Asymmetric adjustment of insurance profits
Evidence from the U.S. non-life insurance markets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15067356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shi‐jie Jiang (0000-0002-6679-6369, Hunan University), Shi-jie Jiang (Hunan University), Feiyun Xiang (0000-0001-5214-2762, Hunan University), Ning Zhang (0000-0002-6318-6303, Hunan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2780-2797 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1331-677X • E-ISSN: 1848-9664 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1331677x.2019.1653211 |
| OpenAlex | W2971301439 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
Insurance profits in non-life insurance markets display a large fluctuation that may make it hard for insurance companies to control their operating volatility. By taking into account asymmetries in dynamics of insurance profits, this paper provides empirical evidence of the visualised cycles in insurance markets and relevant underwriting strategies of insurance companies. The results hint at the possible existence of overconfidence in underwriting activities when the underwriting result turns bad. Compared with the whole insurance industry, insurance companies engage more speculative behaviour in underwriting activities on the general liability insurance. For regulation purposes, the government should maintain more disciplined underwriting policies of insurance companies in different insurance lines in order to avoid irrational pricing strategies and improve the economic efficiency of insurance supply
Actuarial science · Auto insurance risk selection · Bond insurance · Business · Business interruption insurance · Casualty insurance · Economics · General insurance · Group insurance · Income protection insurance · Insurance policy · Key person insurance · Liability insurance · Life insurance · Medical underwriting · Underwriting · Financial Markets and Investment Strategies · Insurance and Financial Risk Management · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |