Christian Biener

Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen

Girtannerstrasse 6

St. Gallen, St. Gallen 9010

Switzerland

http://ivw.unisg.ch/cb

Swiss Finance Institute

c/o University of Geneva

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CH-1211 Geneva 4

Switzerland

University of St.Gallen

St.Gallen, 9000

Switzerland

  • Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen

  • Swiss Finance Institute

  • University of St.Gallen

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1.

Insurability of Cyber Risk: An Empirical Analysis

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2015, University of St. Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2015/03
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2016
Christian Biener, Martin Eling and Jan Hendrik Wirfs
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, University of St. Gallen - Institute of Insurance Economics and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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Cyber risk, cyber insurance, operational risk, insurability

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Regulation in Microinsurance Markets: Principles, Practice, and Directions for Future Development

World Development, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2014, University of St. Gallen, Institute of Insurance Economics Working Paper on Risk Management and Insurance No. 127
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2016
Christian Biener, Martin Eling and Joan T. Schmit
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, University of St. Gallen - Institute of Insurance Economics and University of Wisconsin - Madison - Department of Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance
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Developing countries, microinsurance, regulation

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The Structure of the Global Reinsurance Market: An Analysis of Efficiency, Scale, and Scope

University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2016/3
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Jan 2016
Christian Biener, Martin Eling and Ruo Jia
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, University of St. Gallen - Institute of Insurance Economics and Department of Risk Management and Insurance, School of Economics, Peking University
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Insurance, Data Envelopment Analysis, Cost Efficiency, Market Structure, Economies of Scale, Economies of Scope

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Contract Nonperformance Risk and Uncertainty in Insurance Markets

University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2017/1
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 30 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 09 May 2019
Christian Biener, Andreas Landmann, Andreas Landmann, Maria Isabel Santana and Maria Isabel Santana
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, University of MannheimParis School of Economics (PSE) and University of MannheimUniversity of Mannheim - Department of Economics
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The Determinants of Efficiency and Productivity in the Swiss Insurance Industry

University of St. Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2015/02, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 248, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2016
Christian Biener, Martin Eling and Jan Hendrik Wirfs
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, University of St. Gallen - Institute of Insurance Economics and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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Data envelopment analysis, Two-stage double-bootstrap, Internationalization, OR in in-surance

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The Value of Choice in Mandatory Health Insurance

University of St. Gallen Working Papers on Finance No. 2021/04
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2022
Christian Biener and Lan Zou
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen and University of St.Gallen
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health insurance, policy, value of choice

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Can Group Incentives Alleviate Moral Hazard? The Role of Pro-Social Preferences

University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2016/10
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 May 2016 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2017
Christian Biener, Martin Eling, Andreas Landmann, Andreas Landmann and Shailee Pradhan
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, University of St. Gallen - Institute of Insurance Economics, University of MannheimParis School of Economics (PSE) and University of Saint Gallen - School of Finance (SoF)
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Moral hazard, Group joint liability, Pro-social preferences, Experiments

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The Roles of Industry Idiosyncrasy, Cost Efficiency, and Risk in Internationalization: Evidence from the Insurance Industry

University of St. Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2016/2
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Jan 2016
Christian Biener, Martin Eling and Ruo Jia
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, University of St. Gallen - Institute of Insurance Economics and Department of Risk Management and Insurance, School of Economics, Peking University
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Industry Dependency, Liability of Foreignness, Risk Reduction, Data Envelopment Analysis, Financial Services

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Recovery Mode: Non-Cognitive Skills after the Storm

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Feb 2022
Christian Biener and Andreas Landmann
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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non-cognitive skill stability, natural disaster, preferences