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The determinants of investment returns in the fire insurance industry: the case of Sweden, 1903–1939

Lars Fredrik Andersson, Magnus Lindmark, Mike Adams, Vineet Upreti Orcid Logo

Financial History Review, Volume: 20, Issue: 01

Swansea University Author: Vineet Upreti Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1017/S0968565012000273

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The determinants of investment returns in the Swedish property fire insurance industry from 1903 to 1939 are examined employing a panel data research design. Contrary to expectations, mutual fire insurers generated systematically higher investment returns than stock fire insurers over this period of...

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ISSN: 0968-5650 1474-0052
Published: 2013
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