Insurers : Too Many, Too Few, or "Just Right"? Initial Observations on a Cross-Country Dataset of Concentration and Competition Measures

Insurers : Too Many, Too Few, or "Just Right"? Initial Observations on a Cross-Country Dataset of Concentration and Competition Measures

In many markets, industry and policymakers agree that there may be too many insurers. In others, the consensus is that there could be benefit from more competition. But this broad consensus is often supported by evidence that is more qualitative, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thorburn, Craig
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
APPLICATIONS
COMPANY
COMPETITIVE MARKET
COMPETITORS
COUNTRY TO COUNTRY
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EXCHANGE RATES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECURITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FIRMS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
INDIVIDUAL FIRM
INDIVIDUAL MARKET
INSURANCE
INSURANCE MARKET
INSURANCE MARKETS
INSURANCE PENETRATION
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INSURER
INSURERS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
JURISDICTIONS
LESS DEVELOPED MARKETS
LIABILITY
LIBERALIZATION
LICENSING
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURERS
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET PARTICIPANT
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET RISK
MARKET RISK ASSESSMENTS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MARKET SIZE
MATURE MARKETS
MERGER
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
NEW MARKET
NON LIFE INSURANCE
POLICYHOLDERS
PRICE WARS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
REGULATORS
REGULATORY REFORM
REINSURANCE
RETURNS
RETURNS ON EQUITY
RISK ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PROFILE
SEES
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SOCIAL SECURITY
STARTUPS
UNDERWRITERS
UNDERWRITING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9251341/insurers-too-many-too-few-or-just-right-initial-observations-cross-country-dataset-concentration-competition-measures
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6510

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9251341/insurers-too-many-too-few-or-just-right-initial-observations-cross-country-dataset-concentration-competition-measures
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6510

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