Catastrophic losses and insurer profitability: Evidence from 9/11

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-62

  Chen, Xuanjuan ^a   Doerpinghaus, Helen ^b   Lin, Bing Xuan ^c   Yu, Tong ^d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c ZHONGNAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 40449103354     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2007.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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