Essays about: "Insurance market"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 190 essays containing the words Insurance market.

  1. 21. Asset management with a purpose beyond profit : A case study of AFA Försäkring

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nicola Macao; Elon Walldén; [2022]
    Keywords : Purpose beyond profit; Asset management; Non-financial issues; Financial industry; Insurance; Long-term; Short-termism; Disinvestment; Ownership influence.; Större syfte än vinst; Förvaltning; Icke-finansiella frågor; Finansindustrin; Försäkring; Långsiktighet; Kortsiktighet; Desinvestering; Ägarstyrning.;

    Abstract : The companies of the finance industry are the owners of the market and possess great power to impact society with the assets they manage. A new purpose of asset management is emerging, considering non-financial issues with a purpose beyond profit. READ MORE

  3. 22. Stuck in Routines? The Interaction Between Social Assistance and Unemployment Insurance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Sarah Hammar; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Assistance; Unemployment Insurance; Labor Market Policies; Incremental Institutional Change; Foucault; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There are many unemployed in Sweden that do not qualify for unemployment insurance and instead are referred to social assistance. In 2011 the Swedish Department of Finance issued a report suggesting changes to the current system. The proposed changes would make it easier for the unemployed to qualify for unemployment insurance. READ MORE

  4. 23. 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

  5. 24. Applying Peaks-Over-Threshold for Increasing the Speed of Convergence of a Monte Carlo Simulation

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Eric Jakobsson; Thor Åhlgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Monte Carlo Simulation; Value-at-Risk; Expected Shortfall; Peaks- Over-Threshold; Life Insurances; Generalized Pareto Distribution; Extreme-Value-Theory; Monte Carlo Simulation; Value-at-Risk; Expected Shortfall; Peaks-Over-Threshold; Livförsäkringar; Generalized Pareto Fördelning; Extremvärdesteori;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates applying the semiparametric method Peaks-Over-Threshold on data generated from a Monte Carlo simulation when estimating the financial risk measures Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall. The goal is to achieve a faster convergence than a Monte Carlo simulation when assessing extreme events that symbolise the worst outcomes of a financial portfolio. READ MORE

  6. 25. Model for Central Counterparty Risk with Stochastic Default Intensities

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Francesco Marconi; [2021-09-30]
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    Abstract : In this thesis we use a dynamic model to compute several margins required by a central counterparty, the central clearing house (CCP), to the participants, called clearing members (CM). These margins form the so called default waterfall. In this market only credit default swaps (CDS) are exchanged. READ MORE