Competition, efficiency and soundness in European life insurance markets

This paper provides cross-country evidence on the association between soundness and competition in the life insurance industry, where competition is measured by the Boone indicator. We analyze 10 European Union (EU) life insurance markets over the post-deregulation period 1999-2011. The results indi...

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Main Authors: Cummins, J. David, Rubio-Misas, MarĂ­a, Vencappa, Dev
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41334/