Essays about: "insurance companies."

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  1. 6. Has Key Audit Matter become standardized? : Comparative study between UK and Swedish mutually owned insurance companies.

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Alfons Björn; Carl Byvald Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Key Audit Matter; ISA 701; Standardized; auditor s report; mutual insurance;

    Abstract : Background/problematization: Traditionally, the auditor’s report was a short pass-or-fail statement with a few lines of text andstandardized wording. Critics have argued that the auditor’s report was a tedious anduninformative statement, more entity-specific and relevant information was wanted in theauditor’s report. READ MORE

  3. 7. Navigating the Volatility Adjustment in Solvency II : Portfolio Optimization for Balance Sheet Stability

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

    Author : Max Thorendal; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates volatility adjustment from the Solvency II regulation and portfolio allocation methods for pension- and life insurance companies aiming to maintain a stable balance sheet. The volatility adjustment is a component added to the risk-free rate for discounting the present value of future liabilities, and it is calculated monthly based on the spread levels in the fixed-income market. READ MORE

  4. 8. Do institutional investors care about material ESG disclosure? Evidence from the SASB standards

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : João Monteiro; Laura Bahde; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG disclosure; SASB standards; institutional ownership; financial materiality; sustainable finance;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between institutional ownership and SASB disclosure, by applying a linear probability model with fixed effects to our panel dataset. We find that certain groups of institutional investors demand SASB disclosure, and that their demand is sensitive to the disclosure costs faced by firms, namely information production and proprietary costs. READ MORE

  5. 9. Pricing and Modeling Heavy Tailed Reinsurance Treaties - A Pricing Application to Risk XL Contracts

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Ormia Abdullah Mohamad; Anna Westin; [2023]
    Keywords : Reinsurance; Extreme Value Theory; POT-model; Hill estimator; Risk XL contracts; Generalized Pareto distribution; Method of Moments.; Återförsäkring; Extremevärdesteori; POT-modellen; Hill estimatorn; Risk XL kontrakt; generella Paretofördelningen; Momentmetoden.;

    Abstract : To estimate the risk of a loss occurring for insurance takers is a difficult task in the insurance industry. It is an even more difficult task to price the risk for reinsurance companies which insures the primary insurers. READ MORE

  6. 10. Assessing the market possibilities and productization of ambulatory ECG-devices in the Business to Consumer space

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Morgan Bryer; Anton Palmén; [2023]
    Keywords : ECG; Ambulatory ECG; Medical technology; remote monitoring; B2M.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : There is currently a shift in the healthcare sector moving towards remote monitoring, meaning that monitoring of diseases and other issues is moving out of hospitals and into people's homes with the use of medical technology. One of the fastest-growing at-home monitoring solutions is the ECG device, especially due to the fact that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. READ MORE