Institutional investor stability and crash risk: Monitoring versus short-termism?

JL Callen, X Fang - Journal of Banking & Finance, 2013 - Elsevier
This study tests two opposing views of institutional investors—monitoring versus short-
termism. We present evidence that institutional investor stability is negatively associated with …

The corporate governance–risk-taking nexus: evidence from insurance companies

AA Elamer, A AlHares, CG Ntim… - International Journal of …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of internal corporate governance
mechanisms on insurance companies' risk-taking in the UK context. Design/methodology …

Corporate governance and risk taking: Evidence from the UK and German insurance markets

M Eling, SD Marek - Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze the impact of factors related to corporate governance (ie, compensation,
monitoring, and ownership structure) on risk taking in the insurance industry. We measure …

Enterprise risk management and firm value within China's insurance industry

Q Li, Y Wu, A Marshall, M Chipulu, U Ojiako - Acta Commercii, 2014 - journals.co.za
Orientation: The article discusses the relationship between enterprise risk management
(ERM) and firm value. Research purpose: The purpose of the study is to empirically examine …

Developments in risk and insurance economics: The past 50 years

H Loubergé, G Dionne - Handbook of Insurance: Volume I, 2024 - Springer
This chapter reviews the evolution in risk and insurance economics over the past 50 years,
first recalling the situation in 1973 and then presenting the developments and new …

Boards attributes that increase firm risk–evidence from the UK

S Mathew, S Ibrahim, S Archbold - Corporate Governance, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the board attributes that significantly
increase firm risk. The study aims to find whether board size, percentage of non-executive …

Risk culture: What it is and how it affects an insurer's risk management

AZ Roeschmann - Risk Management and Insurance Review, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This article conceptualizes risk culture and sheds light on the role it plays in insurers' risk
management frameworks. The article follows a cognitive, dynamic approach, arguing that …

Corporate governance and issues from the insurance industry

N Boubakri - Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we review the literature and empirical research on the nature and
consequences of corporate governance. We particularly assess the impact of corporate …

Ownership structure and financial stability: Evidence from Takaful and conventional insurance firms

M Rubio-Misas - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper provides cross-country evidence on financial stability in seven markets with a
dual system of Takaful companies and conventional insurers over the period 2009–2016. It …

Foreign investors and corporate risk taking behavior in an emerging market

XV Vo - Finance Research Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the impact of foreign ownership on the corporate risk taking activity
at the firm level in Vietnam. Employing different techniques of panel data estimation, we find …