Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/307846 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Economic Review: Journal of Economics and Business [ISSN:] 2303-680X [Volume:] 20 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 41-48
Publisher: 
University of Tuzla, Faculty of Economics, Tuzla
Abstract: 
Pandemic risks, such as Covid-19, are difficult to insure as they are characterized by multiple factor risks and losses and involve different types of businesses and people simultaneously. The scarcity of time series and statistical data prevents insurers from developing correct pricing. We propose a model of catastrophe risk with Non-Damage Business Interruption (NDBI) policies to manage the pandemic risk due to the spread of Covid-19. The model employs a Monte Carlo simulation of different lockdown scenarios: the frequency and severity distributions of losses of Italian SMEs. The main results show the importance of a Covid-19 lockdown exposure NDBI policy, which benefits not only SMEs but also the insurer.
Subjects: 
Covid-19
insurance policies
reinsurance
catastrophe risk
JEL: 
C15
G22
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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