Insurance demand and country risks: A nonlinear panel data analysis |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Finance, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;2. Department of Risk Management and Insurance, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | This paper investigates the impact of country risks, including political, financial, and economic risks, on the income elasticity of insurance demand. Using the panel smooth transition regression model, we find that there is a significant regime-switching effect concerning the impact of country risks on the income elasticity of insurance demand. A full-sample analysis shows that the income elasticity of insurance demand decreases when country risks diminish. In a subsample analysis based on income level, legal origin, and restriction on banks' participation in insurance activities, we find that the elasticity diminishes in general when economic risk drops. When political risk is lower, the elasticity decreases in countries with high-income, common law origin, and insurance activities permitted by banks, whereas a clear pattern cannot be identified in the case of financial risk. |
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Keywords: | Insurance demand Panel smooth transition regression Political risk Financial risk Economic risk C33 G22 O16 |
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