Taxation Regulation and the Organizational Structure of Property-Casualty Insurers

Posted: 24 Feb 1998

See all articles by Kathy R. Petroni

Kathy R. Petroni

Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business and Eli Broad Graduate School of Management

Douglas A. Shackelford

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of state taxes and regulation on an organizational structure decision for expanding property-casualty insurers (subsidiary versus license). Tests are conducted of the relation between the organizational structure of 2335 property-casualty insurers and state tax and regulatory conditions in 1991. Evidence is provided that property-casualty insurers structure their cross-state expansion to mitigate both state tax and regulatory costs.

JEL Classification: G22, G28, H25, H71, H73

Suggested Citation

Petroni, Kathy Ruby and Shackelford, Douglas A., Taxation Regulation and the Organizational Structure of Property-Casualty Insurers. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=55503

Kathy Ruby Petroni

Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business and Eli Broad Graduate School of Management ( email )

East Lansing, MI 48824-1121
United States
517-432-2924 (Phone)
517-432-1101 (Fax)

Douglas A. Shackelford (Contact Author)

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School ( email )

Kenan-Flagler Business School
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United States
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National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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