A gender study analysis of board members, C-suite, and insiders in the insurance industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M. Hogan ◽  
Deborah Vesneski
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Board Of Director ◽  
Gender Study ◽  
Board Leadership

This paper will take a fresh look at the global insurance industry and see if women have made any significant gains in board leadership, C-suite, and insider positions in insurance. Our results show a clear trend of improvement in gender representation on board of director and insider positions for firms in the insurance industry. However, the gains stop there and unfortunately no significant advancement for the percentage of women in the C-suite positions is evident in our dataset at this time

Gender Impact on the Enterprise Performance

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Oleksii V. Lyulyov ◽  
Oleksandra I. Karintseva ◽  
Andrii V. Yevdokymov ◽  
Hanna S. Ponomarova ◽  
Oleksandr O. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
The Impact

The article describes the situation of gender equality in Ukraine and in the world during the last 5 years, identifies the leading countries in moving towards gender equality in various fields of life by analyzing the indicators of the Global Gender Gap Report of the World Economic Forum. These indicators include: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, Political Empowerment, which are the part of a single index that determines the position of countries in the overall ranking. Based on the results of this analysis, Ukraine has improved value of gender equality index, although in the overall ranking of countries Ukraine has lost its position and dropped 11 ranks lower than in 2014. This means that, among all the countries surveyed by the World Economic Forum, there are countries that are moving much faster towards gender equality than Ukraine. In addition, the article includes the investigation of the gender representation among the board members of 5 enterprises of Ukraine for 2014-2017, which represent the leading sectors of the Ukrainian economy. The dynamics of changes in the level of performance of these enterprises using the return on assets (ROA) indicator is analyzed, the relationship between the leadership of the enterprises and the value of the ROA indicator is graphically presented. The obtained results do not give a clear answer about the gender impact on the enterprise performance. The reason for this is a number of factors, such as: insufficient statistical sampling of enterprises; the selected performance indicator of enterprise activities does not fully reflect the impact of the gender factor on enterprise activities; the methodology used in the work needs improvements, or it is necessary to choose a totally new approach to the analysis of the investigated issue under study. Gender representation among board members and its impact on enterprise performance should be investigated further. Key words: gender, gender equality, enterprise board members, return on assets.

Does CEO power moderate the relationship between board leadership and strategy involvement in private firms? Evidence from Kenya

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 906-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Kiplagat Tuwey ◽  
Daniel Kipkirong Tarus
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Ceo Power ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Leadership Efficacy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Motivation ◽  
Board Leadership ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine how board leadership affects the board strategic involvement in private firms in Kenya and how CEO power moderates this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a Kenyan data set to investigate what makes boards in private firms get involved in strategy. Survey data derived from a sample of 186 CEOs of private firms were used, and the hypotheses were tested using moderated regression analysis. Findings The results indicate that board members’ knowledge, board chairman’s leadership efficacy, board members’ personal motivation and board members’ background all have a positive and significant effect on board strategy involvement. The authors also found that CEO power moderates the relationship between board leadership and strategy involvement. The study concludes that when the CEO wields immense power, the board tends to become passive and to submit to the direction of the CEO. Originality/value The study adds value to the understanding of the effect of the board leadership on strategic involvement in private firms and how CEO power influences this relationship, particularly in a developing country like Kenya.

Board members in squeeze-out transactions: an event study analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Thomas Kaspereit ◽  
Kerstin Lopatta ◽  
Johann Trenkle
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Squeeze Out

scholarly journals Corporate Governance, Social Responsibility and Financial Performance of European Insurers

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 1873-1888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Deev ◽  
Nino Khazalia
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Un Global Compact ◽  
European Insurance ◽  
Corporate Social

In this paper, we focus on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility in European insurance industry and test its effects on financial performance. Using a sample of European insurance companies releasing corporate governance and social responsibility information available in Bloomberg Environmental, Social, and Governance disclosure, we provide evidence of better financial performance of insurers with unbiased and objective boards, increased number of board members (indicating that investors trust independent directors as protectors of shareholder value), lower employee turnover and higher community spending. Compliance with UN Global Compact signatory also contribute to better market performance. As a result, we show that insurance companies can be socially responsible and financially successful at the same time.

scholarly journals Board Leadership, Chief Executive Officer Optimism and Firm Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Joel Tuwey ◽  
Vincent Ngeno
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Chief Executive Officer ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Firm Innovation ◽  
Board Leadership ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose - Following the resource dependence and optimism theory, the study explored whether Chief Executive Officer (CEO) optimism moderates the link between board leadership and firm innovation in the financial sector. Design/Methodology - 130 financial institutions in Kenya were surveyed using cross-sectional and explanatory designs. Hypothesis testing utilized both moderated hierarchical regression models and mod-graphs. Findings - The results revealed that the board member’s openness and independence positively influence firm innovation. The moderated hierarchical regression results and figures in the mod-graphs reveal that CEO optimism enhances the association between the board member’s openness, independence, and firm innovation. Practical Implications - The results suggested that for financial institutions to be innovative, board members should be open to each other in terms of the private ideas as well as being independent about decisions made to spur the growth of the firms. Additionally, such boards should appoint CEOs who are optimistic about being innovative.

Trends in Leadership and Award Recognition Among Women in the American Society of Retina Specialists

2021 ◽  
pp. 247412642110210
Author(s):  
Mary-Grace R. Reeves ◽  
Malini Veerappan Pasricha ◽  
Cassie A. Ludwig ◽  
Arthika Chandramohan ◽  
Amee D. Azad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Board Of Director ◽  
Women’S Representation ◽  
American Society ◽  
Directors And Officers

Purpose: This work evaluates trends in achievement of women in the retina field, through an analysis of gender representation in the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS). Methods: This retrospective, longitudinal study spans 1983 to 2020. Historical data classified by male or female gender were collected from ASRS's overall membership, board of directors and officers, and recipients of the 4 society awards. The proportion of each benchmark held by women was compared with prior decades since the founding of ASRS using the Fisher’s exact test. Results: Women’s representation increased from 11% of ASRS members in 2007 to 19.7% in 2020. From 2010 to 2019, women received a higher proportion of society awards (21.1%) compared with membership prior to the start of that decade. In 2020, women were proportionally well represented in board of director positions (21.9%) and held a significantly higher proportion of board positions than in the period 1983 to 1989 ( P = .02). From 1983 to 2020, women held 4.3% (1 of 23) of presidencies. Conclusions: Although the number of women in retina is increasing, women remain underrepresented in the leadership of ASRS. Interventions to increase exposure to female mentorship and improve childcare benefits are warranted to engage female ophthalmology trainees in retina and ultimately society leadership.

Board members in squeeze-out transactions: an event study analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Johann Trenkle ◽  
Kerstin Lopatta ◽  
Thomas Kaspereit
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Squeeze Out

scholarly journals Have women made gains in the top leadership positions at insurance companies?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Karen M. Hogan ◽  
Deborah Vesneski
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Industry Study ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
Area Of Concern

Gender diversity on corporate boards and in other leadership positions is an area of concern for many global companies (Di Biase & Onorato, 2021; Doan & Iskandar-Datta, 2018). This paper updates and enhances an industry study “Women are making steady gains” (2018) that examined the state of gender diversity in the global insurance industry. We analyze trends to see if women have made any significant gains in board leadership, C-suite, and insider positions in insurance over time. Our sample covers 83 insurance companies as of 2021 and compares the gains from those made previously. Our results show a clear trend of improvement in gender representation in the board of directors and insider positions for firms in the insurance industry. However, the gains stop there, and unfortunately, no significant advancement for the percentage of women in the C-suite positions is evident in our dataset at this time. A meager 10% of all CEO and CFO positions in this sample of the insurance industry are held by females. Our research is important as it demonstrates which segments of the industry females are making gains and where we see deficiencies. We also suggest ways we feel future gains can be made.

Practical applications of scanning tunneling microscopy

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 18-19
Author(s):  
D. R. Denley
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Ambient Atmosphere ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Promising Tool

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has recently been introduced as a promising tool for analyzing surface atomic structure. We have used STM for its extremely high resolution (especially the direction normal to surfaces) and its ability for imaging in ambient atmosphere. We have examined surfaces of metals, semiconductors, and molecules deposited on these materials to achieve atomic resolution in favorable cases.When the high resolution capability is coupled with digital data acquisition, it is simple to get quantitative information on surface texture. This is illustrated for the measurement of surface roughness of evaporated gold films as a function of deposition temperature and annealing time in Figure 1. These results show a clear trend for which the roughness, as well as the experimental deviance of the roughness is found to be minimal for evaporation at 300°C. It is also possible to contrast different measures of roughness.

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