Decomposing diversification effect: evidence from the U.S. property-liability insurance industry

Prior literature suggests that diversified property-liability (P/L) insurers underperform their focused counterparts. While most studies focus on insurers’ overall performance, there is an absence of evidence regarding whether the underperformance is driven by underwriting or investment profitabilit...

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Main Authors: Xin Che, Andre P. Liebenberg, Ivonne A. Liebenberg, Lawrence S. Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2017-05-01
Series:Insurance Markets and Companies
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Online Access:https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/8752/IMC_2017_01_Che.pdf