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Understanding and Information Failures in Insurance: Evidence from India

hal.structure.identifierDepartment of economics
dc.contributor.authorPlatteau, Jean-Philippe*
hal.structure.identifierUniversity of Namur - FUNDP / URBC 61
dc.contributor.authorOntiveros, Darwin Ugarte*
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-14T12:21:01Z
dc.date.available2018-09-14T12:21:01Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttps://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/18015
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectinsurance literacyen
dc.subjectmicroinsuranceen
dc.subjectMicrofinanceen
dc.subject.ddc332en
dc.subject.classificationjelG.G2.G21en
dc.subject.classificationjelI.I1.I13en
dc.subject.classificationjelO.O1.O12en
dc.titleUnderstanding and Information Failures in Insurance: Evidence from Indiaen
dc.typeDocument de travail / Working paper
dc.description.abstractenThis paper is an attempt to understand the factors behind low contract renewal rates frequently observed in insurance programs in poor countries. This is done on the basis of the experience of a micro-insurance health program in India. We show that deficient information about the insurance product and the functioning of the scheme, and poor understanding of the insurance concept are the major causes of the low contract renewal rate among households which had previously enrolled into the program. A central finding is that, when a household has received a large negative payout during the preceding year, it is more inclined to opt out of the program unless it has a good understanding of what insurance means. In other words, the adverse impact of negative insurance payouts on contract renewal is conditional upon the presence of a cognitive bias which violates the expected utility theory. Moreover, trust in the insurance company has a significant positive effect, yet that effect cannot be disentangled from that of understanding ability. The policy implication of our findings is considerable since they provide a strong justification for mandatory universal health insurance.en
dc.identifier.citationpages52en
dc.relation.ispartofseriestitleNOPOOR Working Paperen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesnumber13en
dc.subject.ddclabelEconomie financièreen
dc.identifier.citationdate2014-09
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dc.description.audienceInternationalen
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