This study investigates the firm-specific factors affecting the profitability of non-life insurance companies operating in Turkey. For this purpose, data of 24 non-life insurance companies operating in Turkey from the period 2006-2013 were brought together to obtain 192 observed panel data sets....

Sozial verantwortliches Investieren (Socially Responsible Investing, SRI) gewinnt an den Finanzmärkten aus verschiedenen Gründen zunehmend an Bedeutung, beispielsweise aufgrund der sich abzeichnenden Auswirkungen des Klimawandels oder des Strebens nach einer Netto-Null-Wirtschaft. Bestehende...

This paper provides a rationale for the macro-prudential regulation of insurance companies, where capital requirements increase in their contribution to systemic risk. In the absence of systemic risk, the formal model in this paper predicts that optimal regulation may be implemented by capital...

The relevance of sustainable development in the financial institution and its value is significant in today's financial landscape. This research aims to evaluate the efficiency of converting sustainable development outcomes, quantified through ESG, into a financial institution's valuation,...

The aim of this paper is to identify and assess industry-specific and macroeconomic variables that determine the profitability of insurance companies in the Republic of North Macedonia through panel data for fourteen, life and non-life insurance companies. In the model specification, ROA was...

Insurance companies operate in a turbulent, constantly changing environment. The insurance market plays an important role in the economy. On the one hand, it is characterized by the dynamic development of services based on new technologies and distribution channels, and on the other hand, it is...

The goal of this paper is to provide a critical overview of Moroccan insurance/pension fund investments in alternative assets through data analysis techniques. The results show that the risk of reserve depletion and the investment restrictions imposed by the regulator are not the real reasons...

The issue of financial distress has received much attention of scholars because it harms firm financial and operational systems which could lead to insolvency. The objective of this study is to examine the determinants of financial distress in Ethiopian insurance companies. A panel dataset was...