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13 novembre 2019
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incomplete contracts moral hazard insurance incomplete contracts JEL Classification Numbers: D82 D86 G22 D - Microeconomics/D.D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty/D.D8.D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information • Mechanism Design D - Microeconomics/D.D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty/D.D8.D86 - Economics of Contract: Theory G - Financial Economics/G.G2 - Financial Institutions and Services/G.G2.G22 - Insurance • Insurance Companies • Actuarial StudiesSujets proches
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Jean-Marc Bourgeon et al., « Insurance Law and Incomplete Contracts », HALSHS : archive ouverte en Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société, ID : 10670/1.onotqt
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Under moral hazard, most insurance contracts are incomplete, to the extent that they condition the coverage neither on the contingencies under which policyholders choose their behavior, nor on the circumstances of the loss. This incompleteness can be explained by underwriting and auditing costs borne by insurers, by policyholders cognitive costs, and by the limits of market regulation. It opens the door to controversies and disputes between insured and insurer. In this context, we analyze how insurance law can mitigate moral hazard, by allowing insurers to cut indemnities in some circumstances, while preventing them from excessive nitpicking. We also highlight conditions under which the burden of proof should be on the policyholders, provided that insurers are threatened by bad faith penalties.