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Risk measurement and management of insurance companies
… risk measurement and management concepts that insurance companies will face in the following years. The first chapter evaluates the theoretical and practical framework of the different approaches with respect to the determination of regulatory capital held by insurance companies. A critical …
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Risk management for property casualty insurance companies
… need to reduce inefficiencies in management of insurance company risk capital. The laxity in managing the cost of capital is a result of dysfunctional property/casualty risk classification and capital accumulation practices in the insurance industry. We reclassify risk based on both peril and …
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Dynamic Financial Analysis of Property-Liability Insurance Companies
… financial modeling of property-liability (P-L) insurance companies. Dynamic financial analysis (DFA)--a relatively new concept in the P-L industry--attempts to analyze the underwriting and financial operations of an insurance company as an integrated whole. The objective of this dissertation is …
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Addressing climate change: Insights from New Zealand’s insurance companies
… extreme weather events globally, challenging the insurance industry’s climate risk management efforts. In New Zealand, the insurance sector is on the brink of financial instability due to the recent upswing in the frequency and severity of natural disasters. As these risks escalate, insurers must …
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The effect of regulations on insurance companies expanding to emerging markets
… being proposed are the bone of contention in the Insurance Industry. Industry leaders argue that the financial regulations in South Africa are being imposed on companies too rapidly, despite South Africa’s financial regulations being one of the best in the world. However, South Africa’s Insurance …
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The Determinants of the Financial Performance of Insurance Companies in Mauritius
… variables, on the financial performance of insurance companies in Mauritius. In particular, the study investigates the impact of firm size, leverage, gross written premiums, reinsurance, combined ratio, market concentration, foreign exchange, inflation and GDP growth on the profitability of …
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The Multicheck’s suitability in hiring processes for apprentices in Swiss insurance companies
… the current hiring processes of Swiss insurance companies and the predictive Validity of the Multicheck, compared to lower-secondary school grades. HR professionals were interviewed to investigate current hiring processes and the practitioner’s evaluation of the Multicheck. …
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Financial Statements of Insurance Companies in the United States and in Canada
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-09T23:09:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6607822.pdf: 11977049 bytes, checksum: d651569e24dfdea0e1d32a81b8d7c891 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1966
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Reinsurance and financial performance of short term insurance companies in South Africa
Profit driven companies have a responsibility to generate decent returns and pay dividends to their shareholders. Investors and shareholders of financial institutions are particularly concerned about their cash flow, risk and returns to ascertain the financial performance of the business. In the …
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A study of risk management and capital allocation in Korean Insurance Companies
The Korean life insurance industry has rapidly grown over the past decades. The CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) of asset from 1978 to 2008 is 22.8%. As the asset size increases very fast, risk management plays a vital role in the Korean life insurance industry. Before the financial crisis in …
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Corporate governance and financial performance of long-term insurance companies in South Africa
… performance among a sample of long-term insurance companies in South Africa from 2011 to 2016. The study employed a panel regression technique using board size, board independence, audit committee size and CEO tenure as proxies for corporate governance while controlling for firm size, …
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A study of the currency management for foreign investments of Korean insurance companies
The Korean insurance industry has rapidly grown over the past decade, and at the same time the asset size of Korean insurance companies increases very fast. So the effective and scientific asset management becomes very essential for these companies to stay profitable. Korean insurance companies are …
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The market for commercial mortgage-backed securities among life insurance companies and pension funds
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1994.
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An empirical analysis of determinants of financial performance of insurance companies in the United Kingdom
… that affect the financial performance of an insurance company are complicated due to the intangible nature of insurance products and the lack of transparency in the market. Consequently, the financial performance of insurance companies is important to various stakeholders such as …
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Federal Corporate Taxation of Life Insurance Companies: An Empirical Investigation of Short-Run Shifting Behavior
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T13:33:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7726756.pdf: 10517332 bytes, checksum: 496fdf3b9c7c34cdbba4037ac424c866 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1977
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The Financial and Economic Effects of Geographical Restrictions Upon The Investment Policies of Life Insurance Companies
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-05T21:04:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6104255.pdf: 6811926 bytes, checksum: 3dcfa4c9c738f5c1b17af348a3c68dd1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1961
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A review of disclosure in the annual financial reports of life insurance companies in South Africa
… corporate activity involving South African life insurance companies has renewed interest in financial reporting by these companies. There has been little development in guidance on reporting for long term insurers in South Africa since 1994 when AC121 "Disclosure in the Financial Statements of …
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Exploring the relevance of intellectual capital recognition in the financial statements of listed insurance companies in Nigeria
… in the financial statements of listed insurance companies in Nigeria with a focus on the cities of Abuja and Lagos. The scope of this research was limited to the review and analysis of the relevance of intellectual capital recognition in the financial statements of listed insurance …
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