Previous studies, investigating how the market in general viewed the impact of a big earthquake (e.g. the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area) on insurance firm values, found a positive reaction of insurers' stock prices. This "gaining from loss" may be caused by the subsequent increased demand for insurance coverage. This paper investigates the impact of the 1995 Hanshin-Awak=ji earthquake on Japanese insurers' value.
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Paper provided by Economisch Institut voor het Midden en Kleinbedrijf- in its series Papers with number
pb99-04.
Length: 18 pages Date of creation: 1999 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:fth:midkle:pb99-04
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