Ιδιωτική ασφάλιση: εμπειρική αξιολόγηση

Παλαιολόγου, Πολυξένη

Private insurance: empirical assessment

Master Thesis

Author

Παλαιολόγου, Πολυξένη

Date

2017

Abstract

This project has two strands: the theoretical and the research. The theoretical part analyzes the bibliographic survey of the research and the research part presents and analyzes the data in an empirical way. In detail, chapter 1 presents the introduction of the diploma thesis. The first chapter, which is the introductory part, is analyzed by a reductive method and briefly presents the European health systems and, in conclusion, the US health care system, which emphasizes private social security. Chapter 2 presents a review of the literature, and in this chapter we study scientific articles related to private insurance. Although private insurance is considered to be very important, in most states it works as a supplement, and the journalists with their study aim at providing information about private insurance. The selected articles aim to give a general but also targeted image of private insurance. The third chapter deals with definitions of private insurance, insurance and risk. There is a detailed and thorough examination of the thesis diploma thesis "Private Insurance: Empirical Assessment". There is a small reference to risk and insurance inseparably linked to private insurance. More specifically, there is a presentation of basic concepts of private insurance for a better understanding of the job. Also defined is the definition of insurance, risk, private insurance. The basic legal principles, the main features of private insurance, and a reference to the insurance policy are listed in the chapter. The types of private insurance - loss insurance and life insurance are listed in detail, as are the categories of private insurance. The chapter closes with the analysis of the contents of the insurance market organization, the distinction of the insurance market, the benefits of private insurance for society and the prospects of private insurance in Greece. In the second part, chapter 4 presents empirical data and empirical analysis. The data used is secondary and comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2015 and 2016 Annual Social and Economic Supplements. We present variables related to marital status, residence, origin and birthplace as expressed in absolute numbers for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Also, the breakdown of the percentages of the variables relating to marital status, residence, births and births in relation to private insurance for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. The comparison of the percentages of the variables relating to marital status, residence, origin and birthplace or between those with private insurance and those with another insurance for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. The comparison of the percentages of the variables related to marital status, residence, origin and birthplace between those who have private insurance and those with state insurance for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Finally, the data chapter closes by comparing the percentages of the variables relating to marital status, residence, birth and birth between 2013 and 2014 for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the breakdown of the percentages of insurance variables for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. The diploma thesis closes with Chapter 5, the conclusions.

Postgraduate Studies Programme

Οικονομικά και Διοίκηση της Υγείας

Department

Σχολή Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών. Τμήμα Οικονομικής Επιστήμης

Number of pages

112

Language

Greek

URI

https://dione.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/unipi/10744

Collections

Τμήμα Οικονομικής Επιστήμης

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