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Are female CEOs associated with lower insolvency risk? Evidence from the US property‐casualty insurance industry

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  • Jing Li
  • Jiang Cheng

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This paper investigates the relationship between female CEOs and insolvency risk of US property‐casualty insurance companies. We show that female CEOs are associated with lower insurer insolvency propensity, higher z‐score, and lower standard deviation of return on assets. These findings are robust to alternative econometric specifications to address potential endogeneity concerns and self‐selection issues, including propensity score matching, the instrumental variable approach, and the difference‐in‐difference approach. Furthermore, we find that the impact of female CEOs on insurer insolvency risk is moderated by firm capitalization, the presence of female directors, and political conservatism of insurers' home states.

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  • Jing Li & Jiang Cheng, 2023. "Are female CEOs associated with lower insolvency risk? Evidence from the US property‐casualty insurance industry," Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 90(4), pages 941-973, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jrinsu:v:90:y:2023:i:4:p:941-973
    DOI: 10.1111/jori.12439
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