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JOURNAL OF RISK AND UNCERTAINTY
Volume 50, Issue 2, Pages 141-160Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-015-9212-9
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Decision making under risk; Risk assessment; Insurance demand
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With data from an insurer that provides coverage for both a low probability, high consequence (LPHC) risk (the flood peril) and a high probability, low consequence (HPLC) risk (bicycle theft), we investigate behavioral bias in the demand for insurance. Our analysis provides evidence which is consistent with a preference for insurance for HPLC risks over LPHC risks: we find that many more policyholders purchase add-on coverage to their homeowner's insurance to cover the risk of bicycle theft than to cover the risk of loss due to flooding. In addition, we find mixed evidence on whether policyholders' insurance coverage decisions are responsive to changes in their risk exposure. We find a strong relationship between wealth and the demand for both types of coverage.
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