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Book SynopsisA study of key aspects of the economics of the property-casualty insurance industry. The volume explores areas such as external financing and insurance cycles, performance of stock and mutual insurance companies, rate regulation and the system of regulating insurance companies in the USA.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction by David F. Bradford 1: External Financing and Insurance Cycles Anne Gron, Deborah Lucas. 2: The Effects of Tax Law Changes on Property-Casualty Insurance Prices David F. Bradford, Kyle D. Logue. 3: The Causes and Consequences of Rate Regulation in the Auto Insurance Industry Dwight M. Jaffee, Thomas Russell. 4: Rate Regulation and the Industrial Organization of Automobile Insurance Susan J. Suponcic, Sharon Tennyson. 5: The Costs of Insurance Company Failures James G. Bohn, Brian J. Hall. 6: Organizational Form and Insurance Company Performance: Stocks versus Mutuals Patricia Born, William M. Gentry, W. Kip Viscusi [et al.]. Contributors Author Index Subject Index
