Motor vehicle accidents are still a leading cause of death, even if the trend has somewhat declined over the past 20 years. Indeed, motor vehicle accidents are a significant cause of death in comparison with air and space transport accidents, homicides and even HIV infections, causes which are more often highlighted in the media. As shown in this book, motor vehicle accidents are particularly damaging to very young drivers. The assessment of driving risks is a common concern for road transportation safety and the automobile insurance industry. In both cases, there is an awareness of the great losses resulting from the deaths, injuries and property damage caused by traffic accidents. Research is essential to counteract this public health threat, to assess the success or failure of countermeasures, and to solve the problems it generates in the insurance industry. This book is for people concerned about road crashes (prevention and compensation) and about the insurance problems they pose - namely private and public institutional authorities, consultants, administrators, practitioners, and researchers interested in sharing the authors' experience in this domain. The book presents original contributions related to motor vehicle insurance and road safety. All papers have been evaluated by external referees. Four subjects are covered: 1) Automobile Insurance Pricing, Risks and Asymmetric Information; 2) Insurance Fraud; 3) Young Drivers: Licensing Policies, Evaluation and Risks; and 4) Road Insurance Regulation.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781461368175
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189299753
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Regional History, Political Science
Author
Georges Dionne, Claire Laberge-Nadeau
Publication Name
Automobile Insurance: Road Safety, New Drivers, Risks, Insurance Fraud and Regulation
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Finance
Publication Year
2012
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
351 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
20
Item Weight
587g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
HÜBNER International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security