Insurance hypothesis tells us that
A. investors will demand that financial statements be audited as a way of insuring against some of their loss should their investment fail.
B. investors can insure themselves against loss by investing in a diverse investment portfolio should an individual investment fail.
C. investors cannot insure themselves against loss when investing in an entity.
D. the entity can take out insurance to protect itself from such risks as employee or management fraud which can lead to material misstatements in the financial statements.
Answer:A
Insurance hypothesis tells us that
A. investors will demand that financial statements be audited as a way of insuring against some of their loss should their investment fail. B. investors can insure themselves against loss by investing in a diverse investment portfolio should an individual investment fail. C. investors cannot insure themselves against loss when investing in an entity. D. the entity can take out insurance to protect itself from such risks as employee or management fraud which can lead to material misstatements in the financial statements.