The effect of captive insurer formation on stock returns: An empirical test from the UK

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1787-1807

  Adams, Mike ^a   Hillier, David ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Captive insurance; Event study; G14; G22; Stockholder value; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041914119     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(99)00104-1     Document Type: Article

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