Publications

Purchase

Article

Theory of Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance

By: André Perold and Fischer Black

Keywords: Theory; Insurance; Investment

summer 1995
Article

The Emerging Asset Class: Insurance Risk

By: K. A. Froot, B. Murphy, A. Stern and S. Usher

Keywords: Financial Markets; Insurance; Policy; Risk Management; Natural Disasters; Insurance Industry

February 1973 (Revised June 1973)
Case

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (A)

By: Stephen A. Greyser

Keywords: Insurance Industry

1981
Case

Town of Holden Health Insurance Procurement

By: Dutch Leonard

Keywords: Health; Local Range; Insurance; Financial Management

2025
Working Paper

Climate Risk and the U.S. Insurance Gap: Measurement, Drivers and Implications

By: Parinitha Sastry, Tess Scharlemann, Ishita Sen and Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva

In a world with rising risk, how much are U.S. households willing to pay for homeowners insurance, and what does their demand imply for the future of insurance markets? We provide the first estimates of household willingness to pay for homeowners insurance and the... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Risk and Uncertainty; Insurance; Personal Finance; Consumer Behavior; Mortgages

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26 Jun 2018
Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Pensions and Insurance on Global Yield Curves

Keywords: by Robin Greenwood and Annette Vissing-Jorgensen; Insurance; Insurance

June 2025
Case

Waterdrop: AI-Powered Insurance and Healthcare

By: Qi Li, Letian Zhang, Qi Zhou and Qingyi He

April 1985 (Revised October 1986)
Case

Prudential Insurance Co. of America

1983
Article

Public Insurance Provision and Non-Market Failures

By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser

Keywords: Insurance; Failure

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... View Details

Keywords: History; Risk Management; Government Legislation; Insurance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry

Purchase

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. View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Insurance Industry

Purchase

24 Mar 2013
News

There’s a Reason for Deposit Insurance

13 Jul 2017
News

Why we are all insurance companies

October 2014
Article

Are Health Insurance Markets Competitive?

July 1987 (Revised April 1988)
Case

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

May 11, 2017
Article

Good Riddance to Big Insurance Mergers

By: Leemore S. Dafny

Federal judges issued preliminary injunctions halting mergers of four of the five largest U.S. health insurers. These decisions provide more precedent to support challenges of mergers between competitors in health care markets—whether payers or providers. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry