The Coexistence of Multiple Distribution Systems for Financial Services: The Case of Property‐Liability Insurance
- 1 October 1997
- journal article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in The Journal of Business
- Vol. 70 (4) , 515-546
- https://doi.org/10.1086/209730
Abstract
Property‐liability insurance is distributed through a direct‐writer system, where agents represent one insurer, and an independent‐agency system, where agents r...Keywords
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