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Exploring the Probability of Bankruptcy for Conventional Insurance Companies Listed at Kuwait Stock Exchange and its Effect on Their Share Prices

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  • Yaser A. AlKulaib*

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Financial Institutions, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University, Kuwait)

  • Musaed S. AlAli

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Insurance and Banking, College of Business Studies, PAAET, Kuwait)

Abstract

Insurance is a crucial component of any financial sector, the financial soundness of the insurance sector will result in a healthier financial system in any country. The insurance sector is responsible for transferring risk from one entity to another, for premium, to hedge against any risk of unexpected loss. For that, the insurance sector plays the role of safety net for the whole of the financial system in any country. This study aims to detect the existence of signs of financial failure for conventional insurance companies listed at Kuwait stock exchange (KSE). The study uses the Altman Model to calculate the financial failure indicators. The research also measures the relationship between the financial failure score and the share price of these companies. The analysis is based on the belief that financial reports provide information to investors which can be taken as indicators of the financial failure or success of companies. This information will affect investment decisions which, in turn, will be reflected on the share price. This study is based on the financial data of conventional insurance companies listed at Kuwait stock exchange for the period spanning from 2010 to 2017. A panel data collected from the financial statements of the four conventional insurance companies listed at the stock market were used to calculate the financial failure score for these companies. Ordinary least squared (OLS) regression method, is then used to evaluate the relation between Altman’s z-score and the share price of these companies. Results obtained from this study showed that conventional insurance companies operating in Kuwait had a healthy financial positions and therefore safe from bankruptcy risk. The study also revealed that there was no statistically significant relation between Altman’s score and the share price indicating that the financial failure score does not have an effect on share price of conventional insurance companies listed at Kuwait stock exchange.

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  • Yaser A. AlKulaib* & Musaed S. AlAli, 2019. "Exploring the Probability of Bankruptcy for Conventional Insurance Companies Listed at Kuwait Stock Exchange and its Effect on Their Share Prices," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 5(9), pages 1341-1346, 09-2019.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2019:p:1341-1346
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    1. Musaed S. AlAli, 2019. "Examining the Effect of Altman¡¯s Zeta Model Score on the Share Price of Healthcare Companies Listed at Kuwait Stock Exchange," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(4), pages 25-29, April.
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