Regulatory free cash flow and the high cost of insurance company failures

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 415-438

  Hall, Brian J ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0041114526     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253836     Document Type: Article

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