Empirical Evidence on Influencing Factors of Profitability of Private Insurances in Ethiopia (original) (raw)

Abstract: This study was primarily conducted to investigate influencing factors for insurance companies specifically for private insurance operating in Ethiopia. To attain the objective both industry-specific and macro-economic factors include the ratio of liquidity, leverage, the volume of capital, age of the insurance, underwriting risk, premium growth, market share, inflation, and economic growth. The study included ten insurance companies with operations from 2011 to 2020. Secondary data was collected from the Ethiopian central bank (National Bank of Ethiopia). An explanatory research design with a mixed approach was used for this study. Furthermore, this study employed OLS to estimate a multiple regression model constructed through E-views 10 software after all the necessary diagnostic tests were undertaken. The finding indicates liquidity, firm premium growth, the age of the company, and market share have significant positive effects on insurance profitability. Whereas, underwriting risk, leverage, the volume of capital, and inflation reveal significant but adverse effects on insurance profitability. The study suggests insurances companies adopt different techniques such as improving loss handling mechanisms, assessing and gathering adequate information about the insured before selection, and marketing managers should pay a great deal of attention to maximizing market share through the use of user-friendly information technology for both the insurance and it is customers. Keywords: Profitability, Private Insurance Company, Panel, Ethiopia