As early as the 1970s, European Union (EU) member countries implemented rules to
coordinate insurance markets and regulation. However, with the more recent movement …

Previous studies of financial health of insurance companies are mainly focused on insurers
operating in the United States and developed economies. This article focuses on the …

This article provides an overview and comparison of risk-based capital (RBC) requirements
as they currently exist in the United States, the European Union, Switzerland, and New …

Using a sample of property–liability insurers over the period 1995–2004, we develop and
test a model that explains performance as a function of line‐of‐business diversification and …

The recent global financial crisis, combined with regulatory changes in financial industries,
has altered the financial landscape in terms of how financing can be achieved and the …

This paper presents surrender rate models with explanatory variables such as the difference
between reference and crediting rates, policy age since issue, financial crises …

The objective of this study was to investigate the factors affecting financial performance of
insurance companies operating in Hawassa city Administration, Ethiopia. In this study, the …

The Islamic insurance, also known as takaful, is a Shariah-compliant mutual risks
arrangement based on the concepts of taawun'(mutual protection) and shared responsibility …

While anecdotal and research evidence exists supporting the difficulties faced by foreign
firms in host nation environments due to liability of foreignness, it is clear that many foreign …

We investigate the relationship between risk taking of life–health (LH) insurers and stability
of their institutional ownership within a simultaneous equation system model. Three main …