Captive Insurance Companies and Manager-Owner Conflicts

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 289-302

  Scordis, Nicos A ^a   Porat, M Moshe ^b  

^a Department of Insurance and Finance   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040705083     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253537     Document Type: Article

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