Insurance market is characterized by failures that impose particular negative consequences; given the failures, different remedies may improve the market outcome. On one hand, the insurance market is characterized by asym- metric information, i.e. moral hazard and adverse selection, and to correct the conse- quent severe market failures, monitoring and risk classification can be implemented. On the other hand, the insolvency issue: given the enormous amounts of funds in the hands of insurance companies, their default would have an extreme impact, and regulation is nec- essary to guarantee the payback for policyholders and beneficiaries.
Insurance Market Failures
PORRINI, Donatella
2017-01-01
Abstract
Insurance market is characterized by failures that impose particular negative consequences; given the failures, different remedies may improve the market outcome. On one hand, the insurance market is characterized by asym- metric information, i.e. moral hazard and adverse selection, and to correct the conse- quent severe market failures, monitoring and risk classification can be implemented. On the other hand, the insolvency issue: given the enormous amounts of funds in the hands of insurance companies, their default would have an extreme impact, and regulation is nec- essary to guarantee the payback for policyholders and beneficiaries.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
