Reinsurance is a transaction insurance firms use to hedge risk. Existing studies have only investigated the demand for reinsurance. Thus, we do not have direct evidence on whether the use of reinsurance creates value. Our study provides this evidence. We find a positive relation between the use...

This study finds a negative relation between the use of a board-level risk committee and insurer value. The data are annual observations from 68 publicly traded insurers over years 2016 to 2003. The study examines the impact on value because the arguments favoring the use of a board-level risk...

This handbook examines the latest techniques and strategies that are used to unlock the risk transfer capacity of global financial and capital markets. Taking the financial crisis and global recession into account, it frames and contextualises non-traditional risk transfer tools created over the...

Foreword -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- Part I: Risk Management Strategies and Perspectives -- 2: A Theoretical Perspective on Risk Management -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Why Should a Firm Manage Risks? -- 2.2.1 A Point of Departure: Risk Neutral Owner and...