On the Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Dividend Policy of the European Insurance Industry

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Autoren

  • Sebastian Reddemann
  • Tobias Basse
  • Johann Matthias Graf Von Der Schulenburg

Externe Organisationen

  • Norddeutsche Landesbank – Girozentrale – (Nord/LB)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)53-62
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftGeneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice
Jahrgang35
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Jan. 2010

Abstract

The financial crisis has led to controversial discussions about the capital base of the European insurance industry. Dividend cuts have been suggested to preserve capital. However, some observers seem to fear that investors could interpret a reduction of dividends as a sign of future problems. The empirical evidence reported here does not indicate that dividend smoothing or dividend signalling are relevant economic phenomena examining the dividend policy of the European insurance industry. Therefore, insurance companies should not be too concerned about the negative consequences of dividend cuts.

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On the Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Dividend Policy of the European Insurance Industry. / Reddemann, Sebastian; Basse, Tobias; Von Der Schulenburg, Johann Matthias Graf.
in: Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice, Jahrgang 35, Nr. 1, 01.01.2010, S. 53-62.

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Reddemann, Sebastian ; Basse, Tobias ; Von Der Schulenburg, Johann Matthias Graf. / On the Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Dividend Policy of the European Insurance Industry. in: Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice. 2010 ; Jahrgang 35, Nr. 1. S. 53-62.
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