The Usefulness of Readability Formulas in the Insurance Industry

• Authors: Barczuk Katarzyna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to characterize the most important methods which are used to determine the level of text readability. The author presents practical examples of the usage of chosen methods by foreign insurance companies. The final section of the study is completed with general conclusions relating to the application of the given solutions to the Polish insurance market.

Keywords

EN

text readability; simplification; readability formulas; insurance

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Olsztyn Economic Journal
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 339-351

Dates

published

2015-12-31

Contributors

author

Barczuk Katarzyna

• Department of Insurance,Wroclaw University of Economics

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