scholarly journals Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Financial Performance in the Financial Technology Inclined Quoted Insurance Companies in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 838-845
Author(s):  
Ogunwale Olurotimi ◽  
Ikpefan Ochei ◽  
Isibor Areghan ◽  
Achugamonu Uzoma ◽  
Folashade Owolabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Wealth Effects ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Corporate Financial Performance ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
Drastic Increase ◽  
The Face

The research empirically examines effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Corporate Financial success of Quoted Insurance Companies in Nigeria. It has become expedient in the face of the drastic increase in Mergers and Acquisitions activity in recent decades and the fact that there has been very little empirical evidence of positive wealth effects and particularly the success of M&A in the insurance sector. This has arisen because most studies in Nigeria have rather focused on the banking sector. Data was obtained from Quoted Insurance Companies from 2003 to 2016 and the Regression Techniques were employed in the study. The result indicated that there exists a positive effect of M&A on Corporate Financial Performance of Insurance Companies. It revealed that a unit increase in merger led to about 4% increase in the Corporate Financial Performance of the merged firms. In effect, a unit increase in Earnings after Merger actually led to about 8% increase in the Corporate Financial Performance of the same firms. The study hereby recommend that Insurance Companies should look at issues of Claims settlement, Product Development and Branding while the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) should look into the education of insurable clients as well as appropriate polices that would drive Insurance penetration in Nigeria.

scholarly journals ANALISIS SWOT STRATEGI PEMASARAN ASURANSI JIWA AJB BUMI PUTERA 1912

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Horizontal Integration ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
The Face

Sri Handayani ; Today's business growth in the life insurance sector in Indonesia continues to improve, but to learn from the experience of the banking sector, it should be examined whether the existence of the businesses owned nationwide in the life insurance sector becomes desperate and lost market share in the country to deal with businesses that come from overseas managed to win greater trust from the buyers insurance protection services. This study aimed to analyze the strengths and weaknesses in the face of opportunities and threats of life insurance marketing strategy AJB Bumiputera 1912 Bengkulu. The sample in this study is the assumption of an effective strategy to maximize the strengths and minimize the weaknesses of the company and the opportunities and threats. The method used is the SWOT analysis. These results indicate that the AJB Bumiputera 1912 Bengkulu workable strategy is a strategy of horizontal integration, cost efficiency and the use of high technology to the payment system and insurance product ordering system, all of this should be directed to customer satisfaction.Keyword: SWOT Analysis, Marketing Strategy

scholarly journals Effects of Underwriting and Claims Management on Performance of Property and Casualty Insurance Companies in East Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Caren B. Angima ◽  
Mirie Mwangi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
General Insurance ◽  
Claims Management

The insurance sector plays an important role in service economy of any country by underwriting of risks inherent in most sectors thus providing a sense of peace to most economic entities. Performance of general insurance companies is expected to be related to various factors, including optimal underwriting and prompt and efficient claims management functions. This study investigated the effect of underwriting and claims management practices on the performance of general insurance firms in East Africa. The study employed multiple linear regression analysis using primary and secondary data collected from 82 general insurers in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The findings show that there is a significant positive relationship between underwriting and claims management practices employed by the firms and non-financial performance, but the relationship with financial performance was insignificant. The implication is that a profit oriented insurance firm should embrace a claims function that is closely related with the underwriting and pricing of the firm’s portfolio for meaningful results. It is recommended that general insurance companies focus on other important factors besides underwriting and claims management order to improve overall financial performance.

scholarly journals Determinants of Financial Performance of Insurance Companies: Empirical Evidence Using Kenyan Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 566
Author(s):  
Kamanda Morara ◽  
Athenia Bongani Sibindi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Life Insurers ◽  
Insurance Firms ◽  
Financial Performance Measures ◽  
The Government

The drivers of financial success of the insurance industry are of interest to several players in any economy including the government; policymakers; policyholders; and investors. In Kenya; there have been relatively few studies on this topic; most of which look at narrow elements that determine insurance companies’ performance. This article sought to explore the components contributing to the financial performance of insurance firms. We employed a sample consisting of 37 general insurers and 16 life insurers for the period running from 2009 to 2018 and utilised panel data methods in order to establish the determinants of financial performance of Kenyan insurers. The pooled OLS; fixed effects and random effects models were estimated with the financial performance measures (proxied by either ROA or ROE) as the dependent variables. The results of the study documented that insurer financial performance and size were positively related. The study also found that insurer financial performance was negatively related to the age variable. The study also unraveled that higher leveraged insurance companies performed better than their lowly geared peers. This article provides broad analyses of the various drivers of financial performance of the insurance industry in Kenya. The findings of this study contribute to the academic literature on the financial performance of the insurance sector in Kenya and Africa as a whole. Furthermore; it gives pointers to the management of insurance companies on the aspects of their business that would need greater attention to drive and sustain superior financial performance.

scholarly journals The Nexus between Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Financial Performance: Evidence from the Listed Banks, Finance and Insurance Companies in Sri Lanka

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Aloy Niresh ◽  
W. H. E. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure ◽  
Corporate Social

The nexus between Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (CSRD) and financial performance is an ongoing debate and a puzzle encountered by business organizations. This study is an attempt to address the question of whether CSRD is linked to financial performance of companies quoted on the Banks, Finance and Insurance sector in Sri Lanka. The sample includes only the companies that devote a separate section to disclose Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in their annual reports as failure to disclose CSR in the annual reports will have a material effect on findings. Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) is measured through the use of Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) controlled for size and leverage. Content analysis was utilized to develop the Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Index (CSRDI). Two multiple regression models were analyzed using Stata. Findings of the study revealed that there is a significant association between Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and future financial performance of the selected listed banks, finance and insurance companies in Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Capital regulation and systemic risk in the insurance sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Gehrig ◽  
Maria Chiara Iannino
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Risk ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Solvency Ii ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Capital Regulation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
European Insurance

Purpose This paper aims to analyze systemic risk in and the effect of capital regulation on the European insurance sector. In particular, the evolution of an exposure measure (SRISK) and a contribution measure (Delta CoVaR) are analyzed from 1985 to 2016. Design/methodology/approach With the help of multivariate regressions, the main drivers of systemic risk are identified. Findings The paper finds an increasing degree of interconnectedness between banks and insurance that correlates with systemic risk exposure. Interconnectedness peaks during periods of crisis but has a long-term influence also during normal times. Moreover, the paper finds that the insurance sector was greatly affected by spillovers from the process of capital regulation in banking. While European insurance companies initially at the start of the Basel process of capital regulation were well capitalized according to the SRISK measure, they started to become capital deficient after the implementation of the model-based approach in banking with increasing speed thereafter. Practical implications These findings are highly relevant for the ongoing global process of capital regulation in the insurance sector and potential reforms of Solvency II. Systemic risk is a leading threat to the stability of the global financial system and keeping it under control is a main challenge for policymakers and supervisors. Originality/value This paper provides novel tools for supervisors to monitor risk exposures in the insurance sector while taking into account systemic feedback from the financial system and the banking sector in particular. These tools also allow an evidence-based policy evaluation of regulatory measures such as Solvency II.

scholarly journals Financial Stability of European Insurance Companies during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
Karolina Puławska
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Occupational Pensions ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Drastic Increase ◽  
European Insurance ◽  
Solvency Ratio

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority suggests that as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant disruption to the economy, businesses, and people’s lives, national supervisory authorities should mitigate the pandemic’s impact on the European insurance sector. The functioning of insurance companies is in danger as they must balance a drastic increase in the number of claims with their capital and solvency stability. In this study, we evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on insurance companies using European insurance companies’ financial statement data from 2010 to 2020. The results unambiguously demonstrate that the pandemic has negatively affected the functioning of the insurance sector. In particular, the return on assets decreased in German and Italian insurance companies during the pandemic. Furthermore, the solvency ratio decreased in the Belgian, French, and German insurance sectors. Conversely, the Polish insurance sector was unaffected. Moreover, we did not find any effects on the Z-score ratio in our sample. Lastly, the value of receivables owed to Belgian insurance companies increased. Based on this evidence, we argue that European legislators should discuss how to manage the probable financial problems of insurance companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Digitainability and Financial Performance: Evidence from the Serbian Banking Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13461
Author(s):  
Nikola Stefanovic ◽  
Lidija Barjaktarovic ◽  
Alexey Bataev
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Research Results ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Insight Into

This study aimed to explore the cross-section of digitalization and sustainability in banking and its effect on bank performance. The sample consisted of all of the banks (n = 25) operating in the Republic of Serbia from 2011 to 2020. The research results show that the banks focusing on digitalization and sustainability are profitable, even in the face of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Furthermore, using the Pearson’s correlation, the study shows that the level of investment in digital transformation has a strong relationship with the net result. We advocate that digitainability in banking is an important factor in uncertain times and should be fostered and included in bank strategies in the post-COVID 19 world. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that provides insight into digitainability and bank performance.

scholarly journals The "Virtuous Circle" Between Corporate Social Performance and Corporate Financial Performance in the European Banking Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Candida Bussoli ◽  
Danilo Conte
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Corporate Social Performance ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Corporate Financial Performance ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Slack Resources ◽  
Good Management ◽  
European Banking ◽  
Corporate Social

This paper analyses the relationship between Corporate Social Performance (CSP) and Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) in the European banking sector. The good management approach and the slack resources approach have been tested, and the paper aims to verify the existence of a "virtuous circle" between the two performance measures. The econometric analysis, based on panel data, is performed on a sample of 71 listed banks (EU28) in the period between 2011 and 2015. The main findings show a positive influence of CSP on CFP, confirming the good management approach. However, the results demonstrate a negative influence of CFP on CSP, which generates the impossibility of confirming the theoretical assumptions of the slack resources approach. Therefore, the existence of a "virtuous circle" deriving from the integration of the two approaches is not supported.

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