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 …

We examine the relation between outside board directors and six measures of financial
performance using panel data for 1999–2012 drawn from the UK's property-casualty …

In a well‐designed enterprise risk management (ERM) program, the firm integrates risk
management into the strategic planning process, addressing strategic, financial, operational …

The purpose of this paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the determinants of
economic performances in the insurance industry. To this end, we test the impact of several …

This paper provides evidence of the role that financial market development and institutional
quality play in the integration of European Union (EU) life insurance markets. It analyzes ten …

Product diversification, business structure, and firm performance in Taiwanese property and
liability insurance sector | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings …

As financial markets become more global, the question arises whether any country specific
considerations are still relevant for insurance companies' capital structure. This research …

The issue of financial distress has received much attention of scholars because it harms firm
financial and operational systems which could lead to insolvency. The objective of this study …

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 …

We investigate the impact of domestic/international bancassurance deals on the risk‐return
profiles of announcing and nonannouncing banks and insurers within a GARCH model …