A risk-averse student can insure a bicycle against theft at an actuarially fair premium, with full reimbursement and no other frictions. Why is full insurance attractive?

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It guarantees that no premium must be paid

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It reduces risk while keeping expected wealth unchanged

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It raises both expected wealth and variance

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It increases expected wealth

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