On the corporate demand for insurance: The case of Korean nonfinancial firms
- Authors
- Regan, Laureen; Hur, Yeon
- Issue Date
- Dec-2007
- Publisher
- BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF RISK AND INSURANCE, v.74, no.4, pp 829 - 850
- Pages
- 22
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF RISK AND INSURANCE
- Volume
- 74
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 829
- End Page
- 850
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/23892
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2007.00236.x
- ISSN
- 0022-4367
1539-6975
- Abstract
- Several theories have been developed to explain the motives for corporate insurance purchases, but there are few empirical tests of these theories. Furthermore, the empirical results are not consistent across studies, suggesting the need for further research. This study uses accounting data for 433 publicly listed nonfinancial firms in Korea to test the determinants of insurance demand for the period 1990 through 2001. Our results support the theory that firm size, tax considerations, and firm ownership are important determinants of insurance demand. Firms that are members of chaebols demand more insurance than unaffiliated firms, all else equal. Contrary to theory, our results also indicate that firms that have higher debt-to-equity ratios demand less insurance than less leveraged firms, and that firms that have greater liquidity demand more insurance. This might be related to the overall high debt levels of firms in the period leading up to the Korean financial crisis in 1997, but that investigation is beyond the scope of this study.
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