Stakeholders on the Insurance Market

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-223
Author(s):  
Justyna Witkowska
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Financial Market ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Stakeholder Group ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Business Support ◽  
Business Support Services

The aim of this study was to identify and describe the stakeholders on the insurance market and their expectations towards insurers. Insurance companies conduct operations on the financial market by collaborating with various market actors, including the owners, managers and employees of insurance undertakings, exclusive agents, independent agents, insurance brokers, private and institutional clients, banks, reinsurers, outsourcing companies, market competitors, insurance organizations, providers of business support services, research and development organizations and members of the community. Each stakeholder group has specific expectations towards insurers. 

scholarly journals The Public Business Support Services: Does It Really Works?

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Nor Hakimin Yusoff ◽  
Fakhrul Anwar Zainol
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Business Support ◽  
Business Support Services

scholarly journals Improving state regulation of the insurance services market

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-107
Author(s):  
Olha Klymenko
Keyword(s):  
Financial Market ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Regulation System ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Insurance Premiums

An urgent task in the field of public administration of non-banking financial services markets is to improve the regulation of the insurance market. On the example of the insurance services market, the problems of the functioning of the financial market regulation system are highlighted. Suggestions for its improvement are presented to increase the competitiveness of these markets. The development of the Ukrainian insurance market after 2015 to the present has a positive trend, which indicates the effectiveness and managerial ability of the state regulation system. The indicators of the state of the insurance market of Ukraine in comparison with similar indicators of such markets in the countries of the European Union are considered. The dynamics of concentration of the insurance market of Ukraine over the past 15 years has been analyzed. The main trends in the development of competition in this financial sphere have been identified. The necessity of state regulation of the concentration of the insurance market is substantiated. Views on the methodology and tools used in the study of the concentration and competitiveness of the insurance market are presented. Suggestions for improving the methods are given. It is shown that from 2012 to 2019 the Herfindahl - Hirschman index for risky types of insurance and for the insurance market as a whole has been increasing. It is established that according to the gradation of financial market concentration levels using the Herfindahl - Hirschman index, the insurance market of Ukraine corresponds to the degree of low concentration. According to the value of the Herfindahl - Hirschman indicator, the concentration of the life insurance market during 2003 – 2019, with the exception of 2015, is moderate. But the total share of gross insurance premiums collected by the three largest insurance companies in 2017 – 2019 exceeded 50 % of all gross insurance premiums. According to the Ukrainian law, such a market is considered a monopoly. It is shown that when analyzing the state and development of the insurance market of Ukraine, it is advisable to supplement the values of the Herfindahl - Hirschman index with corrective coefficients that take into account regional characteristics of the market, types of insurance, additional indicators of its functioning efficiency. Measures are proposed to accelerate the development of the insurance market of Ukraine by improving its regulation system.

scholarly journals Utilization of non-financial business support services to aid development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. e358
Author(s):  
Francis Lwesya ◽  
Adam Beni Swebe Mwakalobo ◽  
Justine Mbukwa
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Business Support ◽  
Business Support Services

A variety of factors inhibit the development of MSMEs in African countries, which in turn affects entrepreneurship, job creation and economic transformation. Using cross-sectional data from 250 MSMEs in the Dar es Salaam region, we find in most of the examined variables the positive relationship between the use of non-financial business support services (BDS) and the development of MSMEs in the Dar es Salaam region. However, contrary to expectations, building business linkages and mentoring programs recorded negative relationships with MSMEs development. This is related to restricted capacities stemming from the size of MSMEs compared to large companies and deficiencies in the content of mentoring programs. In addition, the discrepancy between BDS demand and supply as well as the low adoption rate of BDS are associated with the inadequate adaptation of BDS to the needs of MSMEs, high service costs and a lack of qualified service providers. Thus, we argue that the provision of BDS to MSMEs should be demand-driven and that institutions should build on the pre-eminent characteristics of MSMEs when designing business support programs. On the other hand, Government efforts to nurture the development of MSMEs through policies and programs should extend to promoting business linkages between MSMEs and large enterprises.

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