: A study on the effects of Private Equity entry on the Swedish veterinary care market for companion animals

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ragnar Broström; Lukas Bergman; [2019]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Veterinary Care; Market Consolidation; Supplier Induced Demand; Moral Hazard;

    Abstract : Investigating changes in veterinary care prices in Sweden resulting from the entry of private equity owned clinics and market consolidation. The study uses panel data between 2005 and mid-2016 on veterinary charges for insured dogs to measure the extent to which the growth in price on veterinary services have changed on a per episode basis, meaning the collective series of treatments, for a specific diagnosis of a dog. READ MORE

  3. 2. The impact of pension financing on company performance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : David Elvingsson; Simon Danielsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Pensions; ITP2; Discount rate; PRI; Alecta;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine whether the risk and return of Swedish companies differ depending on the way they meet their pensions obligations. In particular we compare the two possible solutions for financing ITP2, that is the PRI-method, where pension provisions are invested in the companies' assets and kept as a liability on the balance sheet, and the Alecta-method, where pension provisions are invested in a pension fund by the insurance company Alecta. READ MORE

  4. 3. Portfolio Protection Strategies: A study on the protective put and its extensions

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Gustav Alpsten; Sercan Samanci; [2018]
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    Abstract : The need among investors to manage volatility has made itself painfully clear over the past century, particularly during sudden crashes and prolonged drawdowns in the global equity markets. This has given rise to a liquid portfolio insurance market in the form of options, as well as attracted the attention of many researchers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Consumer-Based Brand Equity Within the Insurance Industry : Attitudes Towards Corporate Social Responsibility

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Viktor Ingemansson; [2017]
    Keywords : Customer Attitudes; Brand Affection; Brand Trust; Brand Equity; Consumer-Based Brand Equity CBBE ; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Insurance Industry;

    Abstract : Modern technology has provided for greater company transparency and media coverage, which among other has led to customers being able to increasingly demand corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives from companies. Companies should however not consider CSR as a constraint, but rather as a way to create competitive advantage, generating positive outcomes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR) for Market Risks : A quantitative assessment of the Standard formula and its adequacy for a Swedish insurance company

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Björn Widing; [2016]
    Keywords : Solvency II; Standard formula; Solvency Capital Requirement; Value at Risk; Principal Component Analysis; Cornish Fisher expansion; Solvens II; Standardformeln; Kapitalbaskrav; Value at Risk; Principalkomponents analys; Cornish Fisher expansion;

    Abstract : The purpose of this project is to validate the adequacy of the Standard formula, used to calculate the Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR), with respect to a Swedish insurance company. The sub-modules evaluated are Equity risk (type 1) and Interest rate risk. The validation uses a quantitative assessment and the concept of Value at Risk (VaR). READ MORE