Determinants of Insurance Companies’ Profitability in Ethiopia
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2014-11
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This paper examined the effects of firm specific factors (size of company, leverage ratio, liquidity
ratio, loss ratio/ risk, tangibility of assets, growth and managerial efficiency) and macroeconomic
factors (economic growth and inflation) on profitability peroxide by ROA. The sample in this study
includes ten insurance companies for six years (2008-2013). Secondary data obtained from the
financial statements (Balance sheet and Profit/Loss account) of insurance companies, and
financial publications of MOFED are analyzed. From the regression result; size, leverage,
tangibility of asset, loss ratio/ risk, firm growth and managerial efficiency are identified as
significant determinants of profitability hence firm size, tangibility of asset, firm growth and,
managerial efficiency are positively related. In contrast, leverage and loss ratio/ risk are
negatively but significantly related with profitability. Liquidity, inflation, and economic growth are
not significant determinants of profitability. Accordingly the insurance managers and policy
makers should give high concern to firm-specific determinants of profitability. Moreover, it is
better to use longer period of observation to adequately investigate the effects of macroeconomic
variables on profitability of insurance companies and further research should investigate based on
insurance type (life and non life) that would provide better insight for determinants of insurance
company profitability
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Determinants of Insurance companies, Profitability in ethiopia