adverse selection
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Buying annuities individually can be costly, in part because those who expect to live longer are more likely to purchase them, creating adverse selection that drives up prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Zillow may simply have realized before anyone else that adverse selection is intractable.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
Fewer healthy people in the pool raises the claims per member — a process that economists call adverse selection.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2018
It is an extremely complex policy matter, and Mr. McConnell has often reveled more in tactics and procedure than the arcana of community rating and adverse selection.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2017
Providing insurance at the place of employment presents an attractive way to pool risk and minimize adverse selection.
From Slate ● Mar. 24, 2014
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