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Costello, Graham I., and Jörg H. Tuchen. "A Comparative Study of Business to Consumer Electronic Commerce within the Australian Insurance Sector." Journal of Information Technology 13, no. 3 (September 1998): 153–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026839629801300302.

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Electronic commerce is causing fundamental changes in the insurance sector. Inherent opportunities of this innovative sales channel are driving the development of a new customer relationship paradigm, development of new products, pursuit of low cost ‘self service’ strategies, and emergence of ‘virtual brokers’. The Australian insurance sector is well positioned to take advantage of electronic commerce due to the high level of PC penetration, high Internet usage, and extensive broadband infrastructure. The perception is that the Australian insurance sector is meeting these challenges. Surprisingly, despite the emergence of electronic commerce as a ‘hot topic’ in the information technology and insurance sector literature, little empirical research has been reported. Much of the extant literature can be criticized as being too generic and superficial. It is argued that until research is focused on specific aspects of electronic commerce, we will fail to capture meaningful insights. The aim of this research project is to develop a research framework appropriate for electronic commerce, research and to apply it to a specific sector (insurance), in a specific geographical region (Australia), using a specific electronic commerce, medium (Internet), for a specific purpose (business to consumer sale of risk products). The research objective is to discover which Australian insurance companies are using electronic commerce for what. The survey found that of the 21 largest Australian insurance companies only 18 have web sites. These sites are mainly used for promotional purposes and not for directly generating sales. Only six companies offer customer-specific pricing of their products. And of these, only four companies sell any of their products over the Internet. Paradoxically, despite pressing business drivers in the insurance sector and a favourable electronic commerce environment in Australia, these findings demonstrate a significant gap between appreciation of the importance of electronic commerce and realization of commercial potential. Whilst most Australian insurance companies are well aware of the special importance of electronic commerce, many fail to take full advantage. Although further qualitative research is recommended to understand why this is so, it is clear that a significant gap remains between the technical capabilities of electronic commerce and actual practice in the Australian insurance sector.
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Crockett, Michael, and Muhammad Jahangir Ali. "Auditor independence and accounting conservatism." International Journal of Accounting & Information Management 23, no. 1 (March 2, 2015): 80–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijaim-02-2014-0008.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the efficacy of the current legislative provisions that protect auditor independence in Australia. The collapses of several high-profile companies (Enron and WorldCom in the USA, HIH insurance and OneTel in Australia) in the early 2000s has raised questions about audit quality and independence. In response, regulators have introduced new regulations and guidance to improve audit quality. In Australia, the Corporations Act 2001 (2001) was amended via the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 2004. This study poses the question: do non-audit service fees influence the level of accounting conservatism? Design/methodology/approach – The sample used in this analysis consists of all available Australian listed companies from the years 2006 till 2010. Findings – Using multiple measures of accounting conservatism and the auditor-client economic bond, our results suggest that the level of the economic bond between the auditor and the client does not significantly influence the level of accounting conservatism. Originality/value – Our results demonstrate that the combination of intrinsic market mechanisms and regulation in Australia sufficiently protect auditor independence.
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Loosemore, M., and M. M. M. Teo. "The Crisis Management Practices of Australian Construction Companies." Construction Economics and Building 2, no. 2 (November 17, 2012): 15–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v2i2.2897.

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Recent world events in the international relations arena and the subsequent knock-on affect on the insurance industry, have sent shock-waves through Australia’s business community,elevating crisis management to the top of the managerial agenda. This paperpresents the findings of exploratory research, which investigated the crisis managementpractices of construction companies. Using a diagnostic model of crisis preparednesswhich has been developed and tested across a broad range of industries, it concludes thatif the sample surveyed is typical, then crisis planning is rudimentary and undertaken in aninsular, informal, fragmented fashion, supported by few resources and little strategicguidance. Consequently, many construction companies will have an inadequate understandingof their crisis exposure, of how to cope with crises when they happen and of howto learn and recover from their aftermath.
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Keneley, Monica. "Does Organizational Heritage Matter in the Development of Offshore Markets? The Case of Australian Life Insurers." Business History Review 87, no. 2 (2013): 255–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007680513000421.

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The globalization of financial markets over the past decade has focused the spotlight on the responsiveness of financial firms to international pressures. Insurance markets have traditionally relied on global networks not only to expand the insurers' sphere of influence but also to support domestic business. Until relatively recently, Australian insurance companies have not played a significant role in the development of international markets. However, in the last decade of the twentieth century Australian insurers ventured overseas on a scale without precedence. This article presents an historical perspective on the internationalization of the Australian life-insurance market with a view to understanding why these firms have been classified “late starters” in the internationalization stakes. In a broader capacity it provides insights into the impediments to overseas expansion and the forces encouraging or discouraging the development of cross border networks.
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Hassan, Mohamat Sabri, Majella Percy, and Jenny Goodwin-Stewart. "The transparency of derivative disclosures by Australian firms in the extractive industries." Corporate Ownership and Control 4, no. 2 (2007): 257–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv4i2c2p2.

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This paper investigates the transparency of derivative disclosures of Australian firms in the extractive industries using 1998 to 2001 financial reports. The quality of financial reporting has become a major corporate governance issue since the collapse of prominent companies such as Enron in the United States, HIH Insurance in Australia, and, of particular relevance here, Barings PLC in the United Kingdom, where the losses were caused by derivative instruments. Disclosure transparency is an important component of the quality of financial reporting. We measure transparency based on a disclosure index developed from AASB 1033 Presentation and Disclosure of Financial Instruments. We examine the relationship between transparency and firm characteristics represented by size, performance, growth opportunities, auditor and type of extractive firm. The results indicate that the transparency of derivative disclosures among firms in the extractive industries has increased over the period. However, there is still evidence of non-compliance with the disclosure requirements, especially in relation to net fair value. We find that firm size, price-earnings ratio and debt-to-equity ratio, and to a lesser extent, market-to-book ratio and profitability are associated with disclosure transparency.
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Keneley, Monica, and Grietjie Verhoef. "Pressures for Change in the Australian and South African Insurance Markets: A Comparison of Two Companies." Competition & Change 15, no. 2 (July 2011): 136–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/102452911x13025292603679.

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Harker, Callan, Maureen Hassall, Paul Lant, Nikodem Rybak, and Paul Dargusch. "What Can Machine Learning Teach Us about Australian Climate Risk Disclosures?" Sustainability 14, no. 16 (August 12, 2022): 10000. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141610000.

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There seems to be no agreed taxonomy for climate-related risks. The information in firms’ climate risk disclosures represents a new resource for identifying the priorities and strategies of Australian companies’ management of climate risk. This research surveys 839 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange for the presence of climate risk disclosures, identifying 201 disclosures on climate risk. The types of climate risks and the risk management strategies were extracted and evaluated using machine learning. The analysis revealed that Australian firms are focused on acute physical climate risks, followed by market and regulatory risks. The predominant management strategy for these risks was to use a risk reduction approach, rather than avoiding or transferring risk. The analysis showed that key Australian industry sectors, such as materials, banking, insurance, and energy are focusing on different mixtures of risk types, but they are all primarily managing risks through risk-reduction strategies. An underlying driver of climate risk disclosure was composed of the financial implications of climate risk, particularly with respect to acute physical risks. The research showed that emission reductions represent a primary consideration for Australian firms in their disclosures identifying how they are responding to climate risk. Further research using machine learning to evaluate climate risk disclosure should focus on analysing entire climate risk reports for key topics and trends over time.
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MAEDA, Yuji. "Analysis of Finite Risk as International Risk Management in Japan and Australia: With Special Reference to the Collapse of Insurance Companies due to the Nine Eleven Attacks." Studies in Regional Science 40, no. 2 (2010): 327–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2457/srs.40.327.

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Lorenz, Birgit, Joana Tavares, L. Ingeborgh van den Born, João P. Marques, and Hendrik P. N. Scholl. "Current Management of Inherited Retinal Degeneration Patients in Europe: Results of a Multinational Survey by the European Vision Institute Clinical Research Network." Ophthalmic Research 64, no. 4 (2021): 622–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000514540.

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<b><i>Purpose:</i></b> An increasing number of gene therapies are developed for Inherited Retinal Degenerations (IRD). To date, 1 treatment has been approved for clinical use (FDA USA 2017, EMA Europe 2018, MoHAP UAE 2019, SFDA Saudi Arabia 2019, Swiss Medic Switzerland 2020, TGA Australia 2020, and BFR Brazil 2020). While such therapies do not provide complete cure, they may halt degeneration or partially restore function. Identification of well-characterized patients is an emerging need. We conducted the first multinational survey to understand the management of IRDs in Europe. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> An electronic survey questionnaire containing 112 questions was developed and sent to the 101 EVICR.net clinical centers (14 European countries and Israel). <b><i>Results:</i></b> The overall response rate was 49%. Only 14% of responding centers do not see IRD patients; 52% that manage IRD patients follow <i>≥</i>200 patients, 16% &#x3e; 1,000. Databases exist in 86% of the centers; of these, 75% are local files, 28% local Web-based database, and 19% national Web-based. IRD patients are referred to EVICR.net centers mainly by general ophthalmologists, patient self-referrals, and medical retina specialists. Most IRD patients are first seen in adulthood. Most prominent signs and symptoms depend on the age of onset, for example, nystagmus in infancy, or night blindness, and reduced visual acuity at older age. The time from inquiring for first appointment and clinical diagnosis varies among countries: in 29% of centers, the mean time is &#x3c;4 weeks, although can be up to 35 months in others. The time to genetic diagnosis is ≥4 weeks, the maximum 10 years, likely depending on access to genetic testing, and the improvement of the tests available. Comprehensive eye examination always includes autofluorescence imaging and perimetry (86% static, 76% kinetic, and 21% microperimetry), and frequently optical coherence tomography (OCT) (95%), electroretinography (93%), and fundus photography (93%). Identified genotypes were reported in 40–80% patients by 69% of centers, and in 80–100% by 5%. Genetic testing is provided by public health insurance in 77% of centers, private health insurance in 38%, center budget in 13%, research funds in 18%; and 15% of centers do not have access to genetic testing. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> At the start of this era of ocular gene therapy for IRD patients, this first international survey on management of IRDs in Europe highlights significant heterogeneity between centers and across countries and provides important baseline data for researchers, clinicians, pharmaceutical companies, and investors.
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Lytvynchuk, Iryna, Svitlana Diachek, Vita Dovgaliuk, Nataliia Vygovska, and Mariia Aleksandrova. "Financial Management of Insurance Companies." Review of Economics and Finance 20 (2022): 190–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.55365/1923.x2022.20.22.

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Mutenga, Stanley. "Risk management for property casualty insurance companies." Thesis, City University London, 2001. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/7600/.

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This thesis addresses the need to reduce inefficiencies in management of insurance company risk capital. The laxity in managing the cost of capital is a result of dysfunctional property/casualty risk classification and capital accumulation practices in the insurance industry. We reclassify risk based on both peril and financial functional features, in order to capture all the facets of risk affecting a firm and ultimately to achieve optimal capital allocation. With the purpose of reducing inefficiencies in mind, we explore and isolate the impact of regulation on insurance company profitability. We use barrier option pricing models to mimic the impact of solvency requirements on firm-wide risk. This methodology of measuring risk is better than plain vanilla option pricing models, in that, through the option to an early default, we are able to capture the economic significance of financial distress, and allocate firm-wide risk capital. The firm-wide risk is incidentally used to empirically test the impact of risk on the cost of carry, the quality of operational profitability and forward asset commitment per unit of liabilities. Our empirical test confirms a strong relationship between firm-level risk, and the cost of carry, return on policyholders' surplus and the cost of capital per contract underwritten. The results are better than previous results obtained using plain vanilla option-pricing models and reveal the importance of incorporating solvency requirements in defining the economic significance of insolvency. The results also points to the importance of advised risk classification procedures to the whole process of integrated risk measurement and financing, which we explore in this study.
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Siokis, Vasilios. "Risk measurement and management of insurance companies." Thesis, City University London, 2001. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/8400/.

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This thesis reviews some fundamental risk measurement and management concepts that insurance companies will face in the following years. The first chapter evaluates the theoretical and practical framework of the different approaches with respect to the determination of regulatory capital held by insurance companies. A critical assessment and substantial interpretation of these approaches is performed. Moreover, a number of new approaches is brought forward in order to add a more thorough and clear way of evaluating the level of the regulatory capital. Then, we provide evidence of the presence of the underwriting cycle in the UK. The underwriting cycle has been identified in a number of OECD and non-OECD countries and highlights the different stages and maturity of the insurance market. A number of reasons for the presence of this cycle is presented and evaluated in contrast with the reasons behind the underwriting cycle in other countries. The level of profitability of the insurance companies is used to determine the presence of the cycle. In the third chapter, profitability and cost of capital are connected with the credit rating assigned by credit agencies to insurance companies. The credit risk that insurance companies face is explained by the use of financial ratios that explicitly explain the particular credit rating. The credit rating is implicitly connected with the cost of capital, which in turn is explained by the level of the credit spread between the Treasury Yield and European bonds. Finally, securitisation as an alternative method of minimizing credit and market risk is analyzed. Different structures of securitised deals are presented and evaluated. The benefits of securitisation are presented in a systematic way.
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Msheliza, Samuel Kaku. "Strategic planning in Nigerian insurance companies." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.281062.

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Jabbour, Mirna. "Investigation of risk management changes in insurance companies." Thesis, Brunel University, 2013. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7964.

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This thesis studies the change process of risk management practices associated with the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and the extent to which it can lead to changes in capital allocation practices. The study develops a theoretical framework to study risk management changes, which draws on structuration theory (Giddens, 1979, 1984) and institutional theory, particularly the institutional framework of Burns and Scapens (2000), as well as new institutional sociology theory. A two-stage empirical study was undertaken in non-life insurance companies. The first stage was a field study of 10 listed non-life insurance companies, while the second stage was a case study of a large non-life insurance company. Multiple data collection methods were used including semi-structured interviews, documentary evidence, annual reports, and publicly available data. Findings show internal, coercive, and normative pressures have mainly driven the ERM adoption decision. The literature supports the impact of coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures on the trend toward ERM in financial industries. However, the study finds that internal pressures related to achieving the company's objectives are either equal to or surpass the external pressures. The study also provides empirical evidence of the changes in risk management practices, which include capital allocation change process associated with ERM implementation. Effective capital allocation requires the incorporation of ERM elements in the whole process of allocating capital. Furthermore, new capital allocation routines and institutions are produced. The study shows that the risk-based capital allocation method is intra- and extra-institutionalised at the company level. The main contribution of this thesis is to identify the nature of ERM adoption and implementation in insurance companies. More specifically, this study provides a better understanding of the institutional forces driving ERM adoption and offers empirical evidence on ERM implementation and the change in risk management practices (routines) within nonlife insurance companies. Moreover, this study avoids the limitations of previous research that was based on surveys, and it does so by conducting an exploratory field study and explanatory case study to address the changes in risk management practices. Practices and process need to be located in their institutional context and hence cannot be reflected in surveys.
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He, Nanxing. "Strategic management issues of foreign insurance companies in China." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.401457.

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Akinbola, Oluwakemi Ejide, and Isaac Likali Tsowa. "ETHICAL ISSUE : A PROBLEM IN NIGERIA INSURANCE COMPANIES." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-1146.

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The study aimed to investigate and critically analyze claims management, an ethical issue in insurance companies in Nigeria, to find out if these insurance companies recognize it to be an ethical issue and also to find out how they handle insured’s claims. A qualitative research method was used in carrying out this study; data was sourced through interviews and by secondary data using literatures from books, journals, articles, and electronic websites. The researchers used purposive sampling to select some top insurance companies in Nigeria; in these insurance companies basically personnel working in the claims department were interviewed, also sales agents from two of these insurance companies were interviewed. Data was sourced from two insurance broking firms in Nigeria by interviewing their top personnel, and also some of the insuring public with and without insurance policies was interviewed. The analytical strategy adopted in this research work was to rely on theoretical propositions. This study made use of Jones (1991) moral intensity model. Based on the analysis of data collected during the interview, the study revealed that insurance personnel in claims administration who take decision on insured’ claims in Nigeria recognize that there is a moral dilemma in their act and they discharge this responsibility professionally and ethically sticking to the rules of the business. Also the characteristics that constitute moral intensity model; proximity, social context, probability of effect, concentration of effect and magnitude of consequence offered by Jones (1991) influence the moral decision making process and moral behavior of claims personnel in Nigeria insurance companies. But due to some challenges faced by these personnel in discharging their duty and some lapses from their side and the insured’s there have always been complaint on claims. However they acknowledge that no one is perfect therefore they are open to getting feedbacks from their clients on the way they feel about their claims which they look into and make necessary amendments where needed. This study concluded with proposition for future researchers to look into how the challenges encountered by personnel managing insured’s’ claims in insurance companies in Nigeria can be dealt with and to find out how insurance companies in Nigeria can gain the awareness of the insuring public and make them understand the terms and conditions of insurance service.
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Akinbola, Isaac Likali Tsowa &amp, and Oluwakemi Ejide. "ETHICAL ISSUE : A PROBLEM IN NIGERIA INSURANCE COMPANIES." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-1148.

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The study aimed to investigate and critically analyze claims management, an ethical issue in insurance companies in Nigeria, to find out if these insurance companies recognize it to be an ethical issue and also to find out how they handle insured’s claims. A qualitative research method was used in carrying out this study; data was sourced through interviews and by secondary data using literatures from books, journals, articles, and electronic websites. The researchers used purposive sampling to select some top insurance companies in Nigeria; in these insurance companies basically personnel working in the claims department were interviewed, also sales agents from two of these insurance companies were interviewed. Data was sourced from two insurance broking firms in Nigeria by interviewing their top personnel, and also some of the insuring public with and without insurance policies was interviewed. The analytical strategy adopted in this research work was to rely on theoretical propositions. This study made use of Jones (1991) moral intensity model. Based on the analysis of data collected during the interview, the study revealed that insurance personnel in claims administration who take decision on insured’ claims in Nigeria recognize that there is a moral dilemma in their act and they discharge this responsibility professionally and ethically sticking to the rules of the business. Also the characteristics that constitute moral intensity model; proximity, social context, probability of effect, concentration of effect and magnitude of consequence offered by Jones (1991) influence the moral decision making process and moral behavior of claims personnel in Nigeria insurance companies. But due to some challenges faced by these personnel in discharging their duty and some lapses from their side and the insured’s there have always been complaint on claims. However they acknowledge that no one is perfect therefore they are open to getting feedbacks from their clients on the way they feel about their claims which they look into and make necessary amendments where needed. This study concluded with proposition for future researchers to look into how the challenges encountered by personnel managing insured’s’ claims in insurance companies in Nigeria can be dealt with and to find out how insurance companies in Nigeria can gain the awareness of the insuring public and make them understand the terms and conditions of insurance service.
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Le, Roux Magdalena Elizabeth. "Captive insurance companies : a theoretical and empirical study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53319.

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Thesis (MComm)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Much research has been done on risk coverage within the field of the traditional insurance market, but the concept of alternative risk transfer is fairly new to the world of risk management. The need for more innovative, multi-faceted approaches to meet possible losses, together with the growing resistance to the cross-subsidisation inherent in traditional insurance, has initiated the development of the captive insurance industry as an alternative risk transfer mechanism. The objective of this research was to study the application of captive insurance as a risk management mechanism for managers. The objective comprised a modelling approach for managers to handle the strategic implications of establishing and operating a captive insurer. The tasks that were required for this assignment were as follows: • The completion of a literature study of the basic theory available on captive insurance as an internal risk financing mechanism for management; • The collection of relevant empirical information on the subject by means of questionnaires, which had to be based on the literature study; • The critical analysis of the collected data; and • The development of a decision-making model based on the outcome of the available information, that could provide a practical guideline for management to decide on the establishment and operation of a captive insurer. Twenty-five questionnaires were sent out during February 2003 to cover all the registered onshore and cell captive insurance companies in South Africa. Offshore insurance companies could not be included in this study due to article 33 of the Reserve Bank's Act no. 90 of 1989 regarding confidential information. Of the 25 captive insurance companies, 21 companies completed the questionnaires, and three respondents declared that they did not perform captive insurance activities anymore. A response rate of over 95 per cent is therefore achieved. The information obtained from the questionnaires was summarised on a SPSS spreadsheet and subjected to a statistical analysis to form the bases for the empirical investigation. The results of the empirical study for onshore and cell captive insurers leads to conclusions regarding the importance of the objectives needed for establishing and operating the captive Insurer. The three most importantfactors which should determine the decision of a holding company to establish an onshore captive insurer were identified as the financial commitment of the holding company, the spreading of the risks of the holding company, and the retention capacity of the holding company. The three most importantfactors which should determine the decision of a holding company to operate an onshore captive insurer are the retention capacity of the holding company, the financial commitment of the holding company, and the management commitment of the holding company. The three most importantfactors which should determine the decision of a holding company to establish a cell captive insurer were identified as the spreading of the risks of the holding company, the retention capacity of the holding company, and the financial commitment of the holding company. The three most importantfactors which should determine the decision of a holding company to operate a cell captive insurer are the financial commitment of the holding company, the spreading of the risks of the holding company, and the management commitment of the holding company. A decision-making model for both onshore and cell captive insurers was developed as a tool for risk managers when deciding on the establishment and operation of a captive insurer as part of their risk management programme. The resulting conclusions and recommendations of this assignment are largely based on the personal viewpoints of the captive insurers active in the South African captive insurance industry. It is therefore recommended that future research also includes the role and views of the holding companies.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Heelwat navorsing is alreeds oor die tradisionele versekeringsmark ten opsigte van risikodekking gedoen, maar die konsep van alternatiewe risiko-oordrag is nog redelik nuut in die vakgebied van die risikobestuur. Die behoefte aan meer innoverende multivlak benaderinge om moontlike verliese te beperk, tesame met die toenemende weerstand teen kruissubsidiëring inherent aan tradisionele versekering, het tot die ontwikkeling van die gebonde (gevange) versekeringsbedryf as 'n wyse van alternatiewe risiko-oordrag gelei. Die doelstelling van hierdie navorsing was om die toepaslikheid van gebonde versekeraars as 'n risikobestuursmeganisme vir bestuurders te bestudeer. Die doelstelling omsluit 'n modelboubenadering vir bestuurders om die strategiese implikasies van die stigting en bedryf van 'n gebonde versekeraar te beheer. Die voortvloeiende take van die werkstuk is soos volg: • Die voltooiing van 'n literatuurstudie van die basiese teorie wat oor gebonde versekering, as 'n wyse van interne risikofinansiering vir bestuur beskikbaar is; • Die versameling van relevante empiriese inligting oor die onderwerp deur middel van vraelyste wat op die literatuurstudie gebaseer is; • 'n Kritiese ontleding van die versamelde inligting; en • Die ontwikkeling van 'n besluitnemingsmodelop grond van die resultate van die beskikbare inligting wat as 'n praktiese gids vir bestuur kan dien met betrekking tot besluitingneming oor die stigting en bedryfvan 'n gebonde versekeraar. Vyf en twintig vraelyste is gedurende Februarie 2003 gepos om al die geregistreerde binnelandse gebonde versekeringsmaatskappye, asook gebonde versekeringsmaatskappye wat uit verskillende selle bestaan ("cell captive insurance companies"), in Suid-Afrika te bereik. Buitelandse gebonde versekeringsmaatskappye kon nie deel van hierdie studie vorm nie vanweë artikel 33 van die Reserwebank se Wet nr. 90 van 1989 insake vertroulike inligting. Van die 25 gebonde versekeringsmaatskappye het 21 maatskappye die vraelyste voltooi en drie respondente het aangedui dat hulle nie meer by die aktiwiteite van gebonde versekering betrokke was nie. 'n Reaksiekoers van meer as 95 persent is gevolglik behaal. Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za Die inligting vanuit die vraelyste is opgesom deur middel van 'n SPSS-sigblad en 'n aantal statistiese ontledings is gedoen, wat die basis van die empiriese studie gevorm het. Die resultate van die empiriese studie ten opsigte van binnelandse gebonde versekeraars, asook gebonde versekeraars wat uit verskillende selle bestaan, het tot gevolgtrekkings gelei met betrekking tot die belangrikheid van die verlangde doelstellings vir die stigting en bedryf van gebonde versekeraars. Die drie belangrikste faktore wat die besluitneming van 'n houermaatskappy behoort te beïnvloed om 'n binnelandse gebonde versekeraar te stig, is geïdentifiseer as die finansiële verbintenis van die houermaatskappy, die spreiding van die risiko's van die houermaatskappy en die retensiekapasiteit van die houermaatskappy. Die drie belangrikste faktore wat die besluitneming van 'n houermaatskappy behoort te beïnvloed om 'n binnelandse gebonde versekeraar te bedryf, is geïdentifiseer as die retensiekapasiteit van die houermaatskappy, die finansiële verbintenis van die houermaatskappy en die bestuursverbintenis van die houermaatskappy. Die drie belangrikste faktore wat die besluitneming van 'n houermaatskappy behoort te beïnvloed om 'n gebonde versekeraar wat uit verskillende selle bestaan, te stig, is geïdentifiseer as die spreiding van die risiko's van die houermaatskappy, die retensiekapasiteit van die houermaatskappy en die finansiële verbintenis van die houermaatskappy. Die drie belangrikste faktore wat die besluitneming van 'n houermaatskappy behoort te beïnvloed om 'n gebonde versekeraar wat uit verskillende selle bestaan, te bedryf, is geïdentifiseer as die finansiële verbintenis van die houermaatskappy, die spreiding van die risiko's van die houermaatskappy en die bestuursverbintenis van die houermaatskappy . 'n Besluitnemingsmodel is as hulpmiddel vir risikobestuurders ontwikkel, vrr beide binnelandse gebonde versekeraars asook gebonde versekeraars wat uit veskillende selle bestaan, om met besluitneming ten opsigte van die stigting en bedryf van 'n gebonde versekeraar as deel van hul risikobestuursprogram te help. Die voortvloeiende gevolgtrekkings en aanbevelings van die werkstuk was grootliks gebaseer op die persoonlike menings van die gebonde versekeraars wat aktief in die Suid-Afrikaanse gebonde versekeringsbedryf is. Dit word gevolglik aanbeveel dat toekomstige navorsing ook die rol en menings van die houermaatskappye insluit.
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Weng, Deh-Yen 1970. "China's life insurance industry : opportunities and challenges for foreign companies." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9208.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2000.
Also available online at the DSpace at MIT website.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-97).
Since China began its "open door" policy in the late 1970s, this huge undeveloped market has attracted the attention of investors from all over the world. The fast growing economy has also stimulated demand in the insurance business. China opened its insurance market to foreign entrants in 1992. However, this is only a gradual step due to numerous restrictions on licensing, geographical scope, product scope and operation. In the US-China WTO agreement, China has committed to more fully open the insurance market, and this will provide some opportunities for foreign companies. This thesis attempts to examine the life insurance industry in Mainland China and to identify the opportunities and challenges for foreign entrants. In addition to describing the current industrial environment by investigating regulatory issues, the major players, competition, market factors, and the dynamics of foreign and domestic companies, this thesis will also discuss the market potential, the impacts of the WTO agreement, and changes and opportunities for the future. Some critical non-market factors associated with the market are also addressed including political and economic issues, the legal framework and administrative system, working relationships, cultural differences, and investment issues. There is no intention for a conclusion in this thesis, since for most foreign insurers, multinational insurance groups in particular, it is not likely that they can refuse becoming involved in this market. Therefore, the main purpose of this thesis is to describe an overview of this market, to point out the risks, and to provide some suggestions for foreign companies to take into account before they enter China.
by Deh-Yen Weng.
M.B.A.
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Appiah, Emelia. "The Determinants of the Financial Performance of Insurance Companies in Mauritius." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32444.

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The study examines the effects of internal factors, made up of firm specific variables, and the external factors, consisting of industry and macroeconomic variables, on the financial performance of insurance companies in Mauritius. In particular, the study investigates the impact of firm size, leverage, gross written premiums, reinsurance, combined ratio, market concentration, foreign exchange, inflation and GDP growth on the profitability of insurers in both the life and the nonlife markets. Profitability was proxied by return on assets (ROA) and the underwriting profit ratio (UWPR). The study employs an unbalanced panel data sample of twenty non-life and seventeen life insurers from 2008 to 2016, with one hundred and twenty-two (122) non-life and ninety-eight (98) life firm-year panel observations obtained from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius. The models were estimated using the sandwich estimator by White, (1980) and Eicker, (1963) within pooled OLS, fixed and random effects panel estimation techniques. The findings show that, a unit increase in the combined ratio and leverage of life insurers impact negatively on the return on assets (ROA), while an increase in reinsurance dependence and firm size impact underwriting profit ratio positively. In the non-life sector, the findings show that insurance companies' profitability is positively impacted by increases in the combined ratio and gross written premium, while market concentration and foreign exchange negatively impacted non-life insurers' profitability. The findings of the study help us to understand firm pricing behaviour within the insurance industry and help to protect consumer interests in the pricing of policies. The findings also have implications on the growth strategies and risk management activities of insurance companies in Mauritius.
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Financial management of insurance companies. New York: AMACOM, American Management Association, 1993.

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L, Long Dani, Pfrimmer Vicki Mason, and Life Office Management Association. Life Management Institute. FLMI Insurance Education Program., eds. Information management in insurance companies. Atlanta, GA: FLMI Insurance Education Program, Life Management Institute LOMA, 1995.

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Life Office Management Association. Life Management Institute., ed. Information management in insurance companies. Chicago: Published for the FLMI Insurance Education Program, Life Management Institute LOMA by Science Research Associates, 1985.

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Bates, Ian. Management of insurance operations. 2nd ed. London: Global Professional Pub., 2007.

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Bates, Ian. Management of insurance operations. 2nd ed. London: Global Professional Pub., 2007.

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Derek, Adkins, and Institute of Financial Services (Great Britain), eds. Management of insurance operations. 2nd ed. London: Global Professional Pub., 2007.

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Kaufman, William R. How insurance companies value claims. Santa Anna, CA: James Pub. Group, 1992.

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David, Cummins J., and Lamm-Tennant Joan, eds. Financial management of life insurance companies. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993.

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Cummins, J. David, and Joan Lamm-Tennant, eds. Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5.

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Life Office Management Association. Life Management Institute. FLMI Insurance Education Program., ed. Insurance company operations. Atlanta, GA: LOMA, 2000.

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Ellis, Henry. "Government Regulation of Insurance Companies." In A Guide to Insurance Management, 277–89. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07495-2_17.

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Smith, Clifford W. "Corporate Risk Management and the Insurance Industry." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 125–49. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_7.

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Curiale, Salvatore R. "Life Insurance and the Question of Solvency." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 1–5. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_1.

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Santomero, Anthony M. "Banking and Insurance: A Banking Industry Perspective." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 17–43. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_3.

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Garber, Harry D. "Considerations in a Mutual Life Insurance Company Conversion." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 7–15. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_2.

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Blume, Marshall E., and Donald B. Keim. "The Myths and Reality of Low-Grade Bonds." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 45–67. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_4.

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Panning, William H. "The Paradox of Performance Measurement." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 69–100. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_5.

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Allen, Franklin. "Estimating Divisional Cost of Capital for Insurance Companies." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 101–23. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_6.

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Shiu, Elias S. W. "Asset/Liability Management: From Immunization to Option-Pricing Theory." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 151–66. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_8.

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Touhy, Michael, and Andrew Giffin. "Scorekeeping in the 1990’s: Financial Issues of Multinational Insurance Organizations." In Financial Management of Life Insurance Companies, 167–91. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2208-5_9.

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Łyskawa, Krzysztof, Arleta Kędra, Lyubov Klapkiv, and Jurij Klapkiv. "Digitalization in insurance companies." In Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/cibmee.2019.086.

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Purpose – the main idea of the article was to characterize the process of digitalization in insurance companies through the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT). This research examined the relationship between the expenses for information technologies of selected insurance companies and the results of their activity. Research methodology – the research had empirical character and was based on the analysis of two groups of indicators: digitalization and insurance. The first group characterizes the level of insurance companies’ investments in ICT, and the second – the results of insurance activity. Data were collected from notes to financial statements of top 4 European insur-ance groups. The results have been received based on correlation analysis. Findings – the results of the research showed that there is a different tendency in the raising of ICT investments and the values of gross premiums, claims, and expenses. This result deals with the important question in insurance if the higher invests in technologies could be a factor of insurers’ effectiveness. Research limitations – most important limitation relates to the lack of complete data about information and communica-tion technologies in insurers. It is closely connected with some ambiguity in defining modern information technologies. Practical implications – the results of the research could be used in the decision-making process in practice or future re-search. Originality/Value – in the research the possibility to combine analysis and comparison of selected parameters of digitali-zation based on financial statements of insurance companies was described.
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Cui Wenjing and Cui Wenyi. "Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in insurance companies." In 2012 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering (ICIII). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iciii.2012.6339985.

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Matis, Ciprian. "Current Elements Regarding Risk Management in Insurance Companies." In International Conference Risk in Contemporary Economy. Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.35219/rce2067053247.

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Ariani, Meiliyah, and Zulhawati Zulhawati. "Factors Affecting the Increase of Insurance Income Among Insurance Companies in Indonesia." In Ninth International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Management (ICEBM 2020). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.210507.067.

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Ustinova, G. Kh. "Impact Of Risk Management On Activities Of Insurance Companies." In Global Challenges and Prospects of The Modern Economic Development. European Publisher, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2021.04.02.153.

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Kaļiņina, Darja, and Irina Voronova. "Ways of Improving Risk Management Function in Insurance Companies." In The 7th International Scientific Conference "Business and Management 2012". Vilnius, Lithuania: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Publishing House Technika, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/bm.2012.013.

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Poradova, Monika, and Boris Kollar. "Methods of Earnings and Risks Management in Insurance Companies." In Fifth International Conference on Economic and Business Management (FEBM 2020). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.201211.063.

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Amanti, Pientha Glenys, and Alvin Ayodhia Siregar. "The Efficiency of General Insurance Companies in Indonesia." In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Business and Management Research (ICBMR 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icbmr-18.2019.51.

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Shao, Jianjun. "Research on asset-liability management model of China insurance companies." In 2011 International Conference on E-Business and E-Government (ICEE). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icebeg.2011.5877054.

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Ariani, Meiliyah, and Zulhawati Zulhawati. "The Success Factors of Insurance Marketers Using the Digital System of Customer Applications in Insurance Companies." In Tenth International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Management 2021 (ICEBM 2021). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220501.082.

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