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The article aims to present the history of research relating to deposit insurance. It identifies the main fields of interest in selected periods of study, presents the policy conclusions and indicates papers written by the most popular authors handling these topics. Deposit insurers seem to be the least scientifically examined financial safety net participants. The post-crisis regulatory reforms in financial markets all over the world require a redefinition of the role of deposit insurance. The authors sum up the research in the field of deposit insurance performed so far and indicate the new research challenges and rationale for undertaking them.