Insurance decisions range from trivial to significant, accumulating impact over time. Intuition can mislead, especially when premiums rise due to risk. Key factors include hazard size, wealth, risk aversion, and insurer margins. Greater transparency in insurance margins can help families make informed choices, improving financial well-being and societal welfare.
This article also has links to a calculator and spreadsheet which apply the framework described herein.
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Consumer Utility, Capital and Fair Profit Margins in Insurance
"Observed #competitive market #profitmargins in #insurance have generally exceeded what is considered fair being the #capm adjustment for risky loss cashflows. This potential ‘missing link’ has attempted to be explained by either #risk, #capital or frictions that are unrecognised by the theory. It is proposed here that the missing link instead relates to the consumption of insurance services for which a fair profit margin arises under marginal utility principles."