Corporate governance practices of insurance companies: attributes and accountability

The paper attempts to examine the influence and relationship of corporate governance attributes with regard to accountability of corporate governance practices for insurance companies in Labuan International Business and Financial Centre. The findings of the study reveal that rules and regulations d...

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Main Authors: Zatul Karamah Ahmad Baharul-Ulum, Syed Azizi Wafa Syed Khalid Wafa, Mohd Rahimie Abd Karim, Amer Azlan Abdul Jamal
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) University Press 2014
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19156/1/Corporate%20governance%20practices%20of%20insurance%20companies.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19156/7/Corporate%20governance%20practices%20of%20insurance%20companies%2C%20attributes%20and%20accountability.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19156/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262677127_Corporate_Governance_Practices_of_Insurance_Companies_Attributes_and_Accountability
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Language: English
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Summary:The paper attempts to examine the influence and relationship of corporate governance attributes with regard to accountability of corporate governance practices for insurance companies in Labuan International Business and Financial Centre. The findings of the study reveal that rules and regulations disclosure practice, directors’ qualifications and experiences, and audit committee’s effectiveness are found to be the key factors that influence the corporate governance regime. In all, the paper concludes that there is substantial scope for improvement in the current practices and suggests that effective corporate governance system is crucial to enhancing the performance of a firm.