scholarly journals Regulation of the Structure of the Insurance Portfolio as a Mechanism to Reduce the Risks of Insurance Companies

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
A. V. Larionov
Keyword(s):  
Warning System ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Property Insurance ◽  
Insurance Portfolio ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
The Stability

The purpose of this article is to determine the influence of the portfolio structure on the stability of insurance companies’ activity. With this objective, we examined how the structure of insurance portfolio affects the risks of companies’ activity.The author has proved that if insurance companies focus on voluntary property insurance it increases the probability of revocation of their licenses. These results were derived from a binary logistic regression using 112 observations. Parameters of insurance portfolio, as well as regional macroeconomic indicators that reflect the operating environment of the insurance business were used as variables for the model. Indicators of the insurance portfolio include voluntary and compulsory insurance. In the course of the research, it was revealed that one of the possible directions of development of insurance market regulation may be the organization of the mechanism of supervision over insurance companies, which allows soft impact on the structure of insurance portfolios in order to increase the stability of insurers. The introduction of this approach in regulation will allow the Bank of Russia to stimulate the development of the insurance market. Based on the results of the presented study, the Bank of Russia may develop guidelines to determine the optimal structure of the insurance portfolio. These recommendations can be one of the means of the surveillance policy over insurance companies. The orientation of the insurance company to certain types of insurance determines the stability of its functioning. In this regard, the Bank of Russia should develop an early warning system for disrupting the smooth functioning of the insurance company due to an incorrect focus on certain types of insurance. 

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE POSITIONS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES IN THE NON-LIFE INSURANCE MARKET IN UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
O. Pakhnenko ◽  
O. Zhuravka ◽  
V. Podhorna ◽  
A. Sukhomlyn
Keyword(s):  
Market Share ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Market Concentration ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Insurance Premiums ◽  
Property Insurance ◽  
Financial Condition

The paper explores the practical aspects of forming a competitive environment in the non-life insurance market of Ukraine and analyzes the competitiveness and financial performance of leading insurance companies. Based on the analysis of non-life insurance market concentration indicators, the authors concluded that there is no clear leader in this market, the level of market concentration is negligible. Based on the analysis of non-life insurance market leaders by volume of gross insurance premiums in the whole market and by main types of non-life insurance (CASCO, motor vehicle liability insurance, property insurance, fire and catastrophe risk insurance, CARGO, health insurance) the authors found that the leadership of insurance companies in the market does not mean their leadership in all types of non-life insurance; some insurance companies specialize in certain types of insurance and not being leaders in the insurance market at all occupy leading positions in certain segments of non-life insurance market. In order to provide a general assessment of the competitiveness of individual insurance companies in the non-life insurance market, the following indicators were selected: the volume of gross insurance premiums, gross insurance payments, insurance reserves and the amount of equity. In order to assess the size of market share of an individual insurance company in a more objective way, it is suggested to calculate the average share of the insurance company. The calculations made it possible to identify the leaders of the non-life insurance market in 2018 and to explore the dynamics of changes in their competitive position during 2016-2018. For the three insurance companies that have been identified as the leaders of the Ukrainian market non-life insurance in 2018 (“UNIKA”, “AXA Insurance” and “PZU Ukraine”), the authors analyzed the main indicators of their financial condition, namely the profitability of insurance services, profitability of sales, return on assets, return on equity, overall liquidity, absolute liquidity and autonomy. It was found that all the analyzed insurance companies are profitable, however, among the three leading Ukrainian insurance companies, the most effective in 2018 was the insurance company “PZU Ukraine” and the least profitable – “UNIKA”. Keywords: competitiveness, insurance company, market concentration, market share, competition.

INSOLVENCY OF INSURANCE COMPANIES IN UKRAINE: DETECTION AND PROGNOSTICATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (41) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
V. Yukhumenko
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Solvency Assessment ◽  
Company Insolvency

The paper demonstrates the results of research on the problems of insurance company insolvency. The outcomes describe the basic principles of detection and using the early warning system in Ukraine. The paper shows the necessity to reorganize the basic principles of the detection of local insolvent insurers. The study also determines the groups of persons who are directly or indirectly interested in the insurer's solvency assessment. This work presents the system of insurance companies' insolvency indicators, which help to identify insolvency at the early stages. The paper distinguishes precautionary, delayed, internal, and external insolvency indicators of insurers. The study divides the values of insurer's insolvency indicators into "yellow" and "red" zones to increase the flexibility of using various instruments for influencing by the regulator depending on the level of danger of the insurance company. This work argues for taking timely measures to the threat of insolvency of the insurance companies by the insurance supervisor.Key words: insolvency, instability of the insurers, solvency, early warning system, insurance market.

Indian Life Insurance Market and Corporate Performances: A Study of Selected Firms

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Chakraborty ◽  
Partha Pratim Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Market Share ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Market Concentration ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Life Insurance Company ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Life Insurers ◽  
Company Limited

In the pre-reform era, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI) dominated the Indian life insurance market with a market share close to 100 percent. But the situation drastically changed since the enactment of the IRDA Act in 1999. At the end of the FY 2012-13, the market share of LICI stood at around 73 percent with the number of players having risen to 24 in the countrys life insurance sector. One of the reasons for such a decline in the market share of LICI during the post-reform period could be attributed to the increasing competition prevailing in the countrys life insurance sector. At the same time, the liberalization of the life insurance sector for private participation has eventually raised issues about ensuring sound financial performance and solvency of the life insurance companies besides protection of the interest of policyholders. The present study is an attempt to evaluate and compare the financial performances, solvency, and the market concentration of the four leading life insurers in India namely the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI), ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited (ICICI PruLife), HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited (HDFC Standard), and SBI Life Insurance Company Limited (SBI Life), over a span of five successive FYs 2008-09 to 2012-13. In this regard, the CARAMELS model has been used to evaluate the performances of the selected life insurers, based on the Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) as published by IMF. In addition to this, the Solvency and the Market Concentration Analyses were also presented for the selected life insurers for the given period. The present study revealed the preexisting dominance of LICI even after 15 years since the privatization of the countrys life insurance sector.

scholarly journals INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES BY ACTIVITIES OF INSURANCE COMPANIES: INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXT

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Vilenchuk O.
Keyword(s):  
Business Processes ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Innovative Management

This review article is devoted to the study of innovative strategies for managing the activities of insurance companies. In the condi-tions of risky environment, rather high probability occurrence of threats of natural and technogenic character, problems concerning the necessity of a scientific substantiation of the process of the insurance market stakeholders’ interaction aggravate. It is established that insurance in the world economic space is an indispensable financial and economic tool for neutralizing a variety of risks, especially given today’s the socio-economic, financial, epidemiological dangers. It is proved that despite the key parameters’ positive dynamics of the Ukrainian insurance market development for 2009-2019, there is a need to intensify business and investment activity of its participants. The competitive environment of the insurance market requires insurance companies to implement innovative management strategies focused primarily on solving two interrelated problems: firstly, the expansion of property risks’ insurance coverage, as well as risks related to citizens’ life, health and ability to work, secondly, the formation of the insurers’ solvency and ensuring an acceptable level of insurance operations’ profitability in terms of certain types of insurance. It is determined that one of the primary tasks of the insurance company’s management is the management of its business processes aimed at forming a model of customer-oriented behaviour in relation to potential customers. The article emphasizes the need to use a variety of innovative management strategies to achieve medium-term and long-term goals of the company in the insurance market. In particular, the expediency of diversification and the use of alternative pricing strategies for insurance services for long-term and general types of insurance is argued. Proposals aimed at digitalization of the insurance market and wide application of FinTech technologies in the field of insurance services are formulated: automated underwriting, IOT-technologies; blockchain in insurance. Summarizing the results of the study, the author’s vision of the further insurance relations’ functioning of in society is specified. Keywords: risks, insurance company, insurers, insurance protection, insurance market stakeholders, management. Статтю присвячено дослідженню інноваційних стратегій управління діяльністю страхових компаній. В умовах ризикогенного середовища, досить високої ймовірності виникнення загроз природного та техногенного характеру загострюються проблеми щодо необхідності наукового обґрунтування процесу взаємодії стейкхолдерів страхового ринку. Аргументовано, що страхування у світовому економічному просторі є незамінним фінансово-економічним інструментом нейтралізації найрізноманітніших ризиків, особливо зважаючи на соціально-економічні, фінансові та епідеміологічні небезпеки сучасності. Визначено, що одним із першочергових завдань менеджменту страхової компанії є управління її бізнес-процесами, спрямованими на формування мо-делі клієнтоорієнтованості відносно потенційних клієнтів. Наголошено на необхідності використання різноманітних інноваційних стратегій управління для досягнення середньострокових та довгострокових цілей компанії на страховому ринку. Зокрема, аргу-ментовано доцільність здійснення диверсифікації та використання альтернативних стратегій ціноутворення на страхові послуги з довгострокових та загальних видів страхування. Сформульовано пропозиції, спрямовані на цифровізацію страхового ринку та широке застосування FinTech-технологій у сфері страхових послуг: автоматизований андерайтинг, ІОТ-технології; блокчейн у страхуванні. Узагальнюючи результати проведеного дослідження, конкретизовано авторські підходи до подальшого функціонування страхових відносин у суспільстві.Ключові слова: ризики, страхова компанія, страхувальники, страховий захист, стейкхолдери страхового ринку, управління.

The cyber-insurance market in Norway

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayretdin Bahşi ◽  
Ulrik Franke ◽  
Even Langfeldt Friberg
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Marine Insurance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
General Data Protection Regulation ◽  
Cyber Insurance ◽  
General Data

Purpose This paper aims to describe the cyber-insurance market in Norway but offers conclusions that are interesting to a wider audience. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on semi-structured interviews with supply-side actors: six general insurance companies, one marine insurance company and two insurance intermediaries. Findings The Norwegian cyber-insurance market supply-side has grown significantly in the past two years. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is found to have had a modest effect on the market so far but has been used by the supply-side as an icebreaker to discuss cyber-insurance with customers. The NIS Directive has had little or no impact on the Norwegian cyber-insurance market until now. Informants also indicate that Norway is still the least mature of the four Nordic markets. Practical implications Some policy lessons for different stakeholders are identified. Originality/value Empirical investigation of cyber-insurance is still rare, and the paper offers original insights on market composition and actor motivations, ambiguity of coverage, the NIS Directive and GDPR.

Extension of product line of property insurance (insurance of memorial monuments and plates as an example)

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-195
Author(s):  
Ирина Суслова ◽  
Irina Suslova ◽  
Елена Бокарева ◽  
Elena Bokareva ◽  
Антонина Соколова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Line ◽  
Insurance Contract ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Material World ◽  
Property Insurance ◽  
The Law ◽  
Funeral Services

Experience of the last ten years says that monuments become the object of violations and destructions. Almost daily shocking news of vandalism on burial places are appearing in mass media. Such behavior of violators of the law causes sincere neglect and misunderstanding in decent citizens. At the same time citizens are concerned by safety of monuments as subjects of a material world, look for ways to save them from possible encroachments, and themselves from unplanned expenditure on their restoration. It is known that the monuments executed from noble stones, shod fencings and marble slabs cost much, and from time to time is very expensive. And it is twice offensive when such gravestone constructions are exposed to attack and plunder. Today in Russia there are protected cemeteries, but as practice shows, and protection isn´t able to save a grave from this trouble. In that case insurance companies come to the rescue. They are ready to compensate the damage caused by vandals in the presence of the insurance contract. At first sight this service is strange, but its demand says that the condition of society where such immoral manifestations are possible is strange. The insurance contract execution of gravestone constructions of insurance company requires the passport of the insurer, the name of a cemetery and number of a grave, and also the documents for production of these constructions confirming the corresponding expenses. It is need to be note that such insurance can directly be made out on a place and supplement the list of the provided funeral services.

Theoretical and practical aspects of analysis of competitiveness of insurance company

10.12737/585 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Медушевская ◽  
Inna Medushevskaya
Keyword(s):  
Price Competition ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Financial Ratios ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Insurance Group ◽  
Determining Factors

In the article the theoretical and practical aspects of the analysis of the competitiveness of the insurance company CJSC «Insurance Group Uralsib» as an example were revieled. The competitiveness of the insurance companies is based on the general principles and provisions of the theory of competition and competitiveness. It was detailed the concept of competition in the insurance market, revealed its specificity and the possible non-price competition on it. The competitiveness of the insurance company is considered as a multi-faceted category, its determining factors were reflected. The competitiveness of Penza branch based on the analysis of financial ratios was evaluated and conducted the SWOT-analysis. The recommendations were given.

scholarly journals The structure of the deferred income tax and its influence on indicators describing the economic performance of commercial insurance companies

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Bohušová ◽  
Eva Vávrová
Keyword(s):  
Structure Analysis ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Commercial Insurance ◽  
Insurance System

The main objective of this paper is presentation of findings gathered through an analysis of items that cause deferred income tax in commercial insurance companies in the Czech insurance market. The evaluation of the subject is focused in accordance with the concept of the presented paper as regards structure analysis of the deferred tax, working with a selection of insurers – members of the Czech Insurance Association. We study, document and evaluate the influence of the deferred income tax being related with the given available income, as well as related to the effective income tax rate in a commercial insurance company. This analysis concerns the evaluation of the present-day degree of transformation and approximation of the Czech system of insurance in the process of harmonization with the European insurance system.

scholarly journals Institutional forms and their competitive analysis of organization of insurance activities in Ukraine

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-110
Author(s):  
Olga Slobodianiuk ◽  
Galina Tolkacheva
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Competitive Analysis ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Ability To Act

Introduction. In the insurance market of Ukraine, there is a need for non-commercial insurance, which does not carry out business activities in favor of shareholders, but implements the principle of collective mutual assistance of insurance participants. Its necessity is determined, first of all, by the possibility at affordable prices to provide real insurance coverage to the general population, agricultural producers, small business representatives, and others like that. The development of the strategic development of the work of insurance companies prompts them to rational use of all their resources, in order to increase their efficiency at all stages of development. For this purpose, special methods of strategic management are used, which include the search for economic criteria that provide an objective assessment of the company's activities. Thus, conducting this analysis will enable each company to make it competitive on the insurance market. Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to reveal and substantiate the institutional forms and perform SWOT analysis to identify the weak and strong points of the organization of the insurance company and the strategic development of insurance activities in general. Research results. The article reveals the concept of institutional forms of organization of insurance activity in Ukraine. Conducted competitive analysis (SWOT-analysis) of strategic development of insurance companies and organization of insurance activity in Ukraine. The proposed ways of strategic development, weak and strong forms of organization of insurance activity are revealed. Conclusion. Insurance companies have financial institutionalization of their forms of activity. Under this concept is understood the process of consolidation of norms, roles, statuses, rules for bringing and combining them into the insurance system for the ability to act for insurance protection. The conducted analysis of the activity of the insurance company, its development strategy provides an opportunity to identify the most promising directions for its development and organization of work. Thus, the identification of weak and strong sides of the company, based on SWOT analysis, positively influences the development of the company's future strategy, its organizational structure, as well as the quality and price of insurance services.

scholarly journals An internal model for measuring premium risk when determining solvency of non-life insurers

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (217) ◽  
pp. 99-127
Author(s):  
Jelena Kocovic ◽  
Marija Koprivica
Keyword(s):  
Internal Model ◽  
Fixed Ratio ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Capital Requirement ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Life Insurance Company ◽  
Life Insurers ◽  
Insurance Portfolio ◽  
Compound Distribution ◽  
Premium Risk

Under contemporary dynamic approaches the solvency of insurance companies is determined by measuring the risks that threaten their business. This paper presents an internal model for measuring premium risk when evaluating the solvency of non-life insurers. The solvency capital requirement is calculated on the basis of a compound distribution of insurance portfolio aggregate claim amount, resulting from combining separately modelled claim frequency and severity distributions, with prior verification of earned technical premium sufficiency. The practical application of the model is illustrated by a case study of a specific non-life insurance company in Serbia. The research findings show that the dynamic model of premium risk measurement results in larger capital requirement and contributes to a more reliable assessment of insurers? solvency than the static model. This proves the inadequacy of the existing fixed ratio model and stresses the need for changes in the current methodology of determining the solvency of insurance companies in Serbia.

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