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Why relatives do not donate organs for transplants: 'sacrifice' or 'gift of life'?

AIM This paper is a report of a study to explore the reasons family members declined organ donation from a deceased relative. BACKGROUND In the United Kingdom family members' consent is usually sought before organ donation from their deceased relative can proceed. Knowledge of the concerns that may influence families' decision-making could be helpful to nurses supporting bereaved family membe...

“the effect of risk aversion on the demand for life insurance: the case of iranian life insurance market”

abstract: about 60% of total premium of insurance industry is pertained?to life policies in the world; while the life insurance total premium in iran is less than 6% of total premium in insurance industry in 2008 (sigma, no 3/2009). among the reasons that discourage the life insurance industry is the problem of adverse selection. adverse selection theory describes a situation where the inf...

securitization of mortality risks in life annuities

insurers have in the past few decades faced longevity risks - the risk that annuitants survive more than expected - and therefore need a new approach to manage this new risk. in this dissertation we survey methods that hedge longevity risks. these methods use securitization to manage risk, so using modern financial and insurance pricing models, especially wang transform and actuarial concepts, ...

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