Die vorliegende Ausarbeitung zeigt konzeptionelle Grundlagen des Liquiditatsmanagements auf und stellt die Operationalisierung dieser UEberlegungen in fuhrenden deutschen Industrie- und Handelsunternehmen dar. Dies wird erganzt um Beispiele aus der externen Berichterstattung uber Liquiditat und Liquiditatsrisiken. Ausserdem wird ein UEberblick uber die Berucksichtigung von Liquiditat in den Beurteilungen der Analysten und Ratingagenturen sowie uber Untersuchungen zur Bewertung von Liquiditat an den Kapitalmarkten durch Eigen- und Fremdkapitalgeber gegeben.

Katharina Leest widmet sich der Aufrechterhaltung der Nachfrage nach Events in Zeiten einer immer naher kommenden terroristischen Bedrohung. Die Autorin entwickelt einen praxisnahen Katalog von allgemeingultigen Handlungsempfehlungen, welcher Loesungsansatze fur die Einflussnahme auf die durch den Terrorismus induzierten negativen Nachfrageffekte aufzeigt. Die stetig steigende Erlebnisorientierung steht in unmittelbarem Konflikt mit dem evolutionaren Sicherheitsbedurfnis. Die Realisierung eines zielgruppenspezifischen Gleichgewichts zwischen Sicherheit, Freiheit und Wirtschaftlichkeit ruckt in den Fokus.

Die Autoren zeigen in diesem essential auf, wie ein internes Kontrollsystem (IKS) insbesondere in kleinen und mittelgrossen Unternehmen einen wichtigen Beitrag zur finanziellen Fuhrung leisten kann. Zahlreiche konkrete Beispiele und Loesungsansatze aus der Praxis erlautern, wie sich ein IKS pragmatisch und nutzenstiftend umsetzen lasst. Im Finanzbereich ist es ein unverzichtbares Element guter Unternehmensfuhrung - unabhangig von der gesetzlichen Situation. Ein angemessen ausgestaltetes IKS stellt ein effektives Steuerungssystem dar, das eine effiziente operative Planung und Fuhrung des Finanzbereichs unterstutzt. Es leistet u. a. einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Steuerung und Kontrolle der Liquiditat, zur Effizienzsteigerung finanzieller Prozesse und letztlich zu einem nachhaltigen Unternehmenswachstum.

Structuring the Information Age provides insight into the evolution of information processing in the commercial sector and the influence of corporate users in shaping the history of modern technology. JoAnne Yates examines how life insurance firms -- where good record keeping and repeated use of massive amounts of data were crucial -- adopted and shaped information processing technology through most of the twentieth century.

"Brilliant volume... Yates's study of the adaptation of information-processing resources in insurance has greatly widened the horizons of our understanding of the dynamics of technological development in a business setting." -- Business History Review

"This timely and important work is the first scholarly history devoted to the use of information technology within a single American industry." -- EH.Net

"A welcome addition to a growing body of literature on the history of the use of computers by businesses and a good model for other scholars to use." -- American Historical Review

"Structuring the Information Age examines the history of information technology in the United States by shifting focus away from the producers of that technology and toward a kind of end user that has heretofore received little attention -- large-scale corporations, which easily rank among the leading information-technology (IT) consumers." -- Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"This valuable addition to the historiography of the computer looks at new technologies from a user's viewpoint. Here the user is the life insurance business, which is an appropriate choice because it has always been an information-intense business." -- IEEE History Center Newsletter

"Yates hascontributed another original study to the history of information technology." -- Technology and Culture

JoAnne Yates, Deputy Dean and Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, is the author of Control through Communication: The Rise of System in American Management, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Climate change impacts-more heat, drought, extreme rainfall, and stronger storms-have already harmed communities around the globe. Even if the world could cut its carbon emissions to zero tomorrow, further significant global climate change is now inevitable. Although we cannot tell with certainty how much average global temperatures will rise, we do know that the warming we have experienced to date has caused significant losses, and that the failure to prepare for the consequences of further warming may prove to be staggering. Building a Resilient Tomorrow does not dwell on overhyped descriptions of apocalyptic climate scenarios, nor does it travel down well-trodden paths surrounding the politics of reducing carbon emissions. Instead, it starts with two central facts: climate impacts will continue to occur, and we can make changes now to mitigate their effects. While squarely confronting the scale of the risks we face, this pragmatic guide focuses on solutions-some gradual and some more revolutionary-currently being deployed around the globe. Each chapter presents a thematic lesson for decision-makers and engaged citizens to consider, outlining replicable successes and identifying provocative recommendations to strengthen climate resilience. Between animated discussions of ideas as wide-ranging as managed retreat from coastal hot-zones to biological approaches for resurgent climate-related disease threats, Alice Hill and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz draw on their personal experiences as senior officials in the Obama Administration to tell behind-the-scenes stories of what it really takes to advance progress on these issues. The narrative is dotted with tales of on-the-ground citizenry, from small-town mayors and bankers to generals and engineers, who are chipping away at financial disincentives and bureaucratic hurdles to prepare for life on a warmer planet. For readers exhausted by today's paralyzing debates on yearly "fluke" storms or the existence of climate change, Building a Resilient Tomorrow offers better ways to manage the risks in a warming planet, even as we work to limit global temperature rise.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, big data and other new technologies are ready to revolutionize the way we look at healthcare. But if we want them to achieve their full potential, we'll need leaders who understand these new tools and who have long-term strategies in place to take advantage of them. This book will help you to become one of those leaders. Predictive Medicine makes artificial intelligence more accessible for healthcare practitioners without shying away from complex topics and controversial subject matter. It's a call-to-action for a new generation of health leaders and a roadmap to help them usher in a brighter future.

Despite the importance of insurance in enabling individual and collective social, economic, and financial activities, discussions about the macroeconomic role and risks of insurance markets are surprisingly limited. This book brings together academics, regulators, and industry experts to provide a multifaceted array of research and perspectives on insurance, its role and functioning, and the potential systemic risk it could create. The first part discusses the macroeconomic role of insurance and how insurance is different from banking and general finance. Understanding the differences between the balance sheets of insurers and other financial intermediaries is essential for understanding the potential differences in risk nature and optimal regulation. The second part of the book focuses on the risks managed by the insurance sector and the potential for systemic risk. The chapters discuss the risks both on the asset and liability sides of insurers' balance sheets. The third part of the book covers the impact of regulation on insurance companies. Existing regulation is often complex and has a large impact on insurance companies' decision-making and functioning. The chapters also illustrate the unintended consequences of various forms of regulation. The book concludes with a summary of a survey that has been conducted in collaboration with McKinsey, where insurance executives have been asked about the risks and regulation in the insurance sector. The survey provides guidance for future research on insurance markets.

Einen Tag theoretische Grundlagen, einen Tag Umsetzung in der Praxis, direkt beim Kunden. Mit dieser einzigartigen und erfolgreichen Seminarmethode vermittelt Hans-Georg Schumacher die Hohe Kunst im Vertrieb: die direkte und selbststandige Ansprache neuer Kunden. Vom unmittelbaren praktischen Bezug lebt auch sein Buch. Dieser Leitfaden spricht die Versicherungssprache. Der Autor bietet ein in langjahriger Praxis bewahrtes effektives Akquisitionssystem - zur unmittelbaren Adaption und Anwendung - mit nutzlichen Beispielen, Checklisten und Gesprachsleitfaden. Insbesondere ein vollkommen neuer Ansatz im Empfehlungsmarketing bietet dem Leser die Grundlage fur deutlich mehr Geschaft innerhalb kurzester Zeit. Die dritte Auflage wurde aktualisiert; insbesondere werden wichtige Aspekte aufgegriffen, die vom Vermittler aufgrund der Versicherungsvermittlerverordnung zu beachten sind.

Anne-Katrin Meckel untersucht mogliche Strategien zur Differenzierung im GKV-System, z.B. Wahltarife, neue Versorgungsformen, Selektivvertrage und Rabattvertrage."

This textbook aims to fill the gap between those that offer a theoretical treatment without many applications and those that present and apply formulas without appropriately deriving them. The balance achieved will give readers a fundamental understanding of key financial ideas and tools that form the basis for building realistic models, including those that may become proprietary. Numerous carefully chosen examples and exercises reinforce the student's conceptual understanding and facility with applications. The exercises are divided into conceptual, application-based, and theoretical problems, which probe the material deeper. The book is aimed toward advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students who are new to finance or want a more rigorous treatment of the mathematical models used within. While no background in finance is assumed, prerequisite math courses include multivariable calculus, probability, and linear algebra. The authors introduce additional mathematical tools as needed. The entire textbook is appropriate for a single year-long course on introductory mathematical finance. The self-contained design of the text allows for instructor flexibility in topics courses and those focusing on financial derivatives. Moreover, the text is useful for mathematicians, physicists, and engineers who want to learn finance via an approach that builds their financial intuition and is explicit about model building, as well as business school students who want a treatment of finance that is deeper but not overly theoretical.

Mit der Einfuhrung der Pauschalvergutung bis spatestens 2009 werden Krankenhaustrager zunehmend selbst fur ihre Kosten aufkommen mussen, staatliche Zuschusse reichen bei weitem nicht mehr aus, sodass privates Geld zunehmend Investitionsmittel des Staates ersetzt. Damit gewinnen Bonitat und Rating der Kiliniken eine entscheidende Bedeutung. Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis stellen Konzeptionen, Kriterien und Massstabe fur die Bonitatsbeurteilung vor und bieten Losungsansatze, wie Kliniken, Klinikverbande und andere medizinische Einrichtungen optimale Voraussetzungen fur Finanzierungen fur die Geld gebenden Finanzinstitute erzielen konnen. - Mit zahlreichen Beispielen und Checklisten

Die Autoren geben einen Uberblick uber das gegenwartige Altersversicherungssystem in Deutschland, nehmen eine vergleichende Darstellung der beiden Saulen vor und stellen Uberlegungen zur Nachhaltigkeit des Systems an. Umfassendes Datenmaterial veranschaulicht Entwicklungen und Zusammenhange.

Ulrike Settnik verknupft theoretische und empirische Sichtweisen und zeigt, dass in 92% der Falle die Unternehmensverbunde ihre Wettbewerbsposition, die mit Hilfe der Ertrags-, Wachstums- und Sicherheitslage quantifiziert wurden, nicht verbessern konnten. Externe Wachstumsstrategien in diesen Auspragungen sind demnach keine geeigneten strategischen Optionen zur Sicherung und Steigerung der Wettbewerbsfahigkeit von Versicherern.

Prior to the 11 September 2011 terrorist attacks, insurance coverage for losses from such attacks was normally included in general insurance policies without specific cost to the policyholders. Following the attacks, such coverage became very expansive if insurers offered it at all. Because insurance is required for a variety of economic transactions, it was feared that the absence of insurance against terrorism loss would have a wider economic impact. Private terrorism insurance was largely unavailable for most of 2002 and some have argued that this adversely affected parts of the economy. Congress responded to the disruption in the terrorism insurance market by passing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA). TRIA created a temporary three-year Terrorism Insurance Program in which the government would share some of the losses with private insurers should a foreign terrorist attack occur. This book analyses the TRIA program at ten years and the future of the terrorism risk insurance program.

A groundbreaking study of the investment portfolios of takaful companies, their general investment patterns, and their future investments

The Islamic finance industry has witnessed remarkable growth over the last decade, and one of the most successful segments--poised for even greater expansion--is the Islamic insurance (takaful) industry. In "Takaful Investment Portfolios," distinguished takaful scholar Abdulrahman Khalil Tolefat explores the investment portfolios of takaful companies in both the GCC countries and Malaysia, the tip of Islamic finance industry. Investigating the trends and patterns of investment of takaful companies, the book looks at shareholders as well as general and family funds to determine where these companies are investing today, and where they are likely to invest in the future.

Presenting new and novel research on the investment patterns of takaful companies, "Takaful Investment Portfolios" covers the history of the industry and takaful models and how they work, and presents in-depth studies of both their real-world and desired portfolio investments.Presents unique new research into the investment portfolios of takaful companies in the GCC and MalaysiaExamines the gap between desired and actual investment portfolios of takaful companiesExplores expected areas for future investment

Groundbreaking in its depth, "Takaful Investment Portfolios" is an unprecedented study of the investments of takaful companies.

Im ersten Teil der Versicherungsmathematik wird die Mathematik der Personenversicherung dargestellt. Die Anwendung der EDV in der Versicherungsmathematik ist ein Schwerpunkt dieses Buches. Den Veranderungen der rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen fur die Personenversicherer wurde in der zweiten Auflage Rechnung getragen."

Much has been written about the ups and downs of financial markets, from the lure of prosperity to the despair of crises. Yet a more fundamental and pernicious source of uncertainty exists in today's world: the traditional "insurance" risks of earthquakes, storms, terrorist attacks, and other disasters. Insightfully exploring these "acts of God and man," Michael R. Powers guides readers through the methods available for identifying and measuring such risks, financing their consequences, and forecasting their future behavior within the limits of science. A distinctive characteristic of earthquakes, hurricanes, bombings, and other insurance risks is that they impact the values of stocks, bonds, commodities, and other market-based financial products, while remaining largely unaffected by or "aloof" from the behavior of markets. Quantifying such risks given limited data is difficult yet crucial for achieving the financing objectives of insurance. Powers begins with a discussion of how risk impacts our lives, health, and possessions and proceeds to introduce the statistical techniques necessary for analyzing these uncertainties. He then considers the experience of risk from the perspectives of both policyholders and insurance companies, and compares their respective responses. The risks inherent in the private insurance industry lead naturally to a discussion of the government's role as both market regulator and potential "insurer of last resort." Following a thoughtful and balanced analysis of these issues, Powers concludes with an interdisciplinary investigation into the nature of uncertainty, incorporating ideas from physics, philosophy, and game theory to assess science's limitations in predicting the ramifications of risk.