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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 57-82 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | GENEVA Risk and Insurance Review |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 28 Jun 2011 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
Abstract
This paper investigates a corporation's risk management response to highly dynamic risks. Using a unique data set on the German terrorist insurance market, the paper tests whether corporate risk managers have a clear understanding of the probability distribution of highly dynamic risks or if risk managers learn from severe losses and base their decisions upon day-to-day experience. The paper further investigates whether risk managers become more confident in their risk management decisions over time. For this purpose, we apply Viscusi's prospective reference theory to a corporate context. We find that firms learn from single events when making their risk management decisions, and that risk managers become more confident with their risk management decisions over time.
Keywords
- corporate insurance, expected utility, prospect theory, risk management, terrorism insurance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Accounting
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Finance
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: GENEVA Risk and Insurance Review, Vol. 37, No. 1, 03.2012, p. 57-82.
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