Is there dynamic adverse selection in the life insurance market?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 112
Issue: 1
Pages: 113-115

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

This paper finds evidence of dynamic adverse selection in the life insurance market. Lower-risk individuals are more likely to cancel a policy, and to cancel one of greater face value conditional on cancelation, than are individuals with higher mortality risk.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:112:y:2011:i:1:p:113-115
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-02-02