Multiple Contracting in Insurance Markets

Thomas Mariotti, Andrea Attar and Salanié, François
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: François Salanié

No 11631, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We study insurance markets in which privately informed consumers can purchase coverage from several insurers. Under adverse selection, multiple contracting severely restricts feasible trades. Indeed, only one budget-balanced allocation is implementable by an entry-proof tariff, and each layer of coverage must be fairly priced given the consumer types who purchase it. This allocation is the unique equilibrium outcome of a game in which cross-subsidies between contracts are prohibited. Equilibrium contracts exhibit quantity discounts and negative correlation between risk and coverage. Public intervention should target insurers' strategic behavior, while consumers can be left free to choose their preferred amount of coverage.

Keywords: Insurance markets; Multiple contracting; Adverse selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D43 D82 D86 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-11
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cta, nep-ias and nep-mic
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