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Performance Analysis In Insurance Companies: An Application For Bist Insurance Index

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  • Yıldırım Ercan ÇALIÅž

    (Marmara Ãœniversitesi)

  • Mehmet Zafer TAŞÇI

    (Sivas Cumhuriyet Ãœniversitesi)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the financial performance of the insurance companies traded on the Borsa Istanbul Insurance Index with SD (Standard Deviation) and TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) techniques.For this purpose, the data of six insurance companies in the insurance index for the period covering 2015-2018 are used.Performance criteria selected for SD-TOPSIS integrated model are earned gross premium, realized gross loss, total assets, total debt, equity, profit before tax, market value and market value added.In this study, in which the SD and TOPSIS methods are used for the first time to evaluate the financial performance of BIST insurance companies, the priority weights of the performance criteria selected with the SD technique are calculated, and the insurance companies are ranked in terms of performance with the TOPSIS method.According to the results of the study, the company showing the best financial performance in all years is Güneş Sigorta.

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  • Yıldırım Ercan ÇALIÅž & Mehmet Zafer TAŞÇI, 2020. "Performance Analysis In Insurance Companies: An Application For Bist Insurance Index," Eurasian Academy Of Sciences Social Sciences Journal, Eurasian Academy Of Sciences, vol. 30(30), pages 69-80, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eas:journl:v:30:y:2020:i:30:p:69-80
    DOI: 10.17740/eas.soc.2020.V30-05
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