Journal of Risk Finance: Volume 13 Issue 4

Short monetary systems: take a risk, create money

Michael Mainelli

The purpose of this editorial is to examine fiat currencies and common tenders (trade‐based money) from a risk perspective. The editorial encourages risk managers to consider the…

The risk of model misspecification and its impact on solvency measurement in the insurance sector

Hato Schmeiser, Caroline Siegel, Joël Wagner

The purpose of this paper is to study the risk of misspecifying solvency models for insurance companies.

Backtesting the solvency capital requirement for longevity risk

Mariarosaria Coppola, Valeria D'Amato

The determination of the capital requirements represents the first Pillar of Solvency II. The main purpose of the new solvency regulation is to obtain more realistic modelling and…

Market‐consistent embedded value in non‐life insurance: how to measure it and why

Dorothea Diers, Martin Eling, Christian Kraus, Andreas Reuß

The purpose of this paper is to transfer the concept of market‐consistent embedded value (MCEV) from life to non‐life insurance. This is an important undertaking since differences…

Leverage, product diversity and performance of general insurers in Malaysia

Soon‐Yau Foong, Razak Idris

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of leverage on the financial performance of general insurance companies in Malaysia, and investigate whether the…

Analyzing the technical efficiency of insurance companies in GCC

Khalid Al‐Amri, Said Gattoufi, Saeed Al‐Muharrami

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the performances of the insurance sector in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and carry out a comparative analysis for its different…

Hazardous immorality: strategic externalization of risk and credit pricing

Zaneta Chapman, Thomas Getzen

The purpose of this paper is to examine the risks caused by “hazardously immoral” contracts which force external parties to bear significant losses without their consent.