The Corporate Governance–Risk Taking Nexus: Evidence from Insurance Companies

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dc.contributor.authorElamer, Ahmed A.*
dc.contributor.authorAlHares, A.*
dc.contributor.authorNtim, C.G.*
dc.contributor.authorBenyazid, I.*
dc.date.accepted06/09/2018
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-18T16:19:20Z
dc.date.available2018-10-18T16:19:20Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionYes
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the impact of internal corporate governance mechanisms on insurance companies’ risk-taking in the UK context. The study uses a panel data of all listed insurance companies on FTSE 350 over the 2005-2014 period. The results show that the board size and board meetings are significantly and negatively related to risk-taking. In contrast, the results show that board independence and audit committee size are statistically insignificant, but negatively related to risk-taking. The findings are robust to alternative measures and endogeneities. Our findings have important implications for investors, managers, regulators of financial institutions and effectiveness of corporate governance reforms that have been pursued.en_US
dc.identifier.citationElamer AA, AlHares A, Ntim CG and Benyazid I (2018) The Corporate Governance–Risk Taking Nexus: Evidence from Insurance Companies. International Journal of Ethics and Systems. 34(4): 493-509en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/IJOES-07-2018-0103
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/16616
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.openaccess.statusopenAccess
dc.rights© 2018 Emerald. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.en_US
dc.status.refereedYes
dc.subjectAgency theory
dc.subjectCorporate governance
dc.subjectInsurance companies
dc.subjectRisk taking
dc.subjectUnited Kingdom (UK)
dc.titleThe Corporate Governance–Risk Taking Nexus: Evidence from Insurance Companiesen_US
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.versionAccepted manuscript
dspace.entity.typePublication
refterms.dateFOA2018-10-18T16:19:20Z
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