This paper assesses the financial performance and soundness of Life insurance companies in Nepal on the basis of CARAMEL parameters during 2007/08 to 2011/2012. Analysis shows the mix results but this is not enough to obtain the true and fair picture of the financial health of insurers since...

The paper aims to delve the impact of duration of operation to profitability in life insurance companies in Nepal. Eight private sector life insurance companies which were established in different phases have been compared on the basis of five years data. Six different ratios have been taken...

The Indian life insurance industry has its own origin and history, since its inception. It has passed through many obstacles, hindrances to attain the present status. The income earning capacity of an individual citizen of a nation and the eagerness and awareness of the general public are the...

Abstract: Insurance industries in India now a day have taken a giant shape especially after privatization and introduction of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA). Life Insurance Corporation of India is one of the most significant public sector which plays excellent job in selling...

This chapter applies a new variant of the data envelopment analysis model to examine the performance of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India. The findings show a significant heterogeneity in the cost efficiency scores over the course of 19 years. A decline in performance after 1994–1995...