Essays about: "insurance accounting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words insurance accounting.

  1. 1. Gestational diabetes mellitus among foreign-born women in Sweden: A register-based study on the role of income.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap; Stockholms universitet

    Author : Shayla Sharmin; Muhammad Usama; [2023]
    Keywords : Gestational diabetes mellitus; migration; income; country of birth; acculturation; registered-based study.;

    Abstract : Aim:  The present study aimed to determine if foreign-born women from different countries of birth have a greater risk of GDM compared to Swedish-born women and to what extent income might mediate this relationship. Methods: This cross-sectional type study included 835279 women, of which 151,642 were foreign-born and 683637 were Swedish-born women who gave birth to their first singleton child in Sweden between 1997 to 2016. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Accounting for geographic basis risk in agricultural weather index insurance : how kriging prediction may improve protection against climate risk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Daniel Leppert; [2019]
    Keywords : agricultural economics; geographic basis risk; weather index insurance; kriging; climate change;

    Abstract : Weather index insurance is a potential solution to a widely acknowledged problem of information asymmetries in agricultural crop insurance. Insurance where payouts depend on a weather index relies on accurate estimates of local weather, such as temperature and rainfall. READ MORE

  5. 4. Managing Service Innovation in an Increasingly Digitalized World - “It's more than just picking the low hanging fruits”

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johanna Löfgren; Jennifer Skoogh; [2017-09-14]
    Keywords : Service Innovation; Digitalization; More Innovative Service Projects; Service Development Process; Agile Working Method;

    Abstract : The ability to manage service innovation has become more important than ever for organizations in order to stay competitive. One of the prominent drivers for this increased focus on service innovation, is the digitalization phenomenon. READ MORE

  6. 5. Systemic Risk in the Insurance Sector under Solvency II: An Analysis of the Pro-Cyclicality Channel

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Anne Beck; [2017]
    Keywords : Cyclicality; Investment Behavior; Financial Stability; Insurance regulation;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the effect of a change in the regulatory environment on the cyclicality of insurers' investment behavior. Given their large amount of asset holdings, insurers have the potential to reinforce or dampen market and asset price movements. READ MORE