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Table 1 Variable codes, names and research period

From: Are life insurance futures a safe haven during COVID-19?

Variable code

Futures price

Variable code

Market price

Variable code

Confirmed numbers of COVID-19

Research periods

lp_HDFC

HDFC Life Insurance Future price

lm_IND

India Mumbai Sensex 30 stock index

lc_IND

India COVID-19 Confirmed numbers

2020/03/02 ~ 2021/0714

lp _ICICI

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd Future price

lm _IND

India Mumbai Sensex 30 stock index

lc_IND

India COVID-19 Confirmed numbers

2020/05/02 ~ 2021/0714

lp _SBIL

SBI Life Insurance Future price

lm _IND

India Mumbai Sensex 30 stock index

lc_IND

India COVID-19 Confirmed numbers

2020/01/22 ~ 2021/0714

lp _TWN

China Life Insurance Future price

lm _TWN

Taiwan TWSE Capitalization Weighted Stock Index

lc_TWN

Taiwan COVID-19 Confirmed numbers

2020/01/30 ~ 2021/07/14

  1. Data sources: Insurance futures price data from the Investing.com financial website database, the stock market index from the TEJ database, and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the two countries from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering database