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Economic, Demographic, and Institutional Determinants of Life Insurance Consumption across countries

Life insurance has become an increasingly important part of the financial sector over the past 40 years, providing a range of financial services for consumers and becoming a major source of investment in the capital market. But what drives the larg...

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Main Authors: Beck, Thorsten, Webb, Ian
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGENTS
AMOUNT OF RISK
ANNUITIES
ANNUITY
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BENEFICIARIES
BEQUEST
BRITISH LEGAL ORIGIN
BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY
BUSINESS CYCLE
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL MARKETS
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CONTRACTUAL SAVINGS
COUNTRY RISK
COVERAGE
DEGREE OF RISK
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMY
DISCOUNT RATE
DISINTERMEDIATION
DISPOSABLE INCOME
DIVIDEND
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC MARKET
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
FACE AMOUNTS
FACE VALUE
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FIXED INTEREST
FIXED INTEREST RATES
FRAUD
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME ELASTICITY
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INFLATION
INFLATION EXPECTATIONS
INFLATION RATE
INFLATION RATES
INFLATION VOLATILITY
INFORMAL INSURANCE
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INSURANCE ACTIVITY
INSURANCE COVERAGE
INSURANCE GROWTH
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INSURANCE MARKET
INSURANCE MARKETS
INSURANCE PENETRATION
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INSURANCE PREMIUM RATES
INSURANCE PRODUCT
INSURER
INSURERS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE
INVESTMENT CHOICES
INVESTMENT FUNCTION
INVESTMENT FUNCTIONS
INVESTMENT FUNDS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ISLAMIC SCHOLARS
LACK OF COMPETITION
LEGAL SYSTEM
LIABILITY
LIABILITY INSURANCE
LIFE EXPECTANCIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCT
LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
LIFE INSURERS
LOAN
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM FINANCE
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MARKET STRUCTURE
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY STABILITY
NOMINAL INTEREST RATE
OPTIMAL INVESTMENT
OVERHEAD COSTS
PAYMENT SERVICES
PAYMENT SYSTEM
POLICYHOLDERS
POLITICAL RISK
POLITICAL STABILITY
PORTFOLIO
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POWER PARITY
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE STABILITY
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PRIVATE SAVINGS
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PURCHASING POWER
REAL INTEREST
REAL INTEREST RATE
REINSURANCE
REINVESTMENT
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RESERVES
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT SAVINGS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK AVERSION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RULE OF LAW
SAVINGS INSTRUMENT
SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS
SAVINGS PORTFOLIOS
SAVINGS RATE
SOCIAL SECURITY
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT
TAXATION
UNDERWRITING
URBANIZATION
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17741877/economic-demographic-institutional-determinants-life-insurance-consumption-across-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17169

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17741877/economic-demographic-institutional-determinants-life-insurance-consumption-across-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17169

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