Essays about: "THE ROLE OF insurance IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"

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1. 1. Competing on sustainability - A study on stakeholder interaction, becoming truly sustainable and obtaining a sustained competitive advantage in an industry characterized by low sustainability maturity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Kristina Källner; Anna Lundberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainability; cold chain; pharmaceutical industry; stakeholder theory; sustainable business models; VRIO analysis; truly sustainable; competitive advantage; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Although more and more companies are facing increasing pressure to take responsibility for their actions impacting sustainability, the pharmaceutical industry and in extension the cold chain solutions industry, have previously been exempted from scrutiny. Research on sustainability in the industry is lagging, why this master thesis aims to explore how sustainability can be incorporated into the business model while avoiding creating a disconnect between corporate strategy and actual sustainability impact. READ MORE

3. 2. Policy Diffusion in A Social Security Reform: A Study Case of the National Social Security System in Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Citamia Ihsana Subekti; [2017]
   Keywords : policy diffusion; economic crisis; social insurance; UU SJSN; ADB.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : There has been an ongoing debate in the study of diffusion in policy making processes. Acharya (2009) believes that economic crisis was one of the reasons why the phenomenon of diffusion of foreign norms succeeds in Asian countries. READ MORE

4. 3. Impact of Asset Allocation on Insurance Companies’ Performance : A study of the European Economic Area

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE)

   Author : Denise Bendrich; Johan Bergström; [2015]
   Keywords : Asset allocation; Insurance; Asset allocation policy; Active asset allocation; Asset classes; Solvency; EEA;

   Abstract : Insurance companies offer business and individuals the possibility to reduce the financial impact of a risk occurring by transferring it away from themselves onto someone. For taking on risk on behalf of someone else the insurance company requires a premium from the policyholder which is pooled and invested in order to meet future obligations towards the policyholder. READ MORE

5. 4. The Relationship between Insurance Market Activity and Economic Growth

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Yana Petrova; [2014]
   Keywords : Insurance; Economic Growth; Non-stationary Panels; Cointegration; Vector Error Correction Model; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This research examines the short- and the long-run relationship between insurance market activity and economic growth for a panel data set of 80 countries for the period 2001-2012. Insurance market is investigated as a whole and separately as life and non-life insurance sectors. READ MORE

6. 5. Sanctions against Iran and their effects on the global shipping industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Farshad Shamgholi; [2012]
   Keywords : Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Economic sanctions are defined as the exercise of pressure by one state to bring about a change in political behaviour of another state. Traditional economic sanctions are directed at the entire population of the sanctioned country while targeted sanctions are directed at the State’s government and/or individuals. READ MORE