The Informational Content of Default Risk in UK Insurance Firms
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JEL classification:
- G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
- G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
- G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-IAS-2020-05-25 (Insurance Economics)
- NEP-RMG-2020-05-25 (Risk Management)
- NEP-SBM-2020-05-25 (Small Business Management)
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