Assessing the risk potential of premium payment options in participating life insurance contracts

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 691-712

  Gatzert, Nadine ^a   Schmeiser, Hato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 49249137581     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2008.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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