The article analyses the link between Italian life insurers' profitability and bank affiliation. It also examines the influence that the differences in product mix and distribution costs displayed by bank affiliated versus traditional insurers has on results, and the changes that the big...

Theoretical Background -- Convergence-Divergence within Strategic Groups -- From Crisis to Opportunitiy: How Market Shocks Impact Interfirm Rivalry.-Performance Effects of Corporate Diverstiture Programs

Financial performance evaluation of firms is a kind of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem which has multiple and conflicting criteria (financial ratios). Companies should monitor their performance indicators in order to ensure appropriate and timely decisions and plans. The aim of...