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Takaful operators: analysing segregated accounts between operator/participants

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  • Ahmed Mansoor Alkhan
  • M. Kabir Hassan

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis on whethertakafuloperators actually maintain separated and segregated accounts between the operator and participants’ funds, thereby conforming toShariahcompliance requirements or not. Design/methodology/approach - The research uses a qualitative methodology by analysing secondary data relating to twotakafuloperators in each of the jurisdictions of the Kingdoms of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Findings - The findings generally reveal that the financial statements and Shariah Supervisory Board annual reports of thetakafuloperators in the Kingdom of Bahrain confirm theShariah-required maintenance of separate accounts between the operator and participants, as well as reveal transparency-related issues andShariahgovernance weaknesses fortakafuloperators in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Research limitations/implications - Generalizing based on a single case study may affect the accuracy of the findings. It may also be argued that qualitative researches are generally considered as less valid than quantitative researches. Originality/value - This research may have provided empirical data that did not previously exist in the literature.

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  • Ahmed Mansoor Alkhan & M. Kabir Hassan, 2020. "Takaful operators: analysing segregated accounts between operator/participants," Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 11(9), pages 1649-1664, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jiabrp:jiabr-01-2020-0005
    DOI: 10.1108/JIABR-01-2020-0005
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    1. Jassem Alokla & Arief Daynes & Paraskevas Pagas & Panagiotis Tzouvanas, 2023. "Solvency determinants: evidence from the Takaful insurance industry," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan;The Geneva Association, vol. 48(4), pages 847-871, October.

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