Abstract:

Profitability is important for insurance companies as it is indicator of whether they are able to continue their activities and fulfill their obligations to policyholders. The aim of this study is to find out most important firm-specific and macroeconomic variables affecting profitability of non-life insurance companies in Turkey. The study for non-life insurance companies covers the period between 2006 and 2017 for 21 companies. ROA is used as measure of profitability. According to the fixed effects panel data model results: there is statistically significant positive relationship with size, liquidity, investment yield, age, GDP growth rate, interest rate and profitability while there is negative relationship with premium growth rate, loss ratio, leverage ratio, solvency and profitability.

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