Viele Akteure sind an den aktuellen politischen Diskussionen (FIDLEG, Revision VVG) beteiligt, wie Konsumenten im Versicherungsbereich wirksam und effizient geschützt werden können. Die Anspruchsgruppe, die im Zentrum der Diskussionen steht, wurde bisher jedoch wenig untersucht: Wie stehen...

Insurance guarantee schemes (IGSs) aim to protect policyholders from the costs of insurer insolvencies. However, IGSs can also reduce the incentives of insurers to conduct appropriate risk management. We investigate the risk-taking behavior of a stock insurer under insurance guarantee schemes...

Insurance guarantee schemes aim to protect policyholders from the costs of insurer insolvencies. However, guarantee schemes can also reduce insurers' incentives to conduct appropriate risk management. We investigate stock insurers' risk-shifting behavior for insurance guarantee schemes under the...

This paper empirically studies the impact of consumer reaction to default risk on an insurer's optimal solvency level. Using experimentally obtained data, we derive a price-default risk-demand-curve that serves as an input variable for the insurer's risk strategy. We show that an insurer should...

Telemonitoring devices can be used to screen consumer characteristics and mitigate information asymmetries that lead to adverse selection in insurance markets. Nevertheless, some consumers value their privacy and dislike sharing private information with insurers. In a second-best efficient...

Insurance guarantee schemes (IGSs) aim to protect policyholders from the costs of insurer insolvencies. However, IGSs can also reduce the incentives of insurers to conduct appropriate risk management. We investigate the risk-taking behavior of a stock insurer under insurance guarantee schemes...

An attractive life insurance product design becomes increasingly important due to demographic change and a declining confidence in state-run pension schemes. Most life insurance contracts are often offered with investment guarantees embedded in the savings part of the product. In addition,...