We assess the financial determinants of Canadian oil and gas company stock returns. We
find that the return of Canadian energy stock is positively associated with the Canadian stock …

A methodology is proposed for assessing the impact of televised debates on electoral outcomes,
and it is applied to a specific case, that of the 1988 Canadian election. We present four …

Corporate directors are liable for the corporation’s actions as well as their own. Strangely,
and by far, the most likely plaintiffs in a lawsuit against corporate directors are the …

This article develops and tests hypotheses regarding the relationship between directors’ and
officers’ (D&O) insurance purchase and firm size, governance characteristics, and business …

This paper conducts a stated-choice experiment where respondents are asked to rate various
insurance products aimed to protect against financial risks associated with long-term care …

We find that common equity firms pay lower D&O insurance premiums than income trusts,
an alternative and riskier ownership form. This result has wide-ranging implications for …

We investigate whether a firm’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance contract at the time
of the IPO is related to insured firms’ first year post-IPO performance. We find that insurers …

Speculative efficiency often requires that future changes in a series cannot be forecast. In
contrast, series with a cyclical component would seem to be forecastable with decreases, …

This paper proposes a unified framework for measuring and managing longevity risk.
Specifically, we develop a flexible framework for valuing survivor derivatives like forwards, and …

Theoretical arguments regarding the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on firm
liability risk are abundant; however, empirical evidence about this relationship is scarce. We …