Actuarial executives and insurer’s risk level : do actuarial executives make difference?

• Main Authors: Ang, Zie Sen, Goh, Choon Yung, Lim, Wei Thong
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Actuarial science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51528
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We examine the relationship between the presence of actuarial and other risk-related top executives on the risk levels of property-casualty insurance companies in the United States during 2007-2010. We find that the presence of actuarial top executives is associated with lower cash ratio, higher rei...