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Why Firms Purchase Property Insurance?

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  • Daniel Aunon-Nerin

    (Zurich Financial Services)

  • Paul Ehling

    (Norwegian School of Management)

Abstract

We investigate whether corporate finance incentives aect the extent of corporate hedging with property insurance. Using a database that contains detailed insurance information, we show that rms buy property insurance to reduce the expected costs of distress. Further, we document a scale effect: large rms purchase less insurance per unit of property. This is consistent with the notion that expected bankruptcy costs fall as firm size increases. We also show that the dividend payout ratio exerts a negative inuence on property insurance coverage. This result is consistent with the view that firms with high payout ratio insure a smaller fraction of property because of cash flows in excess of investment needs, easy access to capital markets or both.

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  • Daniel Aunon-Nerin & Paul Ehling, 2007. "Why Firms Purchase Property Insurance?," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 07-16, Swiss Finance Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp0716
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    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies

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