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Risky Business: Why Insurance Markets Fail and What to Do About It

Amy Finkelstein

Education, work, finance & impact

Risky Business: Why Insurance Markets Fail and What to Do About It

By Amy Finkelstein, professor of economics; Liran Einav; and Ray Fisman

Yale University Press · 2022

Why is dental insurance so crummy? Why is pet insurance so expensive? Why does your auto insurer ask for your credit score? The answer to these questions lies in understanding how insurance works. Unraveling the mysteries of insurance markets, the authors explore such issues as why insurers want to know so much about us and whether we should let them obtain this information; why insurance entrepreneurs often fail (and some tricks that may help them succeed); and whether we'd be better off with government-mandated health insurance instead of letting businesses, customers, and markets decide who gets coverage and at what price.

From Summer 2023 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.