The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice

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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

Volume 33, issue 4, 2008

Editorial pp. 585-587

Christophe Courbage

Editorial pp. 585-587

Christophe Courbage

Community Rating, Entry-Age Rating and Adverse Selection in Private Health Insurance in Australia pp. 588-609

Thomas Buchmueller

Community Rating, Entry-Age Rating and Adverse Selection in Private Health Insurance in Australia&ast pp. 588-609

Thomas Buchmueller

Private Supplementary Health Insurance: Retirees' Demand pp. 610-626

Carine Franc, Marc Perronnin and Aurélie Pierre

Private Supplementary Health Insurance: Retirees' Demand pp. 610-626

Carine Franc, Marc Perronnin and Aurélie Pierre

Health Insurance and Lifestyle Choices: Identifying Ex Ante Moral Hazard in the US Market pp. 627-644

Anderson E Stanciole

Health Insurance and Lifestyle Choices: Identifying Ex Ante Moral Hazard in the US Market pp. 627-644

Anderson Stanciole

Empirical Evidence on Long-term Care Insurance Purchase in France pp. 645-658

Christophe Courbage and Nolwenn Roudaut

Empirical Evidence on Long-term Care Insurance Purchase in France&ast pp. 645-658

Christophe Courbage and Nolwenn Roudaut

Long-Term Care: Risk Description of a Spanish Portfolio and Economic Analysis of the Timing of Insurance Purchase pp. 659-672

Montserrat Guillén and Jean Pinquet

Long-Term Care: Risk Description of a Spanish Portfolio and Economic Analysis of the Timing of Insurance Purchase pp. 659-672

Montserrat Guillen and Jean Pinquet

Relative Income and Attitudes towards Long-Term Care Financing pp. 673-693

Joan Costa-Font, Anna Garcia-Gonzalez and Montserrat Font-Vilalta

Relative Income and Attitudes towards Long-Term Care Financing pp. 673-693

Joan Costa-Font, Anna Garcia-Gonzalez and Montserrat Font-Vilalta

An Empirical Analysis of Patterns in the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance System pp. 694-709

Olivia S Mitchell, John Piggott and Satoshi Shimizutani

An Empirical Analysis of Patterns in the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance System pp. 694-709

Olivia Mitchell, John Piggott and Satoshi Shimizutani

Does the Age Profile of Health Care Expenditure Really Steepen over Time? New Evidence from Swiss Cantons pp. 710-727

Stefan Felder and Andreas Werblow

Does the Age Profile of Health Care Expenditure Really Steepen over Time? New Evidence from Swiss Cantons pp. 710-727

Stefan Felder and Andreas Werblow

Re-estimating the Demographic Impact on Health Care Expenditure: Evidence from Taiwan pp. 728-743

Yung-Ming Shiu and Mei-Ching Chiu

Re-estimating the Demographic Impact on Health Care Expenditure: Evidence from Taiwan pp. 728-743

Yung-Ming Shiu and Mei-Ching Chiu

The Cost Incidence of the U.K.'s NHS System pp. 744-767

Paul J M Klumpes and Liyan Tang

The Cost Incidence of the U.K.'s NHS System pp. 744-767

Paul J M Klumpes and Liyan Tang

Volume 33, issue 3, 2008

Why are Insurance Companies Different? The Limits of Convergence Among Financial Institutions&ast pp. 363-388

Andrea Beltratti and Giuseppe Corvino

Reasons for the Coexistence of Different Distribution Channels: An Empirical Test for the German Insurance Market pp. 389-407

Lucinda Trigo-Gamarra

Bancassurance: Tapping into the Banking Strength&ast pp. 408-417

Mark Teunissen

The Swiss Solvency Test and its Market Implications pp. 418-439

Martin Eling, Nadine Gatzert and Hato Schmeiser

The Relevance of Portfolio Management Action for Solvency Measurement pp. 440-463

Alexander König and Axel Brohm

Why Insurers Fail: The Dynamics of Property and Casualty Insurance Insolvency in Canada pp. 464-488

Darrell Leadbetter and Suela Dibra

The Chinese Insurance Market: Estimating its Long-Term Growth and Size&ast pp. 489-506

Wei Zheng, Yongdong Liu and Gerry Dickinson

Global Climate Change in the Wider Context of Sustainability pp. 507-529

Walter R Stahel

The Emergence of Cross-Border Insurance Groups within Europe with Centralised Risk Management pp. 530-546

Dirk Schoenmaker, Sander Oosterloo and Otto Winkels

Deposit Insurance and Banking Supervision in China: The Agenda Ahead pp. 547-565

Haibo Yan and Ying Huang

Demutualization and Demand for Reinsurance pp. 566-584

Jennifer L Wang, Vincent Y Chang, Gene C Lai and Larry Y Tzeng

Volume 33, issue 2, 2008

Malpractice Payouts and Malpractice Insurance: Evidence from Texas Closed Claims, 1990–2003&ast pp. 177-192

Charles Silver, Kathryn Zeiler, Bernard Black, David A Hyman and William M Sage

A Critical Analysis of the Solvency II Proposals pp. 193-206

René Doff

The Need to Monitor Customer Loyalty and Business Risk in the European Insurance Industry pp. 207-218

Montserrat Guillen, Jens Perch Nielsen and Ana M Pérez-Marín

Does National Health Insurance Promote Access to Quality Health Care? Evidence from Nigeria pp. 219-233

Ade Ibiwoye and Ismail A Adeleke

Risk Analysis of Mortality Improvement: The Case of Chinese Annuity Markets pp. 234-249

Hong Mao, Krzysztof M Ostaszewski and Yuling Wang

Insuring Large-Scale Floods in the Netherlands pp. 250-268

Ruben Jongejan and Pauline Barrieu

Law and Economics of Environmental Insurance (Editorial) pp. 269-273

Donatella Porrini

A European Nuclear Accident Pool&ast pp. 274-287

Göran Skogh

The Coverage of the Nuclear Risk in Europe: Which Alternative?&ast pp. 288-322

Michael G Faure and Karine Fiore

Hell or High Water? An Economic Analysis of the Swedish Institutions for Flood Risk Management pp. 323-336

Erik Lenntorp

The Efficient Liability Sharing Factor for Environmental Disasters: Lessons for Optimal Insurance Regulation&ast pp. 337-362

Marcel Boyer and Donatella Porrini

Volume 33, issue 1, 2008

The Securitization of Insurance Liabilities: The View from Zurich pp. 1-6

Dieter Wemmer

The Securitization of Insurance Liabilities: The View from Zurich pp. 1-6

Dieter Wemmer

Securitization and Insurance – Characteristics of Hannover Re's Approach pp. 7-11

Wilhelm Zeller

Securitization and Insurance – Characteristics of Hannover Re's Approach pp. 7-11

Wilhelm Zeller

Variable Annuities and the New Retirement Realities pp. 12-32

Christopher M Condron

Variable Annuities and the New Retirement Realities&ast pp. 12-32

Christopher M Condron

The Long-Term Care Insurance Market pp. 33-40

Denis Kessler

The Long-Term Care Insurance Market pp. 33-40

Denis Kessler

The IASB Discussion Paper on Insurance: A CFO Forum Perspective pp. 41-53

Denis Duverne and Jacques Le Douit

The IASB Discussion Paper on Insurance: A CFO Forum Perspective&ast pp. 41-53

Denis Duverne and Jacques Le Douit

IFRS and Solvency II: Global Exposure and Interaction – The Work of the IAIS pp. 54-59

Michel Flamée

IFRS and Solvency II: Global Exposure and Interaction – The Work of the IAIS pp. 54-59

Michel Flamée

Solvency II and the Work of CEIOPS pp. 60-65

Thomas Steffen

Solvency II and the Work of CEIOPS pp. 60-65

Thomas Steffen

Editorial pp. 66-70

Sophie Chemarin and Pierre Picard

EditorialInsurance and Adaptation to Climate Change&ast pp. 66-70

Sophie Chemarin and Pierre Picard

Climate Change and the Insurance Sector pp. 71-90

Andrew Dlugolecki

Climate Change and the Insurance Sector pp. 71-90

Andrew Dlugolecki

Insurability of Climate Risks pp. 91-109

Arthur Charpentier

Insurability of Climate Risks pp. 91-109

Arthur Charpentier

Preparing for Climate Change: Insurance and Small Business pp. 110-116

Kim Clemo

Preparing for Climate Change: Insurance and Small Business pp. 110-116

Kim Clemo

Role of Insurance in Reducing Flood Risk pp. 117-132

David Crichton

Role of Insurance in Reducing Flood Risk pp. 117-132

David Crichton

The Role of Insurers in Promoting Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Change pp. 133-139

Robert E T Ward, Celine Herweijer, Nicola Patmore and Robert Muir-Wood

The Role of Insurers in Promoting Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Change pp. 133-139

Robert E T Ward, Celine Herweijer, Nicola Patmore and Robert Muir-Wood

Climate Change: Impacts on Insurers and How They Can Help With Adaptation and Mitigation pp. 140-146

Trevor Maynard

Climate Change: Impacts on Insurers and How They Can Help With Adaptation and Mitigation pp. 140-146

Trevor Maynard

Challenges of the Renewable Energy Industry Generate New Demands for Risk Advisory: How to Value an Insurance Package from a Financing Perspective? pp. 147-152

Emmanuel Leblanc

Challenges of the Renewable Energy Industry Generate New Demands for Risk Advisory: How to Value an Insurance Package from a Financing Perspective? pp. 147-152

Emmanuel Leblanc

Extreme Events, Global Warming, and Insurance-Linked Securities: How to Trigger the “Tipping Point” pp. 153-176

Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Frederic Morlaye

Extreme Events, Global Warming, and Insurance-Linked Securities: How to Trigger the “Tipping Point” pp. 153-176

Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Frederic Morlaye