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Catastrophe Losses, ART (alternative risk transfer) and Consumers' Interests in Insurance Industry : An International Comparison

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13572024
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Commerce
Research InstitutionRyukoku University

Principal Investigator

IGUCHI Tomio  Ryukoku University, Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (70113115)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHRESDHA Manoju L.  Konan University, Business Administration, Professor, 経営学部, 教授 (90248097)
村上 敬進  龍谷大学, 経済学部, 専任講師 (60340501)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥10,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
KeywordsART / Risk management / Finite / Catastrophe / Risk Financing / Derivatives / リスク・ファイナンシング / カタストロフィ保険 / 保険 / 自然災害 / カタストロフィー / 消費者利益 / 保険デリバティブ / 巨大災害
Research Abstract

A trend towards higher catastrophe losses has emerged since mid 1980s. Property insurers had to bear losses of US$ 18.5 billion by catastrophes in 2003. Natural catastrophes accounted for the lion's share of this amount, namely US$ 16.2 billion.
Non-life insurers have emerged from the recent soft market facing a different environment, challenging the limits of insurability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the future of insurance industry, attracting considerable attention catastrophe losses and ART (alternative risk transfer).
The following seven points were in effect.
1 Risk and Consumers' Conduct
2 Risk Increasing and ART
3 Catastrophes and ART
4 Finite Risk Reinsurance
5 Effects of Climate Change on Insured Losses
6 ART and Interest of Consumers
7 Insurance Distribution Systems

Report

(5 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2005 2003 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) Publications (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 産業組織論の観点からみた保険販売チャネルの多様化2005

    • Author(s)
      井口 富夫
    • Journal Title

      保険学雑誌 588

      Pages: 4-18

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 因子分析からみた保険業の全体像2005

    • Author(s)
      井口 富夫, 李〓屏
    • Journal Title

      保険学雑誌 589(6月刊行)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Industrial Organization on Insurance Distribution Systems2005

    • Author(s)
      Tomio Iguchi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Insurance Science No.588

      Pages: 4-18

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Principal Component Analysis in the Japanese Life Insurance Industry2005

    • Author(s)
      Tomio Iguch, Fuping Lee
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Insurance Science No.589

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 産業組織論の観点からみた保険販売チャネルの多様化2005

    • Author(s)
      井口 富夫
    • Journal Title

      保険学雑誌 588(3月刊行)

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] リスク・ファイナンシングの手段としての保険と保険代替スキーム2003

    • Author(s)
      井口 富夫
    • Journal Title

      龍谷大学経済学論集 43・3

      Pages: 1-24

    • NAID

      110002963218

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Risk Financing, Insurance and Alternative Risk Transfer2003

    • Author(s)
      Tomio Iguchi
    • Journal Title

      Ryukoku Journal of Economic Study Vol.43, No.3

      Pages: 1-24

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 井口 富夫: "リスク・ファイナンシングの手段としての保険と保険代替スキーム"龍谷大学 経済学論集. 43・3. 1-24 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 井口 富夫: "保険に係わる消費者の意識調査結果に関する研究"生命保険論集. 144. 1-34 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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