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Author: | Doherty, N. Garven, J. |
Title: | Insurance cycles: interest rates and the capacity constraint model |
Journal: | Journal of Business
1995 : JUL, VOL. 68:3, p. 383-404 |
Index terms: | INTEREST RATES INSURANCE CAPACITY |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | Insurance profits exhibit cyclical behavior that has been attributed to capital market constraints. The authors show that changes in interest rates simultaneously affect the insurer's capital structure and the equilibrium underwriting profit. Depending upon asset and liability maturity structure, capital market access, and reinsurance availability, insurers will be differently affected by changing interest rates. The authors find that the average market response to changing interest rates roughly tracks market clearing prices. |
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