An analysis of post-demutualisation in the property-liability insurance industry

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<dc:creator>Jin, Licheng</dc:creator>
<dc:creator>Lai, Gene C.</dc:creator>
<dc:creator>Ho, Chia-Ling</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2022-04-04</dc:date>
<dc:description xml:lang="es">Sumario: Using a quasi-natural experiment, we examine how demutualisation affects demutualised insurers' capital, organisational flexibility and alignment of managerial incentives post-demutualisation. First, our results show demutualised insurers have faster surplus growth than matching insurers post-demutualisation. However, the surplus growth differs between demutualised insurers with and without surplus notes. Specifically, the evidence shows that demutualised insurers with surplus notes experience long-term surplus growth, while demutualised insurers without surplus notes experience short-term surplus increases. Second, we find that increased organisational flexibility facilitates merger and acquisition activities for demutualised insurers and helps them to pursue growth and diversification. We find that 51% of demutualised stock insurers become targets in the conversion year. Finally, we find that demutualised insurers have lower underwriting expenses and underwrite more in commercial lines post-demutualisation. Overall, our evidence shows that demutualisation has a positive impact on surplus growth, organisational flexibility and the alignment between managerial incentives and owners' interests.

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<dc:identifier>https://documentacion.fundacionmapfre.org/documentacion/publico/es/bib/179382.do</dc:identifier>
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<dc:rights xml:lang="es">InC - http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</dc:rights>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Desmutualización</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Mercado de seguros</dc:subject>
<dc:type xml:lang="es">Artículos y capítulos</dc:type>
<dc:title xml:lang="es">An analysis of post-demutualisation in the property-liability insurance industry</dc:title>
<dc:relation xml:lang="es">En: Geneva papers on risk and insurance : issues and practice. - Geneva : The Geneva Association, 1976- = ISSN 1018-5895. - 04/04/2022 Volumen 47 Número 2 - abril 2022 , p. 279-320</dc:relation>
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