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Risk taking, performance, and resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from public property-casualty insurers

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  • Fung, Derrick W.H.
  • Lee, Wing Yan
  • Yang, Charles C.
  • Yeh, Jason J.H.

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We examine the heterogeneous impacts of asset, product, and financial risks on property-casualty insurers' performance and their resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic. To address the potential endogeneity problem in risk taking, a panel dataset of public property-casualty insurers around the world is studied using a two-stage least squares analysis. The results show that asset and product risks enhance performance, while financial risk reduces it. In addition, property-casualty insurers are resilient to the adverse effects of COVID-19, with the exception of insurers with high asset and product risks. These findings highlight the importance of considering different dimensions of risk when evaluating property-casualty insurers. Regulators, investors, and analysts should take into account the potential impact of asset, product, and financial risks on insurers' performance and resilience, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Fung, Derrick W.H. & Lee, Wing Yan & Yang, Charles C. & Yeh, Jason J.H., 2024. "Risk taking, performance, and resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from public property-casualty insurers," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finana:v:91:y:2024:i:c:s1057521923004581
    DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102942
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    Keywords

    Risk taking; Performance; Resilience; COVID-19; Public insurers;
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    JEL classification:

    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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