Risky business : why insurance markets fail and what to do about it

By:

Finkelstein, Amy

Publication details: Yale University Press New Haven 2022Description: 271pISBN:

9780300274042

Subject(s):

Insurance Companies

DDC classification:

368.973 FIN

Summary: This book explores the issues affecting insurance markets, such as dental insurance's crummy reputation, pet insurance's high cost, and auto insurers' credit score requirements. The authors discuss why insurers gather personal information, why insurance entrepreneurs often fail, and whether government-mandated health insurance would be more beneficial. The book addresses critical business and policy issues related to privacy, equity, and government role in insurance.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Jammu General Stacks	Non-fiction	368.973 FIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMJ-9553

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Part I : Setting the scene. 1. Death of a market 2. Into the wild 3. The two-thousand-year-old market Part II : Much ado about selection. 4. The price isn't right 5. Opening the chamber of secrets Part III : Enter the government. 6. Eat your broccoli! 7. You can't do that! 8. Business gets the last move

This book explores the issues affecting insurance markets, such as dental insurance's crummy reputation, pet insurance's high cost, and auto insurers' credit score requirements. The authors discuss why insurers gather personal information, why insurance entrepreneurs often fail, and whether government-mandated health insurance would be more beneficial. The book addresses critical business and policy issues related to privacy, equity, and government role in insurance.

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