An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Performance of Insurance Companies in Zimbabwe
Batsirai Winmore Mazviona; T Sakahuhwa; M Dube · 2017 · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
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Abstract
The study sought to examine factors affecting the performance of insurance companies in Zimbabwe. We utilized secondary data from twenty short-term insurance companies. The data was for the period from 2010 to 2014. We used factor analysis and multiple linear regression models to determine the factors affecting performance and identifying their impact. Our findings revealed that expense ratio, claims ratio and the size of a company significantly affect insurance companies’ performance negatively. Whilst leverage and liquidity affect performance positively. We recommend that insurance companies
Abstract by Batsirai Winmore Mazviona; T Sakahuhwa; M Dube, RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (2017) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.2583456