identifies the impact of improvements in Saudi corporate governance practices among insurance firms. The effects of corporate … governance on the financial performance of 35 insurance firms listed on the Saudi stock market are examined from 2008 to 2014 …, including Shariah-compliant and life insurance firms. Four different methodologies are used: the generalised least squares …

This paper compares board determinants of publicly-traded and privately-owned property-liability insurance firms and … constraints on board structure of insurance firms, we find strong evidence that both public and private insurance firms …-power hypothesis for public insurance firms and evidence in support of the scope-of-operation hypothesis and the managerial …

Objective - Insurance companies in Indonesia are considered an important part of society by the Indonesian government …. Financial Institutions considered the possibility of increasing insurance premiums to cover their operating costs and increase … performance of the insurance sector, to determine the characteristics of good corporate governance.Methodology/Technique - The …

Purpose This study investigated the impact of corporate ownership structure on agency costs in the insurance industry …. Design/methodology/approach The study sample included 23 insurance companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) from … determinants of agency costs from a frontier market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with a focus on the insurance …

Why did shareholder liability disappear? We address this question by looking at its use by British insurance companies …) shareholders saw an opportunity to expunge something they disliked when insurance companies grew in size. Using hand … merger movement increased the size of insurance companies which meant that they were better able to pool risks. …

risk management activities such as insurance. Using a detailed firm survey conducted by the World Bank (2004), we examine … the impacts of various governance monitoring mechanisms and CEO characteristics on the corporate insurance decision … property insurance. However, the purchase of property insurance for managerial self-interest is only prevalent in firms subject …

Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of internal corporate governance mechanisms on insurance companies' risk …-taking in the UK context.Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a panel data of all listed insurance companies on FTSE 350 … governance mechanisms on insurance companies' risk-taking.Findings: The results show that the board size and board meetings are …

corporate governance, to which insurance companies have made significant changes in recent years. Despite its significance, we … know little about the determinants of CEO duality in the insurance industry and its impact on firm performance. This paper … addresses these research questions. We find strong evidence that CEO duality is a complex decision, which insurance firms fine …

sound regulatory framework for insurance undertakings, also to address risks not specifically mitigated by the sole solvency … highlights the emerging regulatory trends in the corporate governance of insurance firms. Among others things, it signals the …