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A Study of the Interaction of Insurance and Financial Markets: Efficiency and Full Insurance Coverage

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  • Jose S. Penalva Zuasti

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The first contribution of this article is to provide a framework, a model together with a corresponding equilibrium notion, suitable for the study of the interaction between insurance and dynamic financial markets. Our central result is that in equilibrium risk‐averse agents purchase full insurance coverage, despite unfair insurance prices. We identify three conditions that explain this result: (1) insurance contracts are priced competitively, (2) financial prices include a risk premium only for undiversifiable risk, and (3) financial markets are effectively complete. An implication is that in this model disasters can be insured by fully assessable stock insurance companies.

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  • Jose S. Penalva Zuasti, 2008. "A Study of the Interaction of Insurance and Financial Markets: Efficiency and Full Insurance Coverage," Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 75(2), pages 313-342, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jrinsu:v:75:y:2008:i:2:p:313-342
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2008.00262.x
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