Essays about: "insurance sector"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 67 essays containing the words insurance sector.

  1. 16. The impact of pension financing on company performance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : David Elvingsson; Simon Danielsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Pensions; ITP2; Discount rate; PRI; Alecta;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine whether the risk and return of Swedish companies differ depending on the way they meet their pensions obligations. In particular we compare the two possible solutions for financing ITP2, that is the PRI-method, where pension provisions are invested in the companies' assets and kept as a liability on the balance sheet, and the Alecta-method, where pension provisions are invested in a pension fund by the insurance company Alecta. READ MORE

  3. 17. Claims Reserving using Gradient Boosting and Generalized Linear Models

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Marcus Ahlgren; [2018]
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    Abstract : One fundamental function of an insurance company revolves around calculating the expected claims costs for which the insurer has to compensate its policyholders for. This is the process of claims reserving which is practised by actuaries using statistical methods. READ MORE

  4. 18. Mapping socioeconomic disincentives to public health insurance usage among informal sector workers: A case study on Lombok, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Moa Lindgren; [2018]
    Keywords : Health insurance; Indonesia; Informal sector; social exclusion; capabilities; ethical individualism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Indonesia faces large epidemiological and demographical challenges that make a functioning health system and social protection accessibility increasingly important. In line with UN Agenda 2030, inequality in health and healthcare access is a top priority among the country’s policy-makers. READ MORE

  5. 19. Climate change impacts on water resources of the Ganges : Suitable adaptation options for agriculture in the Indian-Himalayan region

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Hedvig Winther; [2017]
    Keywords : Climate change; water flows; Indian-Himalayan region; Ganges; adaptation; hydro-climatic modelling; stakeholder participatory methods; Klimatförändringar; vattenflöden; Indiska Himalaya; Ganges; anpassning; hydroklimatisk modellering; intressentdeltagande metoder;

    Abstract : Climate change is affecting several environmental factors and together with socio-economic changes put high pressure on water resources. Climate change manifest itself through increasing temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns and intensities, with knock-on effects on hydrologically-relevant parameters such as water flows, evapotranspiration rates, glacial melt etcetera, all of which have already been observed in the recent past and are predicted to continue in the future. READ MORE

  6. 20. 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