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Article: An empirical analysis of the effects of increasing deductibles on moral hazard.
- Article from:
- Journal of Risk and Insurance
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
- Author:
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ABSTRACT
Using information on timing and number of claims in a unique data set pertaining to comprehensive automobile insurance with the increasing deductible provision in Taiwan, the authors provide new evidence for moral hazard. Time-varying correlations between the choice of the insurance coverage and claim occurrence are significantly positive and exhibit a smirk pattern across policy months. This empirical finding supports the existence of asymmetric information. A subsample estimation depicts insured drivers' significant responses to increasing deductibles, which implies the existence of moral hazard. According to the probit regression results, the ...
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