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Insurance regulations, risk and performance in Ghana

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  • Baah Aye Kusi
  • Abdul Latif Alhassan
  • Daniel Ofori-Sasu
  • Rockson Sai

Abstract

Purpose - This study aims to examine the hypothesis that the effect of insurer risks on profitability is conditional on regulation, using two main regulatory directives in the Ghanaian insurance market as a case study. Design/methodology/approach - This study used the robust ordinary least square and random effect techniques in a panel data of 30 insurers from 2009 to 2015 to test the research hypothesis. Findings - The results suggest that regulations on no credit premium and required capital have insignificant effects on profitability of insurers. On the contrary, this study documents evidence that both policies mitigate the effect of underwriting risk on profitability and suggests that regulations significantly mitigate the negative effect of underwriting risk to improve profitability. Practical implications - The finding suggests that policymakers and regulators must continue to initiate, design and model regulations such that they help tame risk to improve the performance of insurers in Ghana. Originality/value - This study provides first-time evidence on the role of regulations in controlling risks in a developing insurance market.

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  • Baah Aye Kusi & Abdul Latif Alhassan & Daniel Ofori-Sasu & Rockson Sai, 2019. "Insurance regulations, risk and performance in Ghana," Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 28(1), pages 74-96, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfrcpp:jfrc-09-2018-0126
    DOI: 10.1108/JFRC-09-2018-0126
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    Cited by:

    1. Daniel Attah-Kyei & Charles Andoh & Saint Kuttu, 2023. "Risk, technical efficiency and capital requirements of Ghanaian insurers," Risk Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 25(4), pages 1-27, December.
    2. Daniel Ofori-Sasu & John Kuwornu & Gloria Clarissa Dzeha & Baah Aye Kusi, 2022. "Risk behaviour and insurance efficiency: the role of ownership and regulations from an emerging economies," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(7), pages 1-30, July.
    3. Karolina Puławska, 2021. "Financial Stability of European Insurance Companies during the COVID-19 Pandemic," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-16, June.

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