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The Governance of Insurance Undertakings
This open access volume of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation brings together contributions from authors with different legal cultures. It aims to identify the legal issues that arise from the intersection of two disciplines: insurance law and corporate/company law. These legal issues are examined mainly from the perspective of European Union (EU) law. However, ther…
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- 978-3-030-85817-9
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Insurance Distribution Directive : A Legal Analysis
This open access volume of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation offers the first comprehensive legal and regulatory analysis of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The IDD came into force on 1 October 2018 and regulates the distribution of insurance products in the EU. The book examines the main changes accompanying the IDD and analyses its impact on insurance…
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- 978-3-030-52740-2
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At War with the Weather: Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes
In this work, the authors deliver an analysis of how the US currently mitigates, insures against, and finances recovery from natural disasters.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262255431
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- 1 online resource (xxi, 416 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Deposit Insurance around the World: Issues of Design and Implementation
Drawing on an original cross-country dataset on deposit insurance systems, this book provides an assessment of the impact of deposit insurance on banking outcomes and the policy implications for developing countries.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262271462
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- 1 online resource (x, 402 pages) :illustrations, map
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The Healthcare Fix: Universal Insurance for All Americans
A simple, straightforward, and foolproof proposal for universal health insurance from a noted economist.The shocking statistic is that forty-seven million Americans have no health insurance. When uninsured Americans go to the emergency room for treatment, however, they do receive care, and a bill. Many hospitals now require uninsured patients to put their treatment on a credit card which can sa…
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- 9780262277549
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Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 7
"National Bureau of Economic Research."These papers were presented at the seventh annual Frontiers in Health Policy Research meeting held in Washington, D.C., in the summer of 2003.This series from the NBER presents new research by leading economists on current health care policy issues. The papers in this seventh volume, originally presented at the annual Frontiers in Health Policy Research co…
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- 9780262271059
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- 1 online resource (1 volume) :illustrations
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Medical malpractice / Medical Malpractice
Economist Frank Sloan and lawyer Lindsey Chepke examine the U.S. medical malpractice process from legal, medical, economic & insurance perspectives, analyse past efforts at reform, & offer policy recommendations.
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Competitive Failures in Insurance Markets: Theory and Policy Implications
Leading international economists offer new insights on recent developments in the economic analysis of the limits of insurability, with particular attention of adverse selection and moral hazard.Risk sharing is a cornerstone of modern economies. It is valuable to risk-averse consumers and essential for investment and entrepreneurs. The standard economic model of risk exchange predicts that comp…
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Pricing the priceless :a health care conundrum
The health care industry differs from most other industries in that medical pricing is primarily administered by the government and private insurers and in that it uses several types of contracts. Providers may receive a fixed sum for all necessary services within a given period of time, for the necessary services to treat a given condition, or for each specific service. The industry is changin…
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- 9780262280600
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- 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages) :illustrations.
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What Is Health Insurance (Good) For? An Examination of Who Gets It, Who Pays…
This informative volume synthesizes the literatures on health economics, risk management, and health services into a concise guide to the financial and social basics of health insurance with an eye to its wide-scale upgrade. Its scope takes in concepts of health capital, strengths and limitations of insurance models, the effectiveness of coverage and services, and the roles of healthcare provid…
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