The determinants of efficiency and productivity in the Swiss insurance industry

C Biener, M Eling, JH Wirfs - European Journal of Operational Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Using state-of-the-art frontier efficiency methodologies, we study the efficiency and
productivity of Swiss insurance companies in the life, property/casualty, and reinsurance …

Implementation of enterprise risk management: Evidence from the German property-liability insurance industry

M Altuntas, TR Berry-Stoelzle, RE Hoyt - The Geneva papers on risk and …, 2011 - Springer
Implementing a properly functioning enterprise risk management (ERM) programme has
become increasingly important for insurance companies. Unlike traditional risk management …

[PDF][PDF] Digitalization in insurance companies

K Łyskawa, A Kędra, L Klapkiv… - … : Contemporary Issues In …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Purpose–the main idea of the article was to characterize the process of digitalization in
insurance companies through the implementation of information and communication …

Regulation in microinsurance markets: principles, practice, and directions for future development

C Biener, M Eling, JT Schmit - World Development, 2014 - Elsevier
Regulation of any market can either promote or impede its development, thus affecting
social welfare. In this paper, we are concerned with the impact of regulation in …

Efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the Malaysian insurance sector: an analysis of risk-based capital regulation

QM Lim, HS Lee, WM Har - The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance …, 2021 - Springer
Risk-based capital is used to specify minimum capital requirements for insurers, but it can
also cause insurers to bear higher risk if the actual risk of an asset is improperly assessed …

Capital market development, competition, property rights, and the value of insurer product‐line diversification: A cross‐country analysis

TR Berry‐Stölzle, RE Hoyt… - Journal of Risk and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we show that the effect of product diversification on performance is not
homogeneous across countries. Diversified insurance companies perform significantly …

The magic triangle: growth, profitability and safety in the insurance industry

M Eling, R Jia, P Schaper - The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance …, 2022 - Springer
We empirically investigate the trade-offs between three strategic goals of the insurance
business: growth, profitability and safety. Analysing 1988 European insurance companies …

Multi‐objective reference point techniques to optimize profitability, growth, and risk in the non‐life insurance industry: international analysis

AI González‐Fernández… - International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper combines reference point techniques and econometric analyses to provide the
profile of non‐life insurers that simultaneously optimize the strategic growth, profitability, and …

Liberalisation and market concentration impact on performance of the non-life insurance industry: the evidence from Eastern Europe

V Njegomir, D Stojić - The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance-Issues …, 2011 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to examine market structure, conduct and performance relationship
(SCP) hypothesis for the non-life insurance industry in Eastern European countries …

Determinants of nonlife insurance market attractiveness for foreign investments: Eastern European evidence

V Njegomir, B Stojić - Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this paper is to investigate factors that influence the attractiveness of nonlife
insurance market for foreign insurers in Eastern Europe. We use country-specific effects …