International Investment in the United States Insurance Industry

Previous investigation regarding the potential differential effect of the determinants of FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean countries relative to a globe sample was made, and was able to conclude that in comparison with other developing countries, L.A provides some evidence, that better governance in L.A provides greater incentives for foreign investors, given that there is some type protection of intellectual property rights in these countries. (Williams 73, 2015).

The strong influence of U.S. economy on Mexican one is confirmed analyzing Exhibit 3 with respect to foreign direct investment and exports. United States accounts for more than 45% of total FDI inflows in Mexico and, even if the Country is actually the largest host of FDI in Latin America, it’s undeniable that accordingly with economic downturns in the U.S. the figure of FDI in Mexico declines significantly (Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, December 2010) like happened from 2007 to 2009 (Exhibit 4). The same mechanism act also with exports because U.S. attracts almost 80% of Mexican exports thus during periods of crisis in the U.S. Mexico suffers slowdown in foreign trade (Exhibit 5).

This research provides the empirical evidence that GDP which proxies for the market size was a great attraction power for FDI in China. The labour quality and the level of infrastructure are positively connected with the FDI growth and become crucial determinants of the FDI distribution in eastern China.Besides,the degree of openness and labour costs show the negative relevance to the FDI in

[UNCTAD2003] As a result, global FDI grew much faster than either trade or income in the last two decades. Whereas world real GDP increased at an average rate of 3.00% between 1985 and 2004 and world exports by 6.29%, world real inflows of FDI increased by 9.85%. The liberalization processes varied considerably, however, across countries in timing, speed, and magnitude.

FDI grew quickly in the 1990’s. The U.S is the top destination of FDI and China and Brazil are in top five. The reasons for the increased activity were the opening of markets due to trade liberalisation and deregulation, pressure of competition brought about globalisation and technological changes, the importance of size as a factor in creating economies of scale and the desire to strengthen market position.

In the face of the global economic slowdown (and recession in a number of major economies), tighter credit conditions and falling corporate profits, many companies have announced plans to curtail production, lay off workers and cut capital expenditure, all of which has implications for FDI .However, the impact of the crisis varies widely, depending on region and country, with consequences for the geographic pattern of FDI flows .

〖FDI〗_. represents the foreign direct investment inflow into partner countries (in current USD). An inflow of cash will lead to a temporary financial solvency in recipient countries, which enables the consumers of those countries to buy more differentiated products. However, because it is a temporary cash inflow, the FDI inflow might have an inverse effect as well and therefore the predicted sign for this variable was indeterminate. The results of regression analysis indicate that the FDI coefficient is -0.03 which indicates a negative relationship with the logistic transformation of IIT, but the parameter estimate is statistically insignificant.

that the reliant variable is affirmatively altered by commercial factors. Saltz (1992) examined the result of FDI on commercial development for the third globe countries. His explanations concur alongside those of Bos, Sanders and Secchi (1974), that the level of output of a host state will stagnate in cases of FDI whereas there could transpire monopolisation and pricing transfers, that will cause under-utilisation of labor, that will cause a lag in the level of internal consumption demand and in the end will lead development to stagnate. Barrell and Pain (1999) discovered the benefits of FDI by U.S. multinationals in four European Coalition states and discovered that FDI could alter the host country’s presentation affirmatively in cases whereas there are transfers of knowledge and vision nevertheless the FDI to the host economy. Carkovic and Levine (2002) endeavored to reassess the connection amid FDI and commercial development for 72 states above the era 1960-1995. Their aftermath indicated that for both industrialized and growing economies FDI inflows did not exert an autonomous impact on commercial growth. Specifically the exogenous constituent of FDI did not exert a reliable affirmative encounter on commercial development, even permitting for the level of education, the level of commercial progress, the level of commercial progress and transactions openness of the recipient country. Brada,

This exhibit illustrates the dramatic growth of FDI into various world regions since the 1980s. The exhibit reveals that the dollar volume of FDI has grown immensely since the

For many years FDI has allowed lots of externalities such as displacement of general knowledge, level elevation in industrilization, important technology change in production and distribution, workforce development. Host country's competitiveness increase by FDI's services. Cause when a country get FDI inflow that means the country attract new capital so its productivity increase. If FDI would be productive then the capital that coming the country will be stable and long lasting. With the competition brought by FDI, in the host country's companies effected very efficially from this. They tend to become more productive and they would be more powerful againts abroad competitor. In a country when the companies has strong productivity, then the growth ratio in that country is higher than others. ( Baracaldo (2005)). With the FDI inflow of country, the employment generation will increase in that country. When the country's productivity increase, employment ratio will increase and its competitiveness increase, too. FDI contribute to the spillover of technology and improve knowledge. FDI make them efficient and with this way productivity increase(Ramírez (2006)). Also, FDI allow bring new goods and services in host country.

The United States has been the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment since 2006. This is largely due to the fact that the U.S. investment climate is one of the most attractive ones around the globe, due to the predictability of consistent regulatory policies, legal protections, a highly innovative environment, skilled workers, and most importantly, the world’s largest consumer market. The United States has the most open investment landscape of any country in the world, which affords national treatment to foreign direct investments, regardless of the country of origin, due largely to the bilateral investment treaties entered into by the U.S. Foreign direct investment in the U.S. has continued to rise through more recent years,

The main determinants are openness to trade and political stability in the study. The results show that FDI stimulates the economic growth but growth does not attract the foreign direct investment. In fact the openness trade and political stability are the significant determinants.

FDI in Services In 2000, share of FDI in services to total FDI inflows in India was just 1.8% and afterwards it grew steadily to reach a record all-time high of 34.7% during 2006 but declined afterwards. Of the cumulative FDI in services during 2000-2010, financial services accounted for bulk of the inflows (41.7%) followed by banking services (9.6%), and both non-financial services and R&D sharing 9.5% each (Table 1). Share of financial services,

Yousaf (2008) Analyses of more than 3 decades reveal that FDI has positive relation with imports in short & long-run where as relationship with exports is negative in short & positive in the long-run. FDI is an economic influencer of economy of a country specially developing countries experience accelerated GDP when successful in attracting FDI as in case of Pakistan.

(01)Size of the Market- Econometric studies comparing a cross section of countries indicate a well- established correlation between FDI and the size of the market. Some studies found GDP growth rate to be a significant explanatory variables, while GDP was not, probably indicating that where the current size of