An empirical investigation of market structure, efficiency, and performance in property-liability insurance

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 635-673

  Choi, Byeongyong Paul ^a   Weiss, Mary A ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 30344460519     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2005.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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