Risk management and insurance in Aboriginal communities : two case studies / Paul F. Wilkinson & Associates Inc. and Optimum-Risk Management Inc. prepared for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: NH15-328/1999E-PDF
"The cost of insurance is often three times higher in Aboriginal communities than in comparable non-Aboriginal communities. Research has shown that less than half of this extra cost can be justified because of the extra risks involved. It appears that insurance companies and brokers are unfamiliar with Aboriginal communities and thus tend to overestimate the risks, leading them to set the price of insurance policies very high"--Executive Summary.
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| Department/Agency | Paul F. Wilkinson & Associates Inc. Optimum-Risk Management Inc. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. |
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| Title | Risk management and insurance in Aboriginal communities : two case studies / Paul F. Wilkinson & Associates Inc. and Optimum-Risk Management Inc. prepared for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, c1999. |
| Description | v, 14 p. |
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| Subject terms | Insurance Aboriginal peoples |