Background The preferences of Iranians concerning the attributes of health insurance benefit packages are not well studied. This study aimed to elicit health insurance preferences among insured people in Iran during 2016.   Methods A mixed method...

performance evaluation of different organizations, is considered as a very important issue in the present literature. among the organizations, insurance companies, as part of protective services and with compensating roles in the economy of each country, have been studied extensively. it is maintained that successful operation of these industries will motivate other industries as well. in order...

supervision of insurance in all states is carried out for the purpose of development and evolution of insurance market. however, the method and field of supervision is different in states in relation to time and law and national development structure. the function of insurance in relation to creation of security and continuance of economic and social activities and development of social justice...

since insuring agricultural products is one of the effective instruments for risk management in agricultural sector, it can reduce risk avoidance among farmers and increase their competence in using production factors and, consequently, increases their inclination towards investment in agricultural sectors. the purpose of the current study was to investigate the factors influencing policyholder...

insurance companies are important economic institutions in each country and support other economic institutions and good performance of them has an effective role in economic boom. insurance companies to achieve strong and effective performance must be aware of the environment, the competitor and their performance and carry out necessary actions with regard to this information. in this study, t...

the significant role of insurance in making good the damages arising from different incidents menacing human being is compeletly clear. particularly that, in some areas, in conclusion of rapid development of science and technology and complication of facilities and relations, it appears necessary to protect injured persons against financial consequences resulting from diverse accidents. in this...

abstract the purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting adoption of agricultural crops insurance among apple growers in semirom and eghlid shahrestans and determining the best model. a survey was conducted using the stratified random sampling. data were collected by questionnaire from 240 adopters and 157 non – adopters. the results showed that adopters of insurance are more ...

The first three years of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces have been tumultuous ones, with rapid entry and exit of insurers and recent spikes in premiums. As concerns mount about the stability and viability of the Marketplaces, this brief provides some insight into the forces behind the headlines and presents six options for policymakers to consider.