Research Handbook on the Economics of Insurance Law
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78254-713-6 (ISBN)
Why and how do individuals purchase insurance?
The role of the state in insurance markets
The regulation of insurance
Insurance law in the courts.
Overall, this Handbook synthesizes the insights of insurance economics with the flourishing body of economically oriented research in insurance law.
As well as providing a new approach for scholars, the Handbook will prove a useful reference for insurance lawyers and insurance regulators owing to its policy relevant, practical approach.
Contributors: K.S. Abraham, D. Asmat, R. Avraham, T. Baker, E.F. Brown, P.-A. Chiappori, M.F. Grace, S.E. Harrington, D. Jaffee, R.W. Klein, H.C. Kunreuther, J. Kwak, K.D. Logue, J.A. Nyman, M.V. Pauly, D. Schwarcz, P. Siegelman, C. Silver, R. Squire, S. Tennyson
Edited by Daniel Schwarcz, Professor, University of Minnesota Law School and Peter Siegelman, Professor, University of Connecticut Law School, US
Contents:
Introduction
Daniel Schwarcz and Peter Siegelman
PART I WHY AND HOW DO INDIVIDUALS PURCHASE INSURANCE?
1. Behavioral Economics and Insurance: Principles and Solutions
Howard C. Kunreuther and Mark V. Pauly
2. Insurance Agents in the 21st Century: The Problem of Biased Advice
Daniel Schwarcz and Peter Siegelman
3. Moral and Other Hazards of Economic Analysis of Health Insurance
John A. Nyman
4. Does The Theory of Insurance Support Awarding Pain and Suffering Damages in Torts?
Ronen Avraham
PART II THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN INSURANCE MARKETS
5. “Social Insurance,” Risk Spreading, and Redistribution
James Kwak
6. Catastrophe Insurance
Dwight Jaffee
7. US Healthcare Reform
Scott E. Harrington
PART III INSURANCE REGULATION
8. Insurance Solvency Regulation: A New World Order?
Elizabeth F. Brown and Robert W. Klein
9. Classification Risk and its Regulation
Kenneth S. Abraham and Pierre-André Chiappori
10. Economics of State versus Federal Regulation
Martin F. Grace
PART IV COURTS AND INSURANCE
11. Mandatory Rules and Default Rules in Insurance Contracts
Tom Baker and Kyle D. Logue
12. The Law and Economics of Insurance Bad Faith Liability
Daniel Asmat and Sharon Tennyson
13. Basic Economics of the Defense of Covered Claims
Charles Silver
14. The Artificial Collective-Action Problem in Lawsuits Against Insured Defendents
Richard Squire
15. The Law and Economics of Liability Insurance: A Theoretical and Empirical Review
Tom Baker and Peter Siegelman
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.8.2015 |
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Reihe/Serie | Research Handbooks in Law and Economics series |
Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht | |
Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Handelsrecht | |
Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78254-713-4 / 1782547134 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78254-713-6 / 9781782547136 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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