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The insurance industry in Brazil: a long-term view

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  • Marcelo de Paiva Abreu

    (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)

  • Felipe Tamega Fernandes

    (Harvard Business School, Entrepreneurial Management Unit)

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This paper surveys the formation and development of insurance business in Brazil. It describes its origins, from the colonial times and imperial era to recent events. Particular attention is given to regulatory changes, showing how they evolved in response to macroeconomic shocks that affected the Brazilian economy during this period.

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  • Marcelo de Paiva Abreu & Felipe Tamega Fernandes, 2010. "The insurance industry in Brazil: a long-term view," Harvard Business School Working Papers 10-109, Harvard Business School.
    • Handle: RePEc:hbs:wpaper:10-109
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    1. Huang, Wei & Eling, Martin, 2013. "An efficiency comparison of the non-life insurance industry in the BRIC countries," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 226(3), pages 577-591.
    2. Saon Ray, 2020. "Liberalisation of the Insurance Sector: An Analysis of India and BRICS," Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Working Paper 396, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India.
    3. Wanke, Peter & Barros, Carlos Pestana, 2016. "Efficiency drivers in Brazilian insurance: A two-stage DEA meta frontier-data mining approach," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 8-22.

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    JEL classification:

    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General
    • N46 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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