Effective Factors on Life Insurance Profitability (Case Study: Iranian Insurance Companies)

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The aim of this research is to study the profitability of the insurance industry in Iran during the period of 20 years from 1993 to 2013. Research method is analytical and inductive post-event. Data related to the insurance and economic indicators are including the Premium of life insurance, Premium of non-life insurance, gross domestic product and inflation and profitability of Iranian insurance companies during the years 1993 to 2013 that were extracted from the economic and insurance forms. The regression model and ARDL time series technique were used for data analysis. The research results showed that the Premium of life insurance has a positive effect on the profitability of insurance companies in Iran, but the Premium of non-life insurance has not had a significant effect on profitability, the economic indexes of research, namely GDP and inflation, have a positive and negative impact on the profitability of insurance companies in Iran, respectively.

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Chideh, O. and Sorayaei, A. (2019) Effective Factors on Life Insurance Profitability (Case Study: Iranian Insurance Companies). Open Journal of Business and Management, 7, 546-555. doi: 10.4236/ojbm.2019.72037.
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