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- June 24, 2016
- Article
Health Insurance Mergers Put Consumers Last
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Health Insurance Mergers Put Consumers Last." The Hill (June 24, 2016). (Opinion.)
- January 1988 (Revised March 1988)
- Case
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (D)
Vitale, Michael R. "Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (D)." Harvard Business School Case 188-056, January 1988. (Revised March 1988.)
- July 1986 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (C)
Vitale, Michael R. "Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 187-022, July 1986. (Revised August 1987.)
- 2018
- Working Paper
The Impact of Pensions and Insurance on Global Yield Curves
By: Robin Greenwood and Annette Vissing-Jorgensen
We document a strong effect of pension and insurance company (P&I) assets on the long end of the yield curve. Using data from 26 countries, the yield spread between 30-year and 10-year government bond yields is negatively related to the ratio of pension assets (in...
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Greenwood, Robin, and Annette Vissing-Jorgensen. "The Impact of Pensions and Insurance on Global Yield Curves." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-109, June 2018. (Revised December 2018.)
- January 1999 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
The U.S. Banking Panic of 1933 and Federal Deposit Insurance
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Sabina M. Ciminero
After highlighting some key developments in the banking history of the United States, the case illustrates the Banking Panic of 1933 and the way in which Franklin D. Roosevelt dealt with it at the beginning of his presidency. Describes the main components of banking...
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Keywords:
Government Legislation;
Insurance;
Crisis Management;
Financial Crisis;
Banks and Banking;
History;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
United States
Rotemberg, Julio J., and Sabina M. Ciminero. "The U.S. Banking Panic of 1933 and Federal Deposit Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 799-077, January 1999. (Revised December 2020.)
- December 1974 (Revised May 1990)
- Case
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.
By: W. Earl Sasser and Robert L. Banks
Keywords:
Insurance Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and Robert L. Banks. "Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co." Harvard Business School Case 675-088, December 1974. (Revised May 1990.)
- May 2020
- Teaching Note
fidentiaX: The Tradable Insurance Marketplace on Blockchain
By: Alexander Braun, Lauren H. Cohen and Jiahua Xu
- March 1991 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
New York Life Insurance Co.: Pension Department
By: Robert J. Dolan
Analyzes competition in the pension fund industry. In particular, New York Life must decide whether to compete head-to-head with mutual fund giants by offering record-keeping services or to just continue to focus on selling investment products. Presents the results of...
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Dolan, Robert J. "New York Life Insurance Co.: Pension Department." Harvard Business School Case 591-051, March 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- Jul 2012
- Conference Presentation
The Indigenization of Insurance in China
By: Elisabeth Koll
Koll, Elisabeth. "The Indigenization of Insurance in China." Paper presented at the 16th World Economic History Congress, International Economic History Association, Stellenbosch, South Africa, July 2012. (Presented in the panel "The International Networks Forged by the Insurance Industry since the End of the 18th Century.")
- June 1982 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (A)
Parsons, Gregory L. "Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 182-276, June 1982. (Revised August 1985.)
- November 1989
- Background Note
Note on the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
Meerschwam, David M. "Note on the U.S. Life Insurance Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 290-012, November 1989.
- February 2005 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Allianz (A2): An Insurer Acquired a Bank
By: Joseph L. Bower, Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Bower, Joseph L., Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman, and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Allianz (A2): An Insurer Acquired a Bank." Harvard Business School Case 305-088, February 2005. (Revised July 2005.)
- December 1994 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Patriot National Insurance Company: Case and Simulation
Designed to be used in conjunction with Byrnes, Byrnes & Townsend. Discusses a suit brought by a woman client who was badly injured in an automobile accident and alleges that a proximate cause of the accident was faulty repairs on her car by a Patriot-insured auto...
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Hammond, John S., and Marjorie Corman Aaron. "Patriot National Insurance Company: Case and Simulation." Harvard Business School Case 395-134, December 1994. (Revised October 1996.)
- October 2004
- Article
Demand for Portfolio Insurance and Index Option Prices
By: Kaushik Amin, Joshua D. Coval and H. Nejat Seyhun
Amin, Kaushik, Joshua D. Coval, and H. Nejat Seyhun. "Demand for Portfolio Insurance and Index Option Prices." Journal of Business 77, no. 4 (October 2004).
- July 2022
- Case
A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
The North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association (the Mutual) was founded in 1898 as a for-profit entity selling life insurance catering to the Black community. The Mutual was entering a field crowded with established White-owned competitors that largely refused to...
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Keywords:
Black Entrepreneurs;
Insurance;
History;
Race;
Prejudice and Bias;
Entrepreneurship;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Insurance Industry;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, and John Masko. "A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 823-032, July 2022.
- June 1987
- Teaching Note
Pinnacle Mutual Life Insurance Co., Teaching Note
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Keywords:
Insurance
- April 2023
- Teaching Note
LOOP: Driving Change in Auto Insurance Pricing
By: Elie Ofek
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-073.
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- 2021
- Chapter
Business Continuity Insurance in the Next Disaster
By: Samuel Gregory Hanson, Adi Sunderam and Eric Zwick
This article draws lessons from the business support policies pursued in the COVID-19
pandemic to guide policy design for the next disaster. We contrast the performance
of the Paycheck Protection Program to the Main Street Lending Program to illustrate
how design...
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Keywords:
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Policy;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Financing and Loans;
United States
Hanson, Samuel Gregory, Adi Sunderam, and Eric Zwick. "Business Continuity Insurance in the Next Disaster." In Rebuilding the Post-Pandemic Economy, edited by Melissa S. Kearney and Amy Ganz, 52–77. Washington, DC: Aspen Institute, 2021.
- May 21, 2020
- Editorial
Primary Care Is Hurting: Why Aren't Private Insurers Pitching In?
By: Leemore S. Dafny and J. Michael McWilliams
Primary care clinicians are the front line for patients with suspected infection. We rely on them to diagnose, triage, and manage patients with potential or confirmed COVID infections. They are also responsible for keeping non-COVID medical conditions under control...
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Keywords:
COVID-19;
Primary Care;
Health Pandemics;
Health Care and Treatment;
Financial Condition;
Insurance
Dafny, Leemore S., and J. Michael McWilliams. "Primary Care Is Hurting: Why Aren't Private Insurers Pitching In?" Health Affairs Blog (May 21, 2020).