Search for dissertations about: "Insurance Dissertation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words Insurance Dissertation.

  2. 1. Moral Hazard and Insurance: Optimality, Risk and Preferences

    Author : Kristian Sundström; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; asymmetric information; second best solution; first best solution; Insurance; Moral Hazard;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of an introductory chapter, followed by three chapters which all deal with theoretical issues related to moral hazard and insurance. In Chapter 2 we assume symmetric and perfect information. READ MORE

  4. 2. A study of asymmetric information problems in vehicle insurance

    Author : Sherzod Yarmukhamedov; Jan-Eric Nilsson; Lars Hultkrantz; Eric Verhoef; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; asymmetric information; insurance; moral hazard; traffic safety; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Insurance is an indispensable part of modern welfare systems. It provides financial protection against unexpected losses and facilitates security and efficiency. READ MORE

  5. 3. To be in‐between : The road to disability pension with reference to the Swedish social insurance system

    Author : Berit Ydreborg; Kerstin Ekberg; Alf Bergroth; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Disability pension; social insurance; social insurance officers; clients; practice; work ability; street‐level bureaucracy; Health and medical services in society; Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället;

    Abstract : Background: The Social Insurance is part of the Swedish welfare system that is intended to create economic security for citizens in the event of unemployment, sickness, functional disability, and old age. The Swedish sickness‐benefit insurance is based on the standard insurance principle meaning that sickness benefits are related to level of lost income. READ MORE

  6. 4. Social Policy and Health Insurance in South Korea and Taiwan : A Comparative Historical Approach

    Author : Annette H. K. Son; Christer Gunnarsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Social sciences; social policy; health insurance; South Korea; Taiwan; social security institutions; state; regulator; entitlement to statutory health insurance; direct presidential elections; international norms; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with a comparison of social policy in South Korea and Taiwan. By tracing the historical origins of the modern social security institutions, as well as the historical process of modernization of medical care in Korea and Taiwan, this study can identify the extension of entitlement to health insurance as one of the most contentious social policy issues in the two countries. READ MORE

  7. 5. Genetic Information - Values and Rights. The morality of presymptomatic genetic testing

    Author : Niklas Juth; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; morality; biomedical ethics; genetic information; genetic testing; presymptomatic; values; rights; autonomy; well-being; justice; genetic counselling; Kantian ethics; authenticity; privacy; confidentiality; insurance;

    Abstract : The focal point of this dissertation is the question of the value of and right to genetic information from presymptomatic genetic testing that may reveal risk of disease. This question is discussed regarding first parties, that is, the person on whom the test is performed, second parties, that is, blood relatives’ of first parties, and third parties, such as insurance companies and employers. READ MORE