... of the highly regulated general insurance firms in a developing country. The research framework for this study is shown in Figure 2 . One of the key differences between the insurance industry and the other industries is the access to funds for investment purposes. Insurance companies have access...

... of the world especially in developing countries. They protect low‐income earners against various risks such as health risks, life‐cycle risks, property damage, third‐party liability and harvest failure (Loewe, 2006). Generally, insurance penetration in Ghana is very low with about 1.6 per cent patronage...

... in Viet Nam. Khaled Hussainey can be contacted at: khaled.hussainey@stir.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Macroeconomics Viet Nam Stock prices Emerging markets Developing countries There are longstanding academic studies that offer evidence that macroeconomic...

.... The challenge to the insurance industry has become stronger with the emergence of universal banking which has, in effect, expanded the scope of activities of banks to include a good measure of insurance. Indeed, in developed countries, insurance is regarded as a major component of the financial services...

...@yahoo.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Business development Gearing Developing countries Nigeria The size of a firm plays an important role in determining the kind of relationship the firm enjoys within and outside its operating environment. The larger a firm...