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題名 How does actual relative to target leverage affect reinsurance use?
作者 許永明
Shiu, Yung-Ming;Li, Xiaoyi
貢獻者 風管系
關鍵詞 Reinsurance; Relative leverage; External shocks
日期 2023-11
上傳時間 29-Jan-2024 09:11:57 (UTC+8)
摘要 This study investigates the relationship between capital structure deviation and reinsurance use. Prior studies on capital structures and hedging focus on how actual leverage is related to risk management tools. Using a sample of U.S. property–liability insurers from 2002 to 2021 and a simultaneous equations model, we argue and find that for overleveraged (underleveraged) insurers, the higher the actual leverage, the more (less) reinsurance use. Collectively, insurers with more deviations from their target leverages tend to purchase more reinsurance. Our evidence indicates that such capital structure deviations play an important role in dictating reinsurance use. We also find that these relationships are moderated by external shocks, including financial crises, catastrophic and pandemic events. The results imply that regulators may pay close attention to not only insurers’ actual leverages level but also their capital structure deviations, which could potientilly cause financial insolvency.
關聯 International Review of Economics and Finance, Vol.88, pp.874-890
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2023.07.028
dc.contributor 風管系
dc.creator (作者) 許永明
dc.creator (作者) Shiu, Yung-Ming;Li, Xiaoyi
dc.date (日期) 2023-11
dc.date.accessioned 29-Jan-2024 09:11:57 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 29-Jan-2024 09:11:57 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 29-Jan-2024 09:11:57 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/149409-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This study investigates the relationship between capital structure deviation and reinsurance use. Prior studies on capital structures and hedging focus on how actual leverage is related to risk management tools. Using a sample of U.S. property–liability insurers from 2002 to 2021 and a simultaneous equations model, we argue and find that for overleveraged (underleveraged) insurers, the higher the actual leverage, the more (less) reinsurance use. Collectively, insurers with more deviations from their target leverages tend to purchase more reinsurance. Our evidence indicates that such capital structure deviations play an important role in dictating reinsurance use. We also find that these relationships are moderated by external shocks, including financial crises, catastrophic and pandemic events. The results imply that regulators may pay close attention to not only insurers’ actual leverages level but also their capital structure deviations, which could potientilly cause financial insolvency.
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dc.relation (關聯) International Review of Economics and Finance, Vol.88, pp.874-890
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Reinsurance; Relative leverage; External shocks
dc.title (題名) How does actual relative to target leverage affect reinsurance use?
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1016/j.iref.2023.07.028
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2023.07.028