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- 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... View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "New York Life Insurance Co.: Pension Department." Harvard Business School Case 591-051, March 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- August 1989 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Computer Company's Health Plan
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Computer Company's Health Plan." Harvard Business School Case 190-038, August 1989. (Revised May 1993.)
- July 1989
- Article
On the Application of the Continuous-Time Theory of Finance to Financial Intermediation and Insurance
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "On the Application of the Continuous-Time Theory of Finance to Financial Intermediation and Insurance." Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance 14, no. 52 (July 1989): 225–262. (Reproduced as Chapter 14 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- June 1989 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
CIGNA Worldwide
By: John A. Quelch
A CIGNA Worldwide (CWW) task group of European country directors and key functional managers is meeting in November 1988 to discuss how CWW should respond to the European Community's plan to remove existing internal barriers and restrictions to the free flow of goods... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Insurance; Competitive Strategy; Emerging Markets; Trade; Insurance Industry; Europe
Quelch, John A. "CIGNA Worldwide." Harvard Business School Case 589-098, June 1989. (Revised July 1993.)
- April 1987
- Background Note
Note on Accounting for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies
By: Andre F. Perold
Perold, Andre F. "Note on Accounting for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 287-082, April 1987.
- October 1985
- Supplement
Merrill Lynch: Underwriting Beverly Enterprises (B)
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Merrill Lynch: Underwriting Beverly Enterprises (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 286-028, October 1985.
- 1985
- Chapter
Implicit Labor Contracts Viewed as Options: A Discussion of 'Insurance Aspects of Pensions'
By: Robert C. Merton
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Contracts; Labor and Management Relations; Insurance
Merton, Robert C. "Implicit Labor Contracts Viewed as Options: A Discussion of 'Insurance Aspects of Pensions'." In Pensions, Labor and Individual Choice, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
- August 1984 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
The Toro Company S'no Risk Program
By: David E. Bell
Toro introduced a promotion in which purchasers of their snowthrower would receive a refund if the next winter brought only modest snowfall. The principal focus of the class is to understand what the risk implications are for the customer and for the company. May be... View Details
Bell, David E. "The Toro Company S'no Risk Program." Harvard Business School Case 185-017, August 1984. (Revised March 1994.)
- 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).
- September 1982
- Article
Risk Aversion and the Negotiation of Insurance Contracts
By: R. Kihlstrom and A. E. Roth
Kihlstrom, R., and A. E. Roth. "Risk Aversion and the Negotiation of Insurance Contracts." Journal of Risk and Insurance 49 (September 1982): 372–387.
- November 1981 (Revised January 1984)
- Background Note
Note on the Property-Casualty Business
By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Insurance
Bell, David E. "Note on the Property-Casualty Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 182-143, November 1981. (Revised January 1984.)
- November 1981 (Revised February 1994)
- Background Note
Life Insurance
By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Insurance
Bell, David E. "Life Insurance." Harvard Business School Background Note 182-139, November 1981. (Revised February 1994.)
- July 1978
- Article
On the Cost of Deposit Insurance When There Are Surveillance Costs
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "On the Cost of Deposit Insurance When There Are Surveillance Costs." Journal of Business 51, no. 3 (July 1978): 439–452. (Chapter 20 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- June 1977
- Article
An Analytic Derivation of the Cost of Deposit Insurance and Loan Guarantees : An Application of Modern Option Pricing Theory
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "An Analytic Derivation of the Cost of Deposit Insurance and Loan Guarantees : An Application of Modern Option Pricing Theory." Journal of Banking & Finance 1 (June 1977): 3–11.