scholarly journals The Utility of Zero-Inflated Models in the Estimation of the Number of Accidents in the Automobile Insurance Industry

Equilibrium ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-194
Author(s):  
Marija Del Carmen Melgar ◽  
Jose Antonio Ordaz
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Automobile Insurance ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Count Data Models ◽  
Automobile Accidents ◽  
Private Insurance Company

The main purpose of the present paper is to provide an econometric model which estimates the number of automobile accidents that policyholders declare to their insurance companies, pointing out those variables that are significant in this process. Our empirical analysis is based on the data supplied by a private insurance company that operates in Spain, and on the zero-inflated count data models as methodology. We find a positive association between the levels of coverage and the accident rates, suggesting the existence of problems related to adverse selection and moral hazard. This result is one of the most important conclusions of our work and confirms the theoretical aspects pointed up by other empirical studies in the literature. Additionally, estimating the number of policyholders that suffered any accident but not declared, and how many these non-declared accidents are, could be very useful information for insurers to evaluate their risk planning. Our model attempts to reach this target as well.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Spanish Accidents in Automobile Insurance: The Use of the Probit Model and the Theoretical Potential of Other Econometric Tools

Equilibrium ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-134
Author(s):  
Jose Antonio Ordaz ◽  
Maria Del Carmen Melgar ◽  
M. Kazim Khan
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Model Specification ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Automobile Insurance ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Count Data Models ◽  
Driving Experience

Automobile insurance is one of the main pillars of the entire insurance industry in the developed economies. Knowing as much as possible about the factors related to the accidents is an essential issue for the insurance companies so that they may improve their levels of efficiency. Therefore, in this paper we focus on studying the most relevant variables that help explain the registration of claims in the automobile insurance sector. For this purpose, we fit a probit model specification using a database from a Spanish insurance company. Our research points out the significance of certain variables, such as the policyholders’ driving experience, their region of residence as well as their levels of insurance coverage, towards the likelihood of registering an insurance claim. However, probit analysis represents only one of the multiple perspectives which we can consider to examine the question of accidents and their reporting. Very briefly, we also discuss the utility of zero-inflated count data models to study the number of accidents declared by policyholders. Finally, we point out the possibilities that thinned models could offer for this type of research.

scholarly journals A STUDY ON PREFERENCE OF POLICYHOLDERS ABOUT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
I. Meenakshi
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Life Insurance Company ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
New Policies

There are currently, a total of 24 life insurance companies in India. Of these, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the only public sector insurance company. All others are private insurance companies. The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the largest life insurance company in India and also the country's largest investor. More and more new private insurance companies are coming up year after year. And, these new and private life insurance companies adopt aggressive marketing strategies to introduce their products and to tap the potential policyholders. It is witnessed that new policies like ULIPs are introduced by these new private life insurance companies. It is in this concept this study has been undertaken to assess and analyze the preference of policyholders towards insurance services offered by public and private life insurance companies in Tirunelveli district.

Effectiveness of Customer Relationship Management Program in Insurance Companies

2013 ◽  
pp. 219-234
Author(s):  
Vikas Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Before And After

Customer relationship management in the insurance industry is in the nascent stage. Firms are framing new strategies to combat stiff competition. Public and private insurance companies are implementing customer relationship programs to attract more customers and retain existing customers. The objectives of this study are (1) to study the customer relationship management program of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, and (2) to assess the effectiveness of this customer relationship management program. The study is based on the opinion scores of 182 policyholders of Life Insurance Corporation of India, who have been with the company for more than the last five years. Based on the average opinion scores before and after the implementation of the Customer Relationship Management program, it was concluded that the program is effective, which was evidenced by the results obtained from statistical analysis (Paired sample t-test).

How to Support Clients and Vendors in IT Outsourcing Engagements: The Different Roles of Third-party Advisory Services

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-191
Author(s):  
Turgut Erdogmus ◽  
Marcel Czermak ◽  
Devin Baumsteiger ◽  
Daniel Kohn ◽  
Annalena Boller-Hoffecker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Provider ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Joint Development ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Private Insurance Company ◽  
And Performance ◽  
It Workplace ◽  
External Partner

The outsourcing of information technology to external providers has been a phenomenon for organizations around the world since decades. The main reasons for this trend are, for example, cost reductions through scaling, the temporary inclusion of specific skills in the own organization as well as the joint development of innovative solutions with an external partner. The client organization “RetBa,” a major private insurance company, was facing serious quality and performance issues in the delivery of the workplace services. Hence, in 2005 they decided for an outsourcing solution aiming at moving the responsibility for managing IT workplace services for over 50,000 seats worldwide to the external service provider “EuTu.” Over the years, the outsourcing project faced several problems due to the lack of performance and delayed delivery of services by the service provider EuTu. To solve these quality issues and avoid further failures, in 2011 RetBa appointed Scaleit Consulting, a third-party advisor. Scaleit Consulting had the responsibility to identify the causes for these issues, revise the workplace strategy, and support RetBa in the communication with the service provider.

Road Safety Engineering: Role for Insurance Companies?

2000 ◽  
Vol 1734 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Sany R. Zein ◽  
Frank Navin
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Safety Engineering ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Driver Education ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Ultimate Responsibility

Over the last 10 years there has been a growing trend among automobile insurance companies to become involved in road safety engineering programs. While the involvement of insurance companies in driver education and vehicle design initiatives is common, insurance company initiatives aimed at the engineering element of road safety is a relatively new trend. This research summarizes the major road safety engineering programs undertaken by six insurance companies in Australia, Canada, and the United States, and presents some of the results achieved. The research finds that the immediacy of the benefit derived from road safety engineering improvements, coupled with an expanding knowledge base in this field, are contributing to the growth in interest in road safety among insurance companies. The financial interest of insurance companies in reducing crash frequencies and severities, as well as any related positive public image that road safety advocacy can generate, will likely mean that more insurance companies will be exploring avenues for participation in road safety programs. Opportunities exist for cooperation between the insurance industry and transportation engineers, and they should be pursued for mutual benefit. Although the ultimate responsibility and authority for roads should remain with public agencies, the incentive and emphasis that insurance companies place on road safety provide a unique opportunity to help reduce the daily risks that we face in a mobile world.

Managed Care Takes to the Highway: Implications for Insureds

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-219
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Gilchrist
Keyword(s):  
Managed Care ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
Health Care Expenditures ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Automobile Insurance ◽  
Automobile Accidents ◽  
Automobile Accident ◽  
Accident Injuries ◽  
Managed Care Organizations

Automobile insurance companies are joining the move to managed care in the hopes of reducing health-care expenditures arising out of automobile accidents. Industry interest is strong enough that large managed care organizations, such as Concentra Managed Care, Inc., and HNC Insurance Solutions, are beginning to offer their existing network of providers to persons seeking medical care for automobile accident injuries and their evaluation software to insurers.While insurance companies have successfully pressed four state legislatures and one commissioner of insurance for authorization to offer consumers a managed care option in automobile insurance policies, these efforts have not gone unchallenged. Vocal opponents, primarily lawyer and chiropractic organizations, question whether persons injured in accidents will receive care when needed (especially if the accident occurs when the policyholder is away from home), what the quality of care received will be, and whether any savings will be passed on to consumers.

scholarly journals The Effect of Risk-Based Capital on Investment Returns of Insurance Companies in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (31) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willys Obuba Chache ◽  
Cyrus Iraya Mwangi ◽  
Winnie Nyamute ◽  
Caren Angima
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Ratio Test ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Risk Capital ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Investment Returns ◽  
Capital Charge

This paper focuses on analyzing the effect of risk-based capital on investment returns of insurance companies in Kenya. The study population comprised of 63 insurance companies licensed by Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA). A longitudinal (panel) design was used to describe the association amongst variables on the study duration. Moreover, secondary data was collected from the insurance companies’ annual returns submitted to IRA for five-year duration (2014-2018), which yielded adequate data points for each insurance company deeming it viable. Risk-based capital was determined by the standard formulae as per the risk-based supervision model. It was a composition of operational risk charge, market risk charge, insurance risk charge, credit risk capital charge, and an adjustment which considered the lossabsorbing capacity of technical provisions and deferred taxes. Investment returns in insurance companies was calculated using the investment income ratio. Test of normality, linearity, multicollinearity, and independence were conducted and were found suitable for linear regression to be conducted. Linear regression was used to evaluate the nature of the relationship between the variables based on the hypothesis in the study and at a significance level of 5%. Coefficient of determination ( ) was derived to show how the model fits the data. The study findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between risk-based capital and investment returns, thus allowing investment portfolio managers in the insurance industry to justify their investments in high risk areas that may attract a high capital charge.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0 ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND WHETHER OF THE ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS PLAY A ROLE TO INVESTMENT YIELD?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-351
Author(s):  
Iskandar Muda ◽  
Hafizah ◽  
Bunga Aditi ◽  
Hermansyur ◽  
Erlina
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Least Square Method ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
The Impact

Purpose of the study: This research aims to know the influence of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era on the insurance industry on the side of assets and Investment insurance companies to Investment Yield Sharia Insurance in Indonesia. Methodology: This type of research is explanatory research. This type of research data is secondary data sourced from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Republic of Indonesia period in 2016-2107. The tool of analysis in this research is the Partial Least Square method using Smart PLS statistics. Main Findings: The results are an influence of Assets and Investment on Investment Yield on insurance companies in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era. In the era of the industrial revolution, 4.0 potential insurance improve economic growth through several aspects, namely promote financial stability. Facilitate trade and commercial activities. mobilize domestic savings. Offering a variety of risk management on capital. Increase more efficient allocation of capital and reduce the risk of loss and can increase Investment Yield for shareholders and stakeholders. Applications of this study: This research is the observation only on Sharia Insurance Company sample while other issuers are not observed in this study and this research implies that sharia insurance issuers are growing and contributing to their shareholders and shareholder. Novelty/Originality of this study: The first time observing the Sharia Insurance industry industrial Revolution 4.0 era and previous research to observe in Sharia banking.

scholarly journals Complaint Redressal Practices in Public and Private Insurance Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12S2) ◽  
pp. 369-374
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
Regulations And Guidelines

The life insurance industry of India has 23 licenses -holders running their business in this sector. The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI), which is the only player in the public sector, the remaining area is covered by the 22 private sector companies. IRDAI has taken initiatives to provide effective grievance handling machinery to address the grievances of policyholders. Consumer dispute Redressal agency is efficient for handling complaints and easily accessible. This paper examines the regulations and guidelines framed by IRDAI for effective grievance handling and the study would provide some insights into the areas, specifically status of grievances in public and private life insurance companies (LIC, SBI, HDFC, Reliance Life and Bajaj Allianz) and the functioning of consumer dispute Redressal agencies of life insurance sectors.

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