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Measuring the efficiency of Serbian insurance companies

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  • Snežana Knežević

    (University of Belgrade, Department of Financial Management, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Milanka Marković

    (Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Andrijana Brown

    (tax prepare, Liberty Tax Inc., Leesburg Virginia, USA)

Abstract

The transition period, and the still ongoing economic crisis, amplify the volatility in the domestic insurance market and forces the management of insurance companies to continuously monitor changes in the market, i.e. to identify risks and opportunities, and therefore to undertake certain activities. The focus of the business of insurance companies is based on satisfying the needs of existing and potential clients. Respecting the current situation in the insurance market in anticipation of future events, the management of insurance companies must create and implement the optimal strategy in line with the company’s capabilities. For this purpose it is necessary to measure the efficiency of the business, which is the subject of this paper where the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method is applied to the case of insurance companies operating in Serbia.

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  • Snežana Knežević & Milanka Marković & Andrijana Brown, 2015. "Measuring the efficiency of Serbian insurance companies," Acta Oeconomica, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 65(1), pages 91-105, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:aoecon:v:65:y:2015:i:1:p:91-105
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    1. Suarez-Fernandez, Sara & Quiroga-Garcia, Raquel & Manzano-Perez, Isabel, 2021. "A Comparison of DEA and SFA Approaches: Application to the US Non-Life Insurance Market," Asian Journal of Applied Economics/ Applied Economics Journal, Kasetsart University, Faculty of Economics, Center for Applied Economic Research, vol. 28(2), pages 107-127, December.
    2. Radojko LUKIC & Miro SOKIC & Dragana Vojteski KLJENAK, 2017. "Efficiency Analysis Of Banking Sector In Republic Of Serbia," Business Excellence and Management, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 7(4), pages 5-17, December.
    3. Veronika Varga & Zoltán Madari, 2023. "The Hungarian insurance market structure: an empirical analysis," Central European Journal of Operations Research, Springer;Slovak Society for Operations Research;Hungarian Operational Research Society;Czech Society for Operations Research;Österr. Gesellschaft für Operations Research (ÖGOR);Slovenian Society Informatika - Section for Operational Research;Croatian Operational Research Society, vol. 31(3), pages 927-940, September.
    4. Suarez-Fernandez, Sara & Quiroga-Garcia, Raquel & Manzano-Perez, Isabel, 2021. "A Comparison of DEA and SFA Approaches: Application to the US Non-Life Insurance Market," Asian Journal of Applied Economics/ Applied Economics Journal, Kasetsart University, Faculty of Economics, Center for Applied Economic Research, vol. 28(2), pages 107-127, December.

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    Keywords

    data envelopment analysis; efficiency; insurance company; financial information; Serbia;
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    JEL classification:

    • C44 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Operations Research; Statistical Decision Theory
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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