Over the years, crop insurance programs became the focus of agricultural policy in the USA, Spain, Mexico, and more recently in Brazil. Given the increasing interest in insurance, accurate calculation of the premium rate ...

The purpose of the study is to analyze the psychosocial factors of influence in the purchase decision process of the users of car insurance policies, to answer the question, what are the psychosocial factors that influence ...

The Chilean insurance industry has experienced significant growth in recent years through annuity sales, requiring life insurance companies to actively manage longevity and reinvestment risks. As a result, the regulator ...

Abstract This paper discusses the rationale of social insurance and social insurance institutions as they have emerged and developed in economically mature nations. The aim of the paper is to present discuss experience ...

This document is prepared by Edward Palmer, Consultant of the Project ¨Inclusion of the European Nordic Model in the debate concerning reform of social protection schemes in Latin American and the Caribbean¨ (SWE/05/001). ...

INTRODUCTION Health systems are one determinant of health; their role is to facilitate timely and equitable access to quality services. The way in which a health system is organized can profoundly affect achievement of its ...