Risk margin estimation through the cost of capital approach: Some conceptual issues

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-253

  Floreani, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

accounting standards; Cost of capital; fair value; IFRS 4; insurance contracts; risk margin; Solvency II

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953669707     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: 14680440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/gpp.2011.2     Document Type: Article

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