The Swine Flu Pandemic – Should We Be Concerned?

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
Ross MacKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Swine Flu ◽  
H1n1 Pandemic ◽  
Jigsaw Puzzle ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
Influenza A H1n1 ◽  
The Impact

As I write this review, we are in the midst of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic. The extent and impact of this pandemic is still unknown. Although daily reports on confirmed cases and deaths provide a constant stream of detailed information, it is not possible to predict with any degree of precision the impact the outbreak will have in society in general or on the life insurance industry in particular.1 The epidemiology of such disease outbreaks has been likened to a jigsaw puzzle, and we are now at the stage where the picture is intriguing even if we are not sure what we are seeing.2

The U.K. With-Profits Life Insurance Industry: A Market Analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 747-777
Author(s):  
C. D. O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Market Analysis ◽  
Life Insurers ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTThis paper reviews the market structure of the U.K. with-profits life insurance market and the potential effect on how life insurers operate. We consider the competitiveness of the market, quantifying the increase in the degree of concentration since 2000, and establishing that inherited estates may offer some protection from competition for incumbent firms. However, there is a significant degree of mobility in market positions of leading firms. Analysis of costs indicates some large differences between firms, with larger firms experiencing lower cost ratios, indicative of economies of scale. There are some marked differences in insurers' prices, the data showing that charges tend to be lower on unit-linked than on with-profits policies. The paper suggests that while there are potential concerns about how the market operates for consumers, the impact is limited by the dramatic reduction in new with-profits business.

A Retrospective Review of the Impact of Influenza A(H1N1)v Swine ‘flu Variant on a District General Hospital

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. e43-e44
Author(s):  
Victoria H. Jeffrey ◽  
Philip J.R. Sajik ◽  
Cecilia M. Jukka ◽  
Rashmi Gupta ◽  
Judith A. Bowley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Retrospective Review ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
District General Hospital ◽  
Swine Flu ◽  
Influenza A H1n1 ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of Internal Factor Analysis Summary (IFAS) and Competing Power on Performance in the Life Insurance Industry: The Mediating Role of Competitive Advantage

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratna Dewi ◽  
Amir Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Internal Factor ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
Competing Power ◽  
The Impact

This research aim to test and analyze the impact of internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) and competing power on performance in the life insurance industry in Makassar (Indonesia): The mediating role of competitive advantage. This study uses 60 employees of insurance companies at the manager level. Path analysis results provide evidence that the internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) and competitiveness significantly influence the competitive advantage and performance in the life insurance industry. The role of competitive advantage proved able to mediate the effect of internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) in improving the performance in the life insurance industry. The different conditions with competitive advantages that cannot increase the competing power against performance in the life insurance industry

scholarly journals The Impact of Internal Factor Analysis Summary (IFAS) and Competing Power on Performance in the Life Insurance Industry: The Mediating Role of Competitive Advantage

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Ratna Dewi ◽  
Amir Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Internal Factor ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
Competing Power ◽  
The Impact

This research aim to test and analyze the impact of internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) and competing power on performance in the life insurance industry in Makassar (Indonesia): The mediating role of competitive advantage. This study uses 60 employees of insurance companies at the manager level. Path analysis results provide evidence that the internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) and competitiveness significantly influence the competitive advantage and performance in the life insurance industry. The role of competitive advantage proved able to mediate the effect of internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) in improving the performance in the life insurance industry. The different conditions with competitive advantages that cannot increase the competing power against performance in the life insurance industryindicate that from each sector, agriculture, forestry, mining fishery, excavation, processing industry and trade are very strong together that is equal to 97,70%, besides coefficient value of determination equal to 0,96% whereas the remaining 4% of the poverty rate is influenced by other factors

Comparison between Covid-19 and influenza A(H1N1) pandemic experiences and risk perception in Mexican university

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ingris Peláez-Ballestas ◽  
Claudia Infante-Castañeda ◽  
Liliana Giraldo-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Influenza A ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
H1n1 Pandemic ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Family Economy ◽  
Influenza A H1n1 ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Mental Health Effects ◽  
The Impact

Objective. To compare the perceptions and experiences between the A(H1N1) and Covid-19 pandemics in a univer­sity population. Materials and methods. Online surveys were administered during the influenza A(H1N1) –originated in Mexico in 2009– and Covid-19 epidemics. Measures: so­ciodemographic characteristics, knowledge, information and communication, perception of risk, physical and mental health, effects on daily life, and preventive behaviors. Results. This study included 24 998 respondents, 51.36% from the A(H1N1) group and 48.63% from the Covid-19 group. Differences were observed in the perception of severity. During the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic worry was the feeling reported most frequently, while for Covid-19 it was anxiety. Covid-19 had greater impact on students’ family economy and caused a higher uncertainty. Conclusions. The perceptions and ex­periences of the two pandemics were similar but the impact has been much greater for Covid-19, especially in terms of the severity, family economy, preventive behaviors, and uncertainty

scholarly journals Influencing Factors of Corporate Performance of Life Insurance Companies – Evidence from China

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Maoguo Wu ◽  
Yanyuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Channel Structure ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
State Pension ◽  
The Impact

At present, the life insurance industry in China is still in the initial stage of development, which is characterized by limited scale, low penetration rate and low intensity. However, the large population base, the proliferation of middle classes, and the continuously improving socio-economic environment in China imply underlying developmental opportunities for the life insurance industry. Gaps in state pension have appeared owing to the issue of aging population, which signals that insurance companies with commercial properties may become an integral part of resident endowment. Ever since 2014, Chinese government has implemented numerous policies that are beneficial to the life insurance industry, for instance, diversifying investment channels of premiums, allowing a certain proportion of premiums in risky investments, and removing the restriction that the rate of return on common stakeholders’ equity (ROE) of participating insurance is capped at 5%. This paper constructs a panel data of 36 Chinese life insurance companies from 2010 to 2014. A serial of preliminary tests are taken in order to avoid spurious regression. By dint of the fixed effect model and panel threshold model, the paper analyzes the relation between operation-related factors and the corporate performance of life insurance companies. According to empirical findings, bancassurance income rate, professional insurance agency income rate, participating insurance income rate, group insurance income rate, company scale and solvency adequacy ratio are negatively correlated with corporate performance. When life insurance companies are associated with banks in capitals, bancassurance income rate positively influences corporate performance. The paper also investigates the impact of specific marketing channel structure and product structure on corporate performance. Policy implications are proposed accordingly.

scholarly journals The Impact of Internal Factor Analysis Summary (IFAS) and Competing Power on Performance in the Life Insurance Industry: The Mediating Role of Competitive Advantage

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratna Dewi ◽  
Amir Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Internal Factor ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
Competing Power ◽  
The Impact

This research aim to test and analyze the impact of internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) and competing power on performance in the life insurance industry in Makassar (Indonesia): The mediating role of competitive advantage. This study uses 60 employees of insurance companies at the manager level. Path analysis results provide evidence that the internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) and competitiveness significantly influence the competitive advantage and performance in the life insurance industry. The role of competitive advantage proved able to mediate the effect of internal factor analysis summary (IFAS) in improving the performance in the life insurance industry. The different conditions with competitive advantages that cannot increase the competing power against performance in the life insurance industry

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