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ON INSURANCE CONTRACT DESIGN FOR LOW PROBABILITY EVENTS
ON INSURANCE CONTRACT DESIGN FOR LOW PROBABILITY EVENTS

Author(s): Enric Langlais
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Reprograph
Keywords: optimal insurance design; low probability events

Summary/Abstract: This paper extends the analysis of insurance contracts design to the case of "low probability events", when there is a probability mass on the "no accident-zero loss"-event. The optimality of the deductible clause is discussed both at the theoretical and empirical levels.

  • Issue Year: III/2008
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 113-120
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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