Search for dissertations about: "life insurance demand thesis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words life insurance demand thesis.
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1. Life after death : The diffusion of Swedish life insurance - Dynamics of financial and social modernization 1830-1950
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand the diffusion process of Swedish life insurance during the period c. 1830-1950, with the specific aim to understand financial modernization and social mobilization as reflected in the diffusion of life insurance to less well-to-do classes and women. READ MORE
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2. The Making of the Swedish Life Insurance Market 1855-1914
Abstract : This licentiate thesis examines the development of the life insurance industry during the period 1855-1914. The aim with the study is to recognise dimensions not frequently addressed by previous research on the insurance industry, namely the impact of social dimensions, including the implicit and explicit economic importance of social movements and the diffusion of knowledge in society at large for the development of the life insurance industry. READ MORE
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3. Demand, Competition and Redistribution in Swedish Dental Care
Abstract : Essay 1: Individuals with higher socioeconomic status (SES) also tend to enjoy better health. Evidence from the economics literature suggests that a potential mechanism behind this “social health gradient” is that human capabilities, that form SES, also facilitate health-promoting behaviors. READ MORE
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4. Micro-level claims reserving in non-life insurance
Abstract : Actuarial reserving deals with the problem of predicting outstanding claims payments on policies issued up to today to find an appropriate amount of capital, the claims reserve or technical provisions, to set aside in order to be able to meet obligations to policyholders. Historically, and commonly still today, this has been approached using purely algorithmic and deterministic methods, not based in any statistical models. READ MORE
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5. Environmental Impacts of Shared Mobility: Potential, Factors, and Assessments
Abstract : Environmental impacts from passenger transportation continue to increase globally due to a rise in kilometers traveled and a shift to emission-intensive transportation modes (from public transportation and active modes such as walking and cycling to motorcycle and car ridership). The electrification of the passenger fleet, coupled with low-carbon energy sources, is expected to decrease some of the environmental impacts associated with passenger transportation, including local air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and fuel depletion. READ MORE