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Italian government debt and sovereign credit risk: an empirical exploration and some thoughts about consequences for European insurers

verfasst von: Tobias Basse, Meik Friedrich, Anne Kleffner

Erschienen in: Zeitschrift für die gesamte Versicherungswissenschaft | Ausgabe 5/2012

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Abstract

The current sovereign debt crisis in the Euro-Zone is a cause of major concern for European insurers. Especially the fears about increased sovereign credit risk in Italy—leading to higher risk premia—may result in major difficulties because many insurance companies have invested in Italian government bonds. Therefore, this paper examines the relationship between German and Italian government bond yields using techniques of cointegration analysis. Furthermore, implications for insurance companies and regulators (focussing on Solvency II) are discussed.

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Metadaten
Titel
Italian government debt and sovereign credit risk: an empirical exploration and some thoughts about consequences for European insurers
verfasst von
Tobias Basse
Meik Friedrich
Anne Kleffner
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Zeitschrift für die gesamte Versicherungswissenschaft / Ausgabe 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0044-2585
Elektronische ISSN: 1865-9748
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12297-012-0208-0

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