Question

Please provide at least 3 similarities and 3 differences between insurance companies and depository institutions both in terms of their function as well as the make-up of their balance sheet.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

I will be starting with the similarities first. 3 of the similarities both of them share are

1) They both have a financial leverage that is quite high

2) they both can be subjected to national oversight as regards to their balance sheet quality.

3) they both are institutions that accepts funds and also gives out funds to finance commercial firms

Moving on to the differences, differences that exists between both includes

1) Insurance companies can are invest in stock markets but depository institutions do not have that leverage.

2) Insurance companies do not have fixed composition of liabilities, while depository institutions have.

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