Essays about: "insurance risk thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 essays containing the words insurance risk thesis.

1. 1. Insuring the Future: Managing Risks and Disruptions within the Insurance Value Chain - A multiple case study on the commercial insurance industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ezabella Kwok; Sarah Pramle; [2023-07-19]
   Keywords : Risk; Risk Management; Commercial Insurance; Insurance Value Chain; Global Disruption; Covid-19 Pandemic;

   Abstract : Globalization has resulted in the fragmentation of business activities and participation in cross-border networks, giving rise to Global Value Chains, thus increasing vulnerability to risks and disruptions. While there is existing research on risk management in tangible product production within GVCs, there is a scarcity of literature on risk management in service industries, particularly on the Insurance Value Chain. READ MORE

3. 2. ON THE CVA OF CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS: THE IMPLICATION OF DEPENDENCE USING A COPULA APPROACH

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sebastian Alm; Joel Fredriksson Pregmark; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Credit Value Adjustment; Counterparty Credit Risk; Wrong Way Risk; Credit Default Swap; Semi-Analytical Model; Interest Rate Swap;

   Abstract : This study examines the nature and background to the Credit Value Adjustment(CVA), a concept that has gained focus due the it’s heightened importance for financial institutions subsequent to the 2008 financial crisis. CVA can be defined as the the price that should be added to the bilateral defaultable contract to adjust for the existing Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) so that the contract will have the same value as a corresponding risk-free contract. READ MORE

4. 3. The deductibles impact on the risk premium

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

   Author : Ludvig Bergman; [2023]
   Keywords : deductible; insurance mathematics; non-life insurance pricing; Försäkringsmatematik; självrisk; självrisker;

   Abstract : The aim of this master thesis is to derive methods that assesses the impact the deductiblehas on the risk premium of an insurance contract. The additive structure of a deductiblenecessitates approaches beyond treating it as a regular covariate in a generalized linearmodel for predicting the risk premium. READ MORE

5. 4. Portfolio Theories: A Comparison Between General and Sustainable Portfolios

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

   Author : Axel Zetterfeldt; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Insurance companies hold large amounts of assets to ensure that they can meet the claims of policyholders. They prefer safer investments with lower risk to guarantee future payouts. Sustainability has become a growing topic over the last couple of years and insurance companies have the possibilities to make the world more sustainable. READ MORE

6. 5. Who fills the income protection gap? : An empirical analysis of the development of complementary unemployment insurance in Sweden  

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Karin Meiton; [2023]
   Keywords : unemployment insurance; unemployment risk; income protection; occupational welfare; Sweden; social policy analysis.;

   Abstract : The Swedish welfare state is often conceived as a universal and encompassing welfare state. However, research has shown significant contractions of coverage and benefit levels in several Swedish welfare programs in the last 20 years. One such program is the unemployment insurance. READ MORE