Consequences of the financial crisis for the insurance markets of the world and Ukraine

Kozmenko, Olha and Kravchuk, Hanna (2010): Consequences of the financial crisis for the insurance markets of the world and Ukraine. Published in: Insurance Markets and Companies: Analyses and Actuarial Computations , Vol. 1, No. 3 (29 December 2010): pp. 7-15.

Abstract

The article presents analytical data regarding the influence of the global financial crisis on the activity of the insurance market of some countries. Special attention is given to the dynamics in the development of the insurance market of Ukraine, problems and perspectives of Ukrainian insurance market.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: financial crisis, insurance market, insurance market of Ukraine, life insurance, non-life insurance.
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G22 - Insurance ; Insurance Companies ; Actuarial Studies

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