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A note on risk and value from an underutilized dataset: Consolidated disclosures

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This essay highlights an underutilized source of data in insurance research: The consolidated data insurance holding companies disclose in Form 10‐K to their investors. A reinsurance example demonstrates that using consolidated data, as a complement to individual company statutory data, has the potential to extend insights gleaned from statutory data alone. Consolidated data, however, is limited to publicly traded insurers.

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  • Nicos Scordis, 2020. "A note on risk and value from an underutilized dataset: Consolidated disclosures," Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 23(1), pages 105-112, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rmgtin:v:23:y:2020:i:1:p:105-112
    DOI: 10.1111/rmir.12141
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