Evaluating solvency versus efficiency performance and different forms of organization and marketing in US property - Liability insurance companies

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 492-514

  Brockett, Patrick L ^a   Cooper, William W ^b   Golden, Linda L ^a,b   Rousseau, John J ^a   Wang, Yuying ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Insurance; Marketing distribution systems; Regulation; Solvency; Stock and mutual companies

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; INSURANCE; INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MARKETING;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); MARKETING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0345602777     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00184-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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