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- March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk
By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell
The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its microfinance network leads Opportunity International to launch the first global specialized microinsurance company, the Micro Insurance Agency (MIA). Building on the experience in 10 countries...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Cost Management;
Microfinance;
Globalization;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Risk Management;
Infrastructure;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Competition;
Financial Services Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America
Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk." Harvard Business School Case 307-089, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- February 1973 (Revised June 1973)
- Case
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (A)
Keywords:
Insurance Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 573-046, February 1973. (Revised June 1973.)
- February 1994 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Leland O'Brien Rubinstein Associates, Inc.: Portfolio Insurance
By: Peter Tufano
Leland O'Brien Rubinstein Associates, a small financial advisory firm founded in 1980, has created a successful business by selling a product commonly known as portfolio insurance. Portfolio insurance is a trading strategy that institutional investors use to establish...
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Tufano, Peter, and Barbara Kyrillos. "Leland O'Brien Rubinstein Associates, Inc.: Portfolio Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 294-061, February 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
- April 1985 (Revised October 1986)
- Case
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Jones, E. Philip. "Prudential Insurance Co. of America." Harvard Business School Case 285-140, April 1985. (Revised October 1986.)
- summer 1995
- Article
The Emerging Asset Class: Insurance Risk
By: K. A. Froot, B. Murphy, A. Stern and S. Usher
- March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
Evolution of eCoverage in the Online Insurance Market, The
David Riker, the founder and chairman of eCoverage, an online insurance company, describes the various phases of company development, such as presenting a business plan, gathering a management team, getting the word out, and running the site.
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Internet and the Web;
Business Startups;
Insurance Industry
Hansen, Morten T., and Jeffrey Berger. "Evolution of eCoverage in the Online Insurance Market, The." Harvard Business School Case 400-081, March 2000. (Revised May 2000.)
- 1983
- Article
Public Insurance Provision and Non-Market Failures
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
Leonard, Dutch, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Public Insurance Provision and Non-Market Failures." Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance 8 (1983).
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?
- 05 Jun 2024
- News
Florida’s Insurance Crisis Goes to Washington
- December 2007
- Case
The Campaign for Bank Insurance in Antebellum New York
By: David A. Moss and Cole Bolton
The New York State Legislature had come to a standstill in 1829 as lawmakers refused to charter any new banks or recharter any existing banks. Four of New York's forty banks had failed since 1825, and many legislatures believed that a significant change in the banking...
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Keywords:
History;
Risk Management;
Government Legislation;
Insurance;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry
Moss, David A., and Cole Bolton. "The Campaign for Bank Insurance in Antebellum New York." Harvard Business School Case 708-037, December 2007.
- 24 Mar 2013
- News
There’s a Reason for Deposit Insurance
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Why we are all insurance companies
- 1993
- Chapter
Deposit Insurance Reform: A Functional Approach
By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Insurance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
Insurance Industry;
Insurance Industry
Merton, Robert C., and Zvi Bodie. "Deposit Insurance Reform: A Functional Approach." In Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy. Vol. 38, edited by A. Meltzer and C. Plosser. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1993.
- October 2014
- Article
Are Health Insurance Markets Competitive?
By: Leemore S. Dafny
Dafny, Leemore S. "Are Health Insurance Markets Competitive?" American Economic Review 100, no. 4 (September 2010): 1399–1431.
- July 1987 (Revised April 1988)
- Case
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Linder, Jane C. "Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co." Harvard Business School Case 188-007, July 1987. (Revised April 1988.)
- May 1975 (Revised June 1975)
- Case
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (C)
Keywords:
Insurance Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 575-114, May 1975. (Revised June 1975.)
- November 2011 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
China Life: Micro Insurance for the Poor
By: Shawn Cole and Lilei Xu
China Life must decide whether to accept the government's "invitation" to develop a microinsurance product for the rural poor. Can it be done profitably?
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Cole, Shawn, and Lilei Xu. "China Life: Micro Insurance for the Poor." Harvard Business School Case 212-030, November 2011. (Revised March 2013.)