The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice

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Volume 35, issue S1, 2010

Editorial pp. S1-S6

Katsuo Matsushita

Is the Design of Bonus-Malus Systems Influenced by Insurance Maturity or National Culture? — Evidence from Asia pp. S7-S27

Sojung C Park, Jean Lemaire and Choong Tze Chua

The Impact of Corporate Governance on the Efficiency Performance of the Thai Non-Life Insurance Industry pp. S28-S49

Wen-Yen Hsu and Pongpitch Petchsakulwong

A New Korean Defined Contribution Plan Framework to Enhance Retirement Income Security: Combining Lifecycle Funds with Compulsory Annuitisation pp. S50-S67

Kyonghee Lee and Jooho Sung

Pricing Effectiveness and Regulation: An Examination of Premium Rating in Taiwan Automobile Insurance pp. S68-S81

Chu-Shiu Li, Chih Hao Lin, Chwen-Chi Liu and Emilio Venezian

Determinants of Household Demand for Insurance: The Case of Korea pp. S82-S91

Soon-Jae Lee, Soon Il Kwon and Seok Young Chung

Contributing to the Global Debate on Climate Change—A View from Asia: A Retrospective Report on the 37th General Assembly in Zurich (June 2010) pp. S92-S99

Kunio Ishihara

Volume 35, issue 4, 2010

Editorial pp. 499-502

Christophe Courbage

Risk-Type Concentration and Efficiency Incentives: A Challenge for the Risk Adjustment Formula&ast pp. 503-520

Richard C van Kleef, Konstantin Beck and Florian Buchner

Risk Equalisation in Ireland and Australia: A Simulation Analysis to Compare Outcomes pp. 521-538

John Armstrong and Francesco Paolucci

Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare Spending among U.S. Elderly&ast pp. 539-567

Baoping Shang and Dana Goldman

Health Care Reinsurance and Insurance Reform in the United States: A Simulation Model pp. 568-580

David Bernstein

Analysis of Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard in the Health Insurance Market of Iran pp. 581-599

GholamReza Keshavarz Haddad and Mahdieh Zomorrodi Anbaji

Evaluating Sustainability of Medical Insurance Scheme for Urban Employed Individuals in China&ast pp. 600-625

Xiong Linping, Zhang Lulu, Tang Weidong and Liu Hong

Impact of the Introduction of the Social Long-Term Care Insurance in Germany on Financial Security Assessment in Case of Long-Term Care Need&ast pp. 626-643

Andy Zuchandke, Sebastian Reddemann, Simone Krummaker and Johann Graf von der Schulenburg

Early Retirement Among Men in Britain and Germany: How Important is Health?&ast pp. 644-667

Jennifer Roberts, Nigel Rice and Andrew Jones

The Winding Road to Industrial Safety: Evidence on the Effects of Environmental Liability on Accident Prevention in Germany pp. 668-668

Reimund Schwarze and Onno Hoffmeister

Volume 35, issue 3, 2010

Editorial—Introduction pp. 361-363

Alberto Monti

Guest Editorial—Lessons Learned from the History of Corporate Liability Insurance in the United States pp. 364-368

Kenneth S Abraham

The Government as Reinsurer of Catastrophe Risks&quest pp. 369-390

Véronique Bruggeman, Michael G Faure and Karine Fiore

Governing Ignorance: Emerging Catastrophic Risks—Industry Responses and Policy Frictions pp. 391-415

Giuliano Castellano

The Winding Road to Industrial Safety: Evidence on the Effects of Environmental Liability on Accident Prevention in Germany pp. 416-434

Reimund Schwarze and Onno Hoffmeister

Analysing Insurer Rating Transitions with Different Economic and Industry Cycles pp. 435-451

Yuling Wang

Deregulation, Insurance Supervision and Guaranty Funds&ast pp. 452-468

Milton Nektarios

Derivative Hedging and Insurer Solvency: Evidence from Taiwan pp. 469-483

Yung-Ming Shiu

The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review 2009: In Quest of Behavioural Insurance pp. 484-497

J François Outreville

Volume 35, issue 2, 2010

Insurance Development and Economic Growth&ast pp. 183-199

Liyan Han, Donghui Li, Fariborz Moshirian and Yanhui Tian

Reinsurance Intermediaries: A Comparison of the EU and U.S. Regulatory Approach&ast pp. 200-216

Pierpaolo Marano

Frontier Efficiency Methodologies to Measure Performance in the Insurance Industry: Overview, Systematization, and Recent Developments pp. 217-265

Martin Eling and Michael Luhnen

An Empirical Analysis of Non-Life Insurance Consumption Stationarity&ast pp. 266-289

Chien-Chiang Lee, Yi-Chung Hsu and Chi-Chuan Lee

Modelling Different Types of Bundled Automobile Insurance Choice Behaviour: The Case of Taiwan&ast pp. 290-308

Ming-Jyh Wang, Chieh-Hua Wen and Lawrence W Lan

A Malmquist Index for the Greek Insurance Industry&ast pp. 309-324

Milton Nektarios and Carlos Barros

Sustainable Business, Sustainable Planet— A Japanese Insurance Perspective pp. 325-335

Masatoshi Sato and Masao Seki

The Need for a Multi-Level Approach to Climate Change—An Australian Insurance Perspective pp. 336-348

Michael Wilkins

Successful Business Strategies for Insurers Entering and Growing in Emerging Markets pp. 349-359

Thomas R Berry-Stölzle, Robert E Hoyt and Sabine Wende

Volume 35, issue 1, 2010

Parallax: Striving for a More Resilient International Financial Architecture pp. 1-8

Patrick M Liedtke

Insurance and the Credit Crisis: Impact and Ten Consequences for Risk Management and Supervision pp. 9-34

Martin Eling and Hato Schmeiser

Insurance Regulation and the Global Financial Crisis: A Problem of Low Probability Events pp. 35-52

Christopher O'Brien

On the Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Dividend Policy of the European Insurance Industry pp. 53-62

Sebastian Reddemann, Tobias Basse and Johann Graf von der Schulenburg

Lessons Learned from the Financial Crisis for Risk Management: Contrasting Developments in Insurance and Banking pp. 63-78

Axel P Lehmann and Daniel M Hofmann

The Advantages of a Global Solvency Standard pp. 79-91

Nikolaus von Bomhard

Market Consistent ALM for Life Insurers—Steps toward Solvency II pp. 92-109

David van Bragt, Hens Steehouwer and Bart Waalwijk

Successful Business Strategies for Insurers Entering and Growing in Emerging Markets pp. 110-129

Thomas R Berry-Stölzle, Robert E Hoyt and Sabine Wende

An Analysis of Organisational, Market and Socio-cultural Factors Affecting the Supply of Insurance and Other Financial Services by Microfinance Institutions in Developing Economies pp. 130-160

W. Jean Kwon

The Cost Efficiency of Takaful Insurance Companies pp. 161-181

Hale Abdul Kader, Mike Adams and Philip Hardwick

Volume 34, issue 4, 2009

The Four Pillars, the Financial Crisis and Demographics – Challenges and Opportunities pp. 507-511

Orio Giarini

Editorial pp. 512-514

Geneviève Reday-Mulvey

Two Decades of Pension Reform: What has been Achieved and What Remains to be Done&quest pp. 515-535

Edward Whitehouse, Anna D'Addio, Rafal Chomik and Andrew Reilly

Pensions During the Crisis: Impact on Retirement Income Systems and Policy Responses pp. 536-547

Edward Whitehouse

15 Years of Pension Reform in Germany: Old Successes and New Threats pp. 548-560

Holger Bonin

Switzerland: High Replacement Rates and Generous Subsistence as a Barrier to Work in Old Age pp. 561-577

Monika Bütler

Retirement, Pensions and Work in Sweden pp. 578-590

Gabriella Sjögren Lindquist and Eskil Wadensjö

How to Strengthen the Credibility of the Italian Pension Reform pp. 591-601

Flavia Coda Moscarola and Elsa Fornero

Re-reform of Latin American Private Pensions Systems: Argentinian and Chilean Models and Lessons pp. 602-617

Carmelo Mesa-Lago

Trends in the Retirement System of the United States pp. 618-630

Lucy apRoberts

On Fifty Million Floating Pension Records in Japan pp. 631-638

Noriyuki Takayama

Pension Reforms In France: Impact On Growth And Inter-Generational Redistributive Effects pp. 639-659

Frederic Gonand and Florence Legros

The Impact of Longevity Risk on the Optimal Contribution Rate and Asset Allocation for Defined Contribution Pension Plans pp. 660-681

Sharon S Yang and Hong-Chih Huang

Volume 34, issue 3, 2009

In Favour of a Proactive Insurance Approach to Climate Change pp. 319-322

Walter R Stahel

A Global Review of Insurance Industry Responses to Climate Change pp. 323-359

Evan Mills

Adaptation to Climate Change: Threats and Opportunities for the Insurance Industry pp. 360-380

Celine Herweijer, Nicola Ranger and Robert E T Ward

Insurance, Developing Countries and Climate Change pp. 381-400

Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer, Koko Warner, Christoph Bals, Peter Höppe, Ian Burton, Thomas Loster and Armin Haas

Weather Index Insurance and Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges in Lower Income Countries pp. 401-424

Benjamin Collier, Jerry Skees and Barry Barnett

Measuring Non-Catastrophic Weather Risks for Businesses pp. 425-439

Juliusz Pres

WTO and the Chinese Insurance Industry pp. 440-465

J Tyler Leverty, Yijia Lin and Hao Zhou

Foreign Participation in Life Insurance Markets: Evidence from OECD Countries pp. 466-482

Dezhu Ye, Donghui Li, Zhian Chen, Fariborz Moshirian and Timothy Wee

Determinants of Efficiency and Productivity in German Property-Liability Insurance: Evidence for 1995–2006 pp. 483-505

Michael Luhnen

Volume 34, issue 2, 2009

How Much Capital Does a Reinsurance Need&quest pp. 159-174

Jean-Luc Besson, Michel Dacorogna, Paolo de Martin, Michael Kastenholz and Michael Moller

Dynamic Financial Analysis in the Insurance Industry pp. 175-196

Yung-Ming Shiu

International Diversity in Measuring the Fair Value of Life Insurance Contracts&ast pp. 197-227

Paul J M Klumpes, Christopher O'Brien and Andres Reibel

Reporting on the Financial Performance of Life Insurers pp. 228-241

Jozef De Mey

Do Life Insurers' Asset Allocation Strategies Influence Performance within the Enterprise Risk Framework&quest pp. 242-259

Etti G Baranoff and Thomas W Sager

Maintaining Stakeholder Trust in Difficult Times: Some Fundamental Reflections in Light of the Credit Crisis pp. 260-270

Kai-Uwe Schanz

The Revival of Local Authority Mutual Insurers in the U.K pp. 271-286

John Hood, Bill Stein and Jim McKendrick

Automatic Balance Mechanisms in Pay-As-You-Go Pension Systems pp. 287-317

Carlos Vidal-Melia, María del Carmen Boado-Penas and Ole Settergren

Volume 34, issue 1, 2009

Drivers for Change: Key Global Issues for the Risk Industry pp. 1-8

Patrick M Liedtke

Restructuring Financial Sector Supervision: Creating a Level Playing Field pp. 9-23

Michel Flamée and Paul Windels

Ageing and Long-Term Care: Key Challenges in Long-Term Care Coverage for Public and Private Systems pp. 24-34

Henri de Castries

Solvency II: Setting the Pace for Regulatory Change pp. 35-41

Matthew Elderfield

How do We Square the Circle between Accounting and Solvency&quest pp. 42-46

Jacques Aigrain

IFRS* Phase II and Solvency II: Key Issues, Current Debates pp. 47-55

Denis Duverne and Jacques Le Douit

The United States RBC Standards, Solvency II and the Swiss Solvency Test: A Comparative Assessment pp. 56-77

Ines Holzmüller

An Introduction to the Development and Regulation of Agricultural Insurance in China pp. 78-84

Zhou Yanli

A Comparative Study of International Insurance Markets&ast pp. 85-99

Wei Zheng, Yongdong Liu and Yiting Deng

The Impact of Mortgage-Backed Securities on Capital Requirements of Life Insurers in the Financial Crisis of 2007–2008 pp. 100-118

Etti G Baranoff and Thomas W Sager

One Possible Life Insurance Market Response to Ageing pp. 119-136

Gustavo Ferro

Old-Age Security and Silver Workers: An Empirical Survey Identifies Challenges for Companies, Insurers and Society pp. 137-157

Jürgen Deller, Patrick M Liedtke and Leena M Maxin