This project seeks to determine the X-efficiencies ofboth life and non-life insurance companies in Kenya. It also establishes whether the X-efficiency ofthese insurance companies is affected by the type of business (life ...

This paper tests for the purchasing power parity condition in selected developing countries in Africa, that is; Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria . The purchasing power parity condition is widely used as a predictor of future ...

The main goal of any banking institution is to maintain profitable from its operations to ensure its sustainability and continued growth. Banks generate their profits mainly from providing loan facilities to its customers ...

This study seeks to test both the pecking order theory and the trade-off theory theories using evidence from companies listed in the Nairobi securities exchange and examine which theory best explains capital structures of ...

The study is on policyholder decisions and what factors affects these policyholder decisions. These decisions are traditional lapse and surrender, conversion elections, fund transfers, withdrawals for flexible premium ...

Pension funds are a major source of retirement income for many people worldwide. There is an increased need to measure perfonnance of the assets held by the schemes since the growing importance of pension funds has boosted ...

This paper addresses the problem of mortality risk and longevity risk and describes two ways in which life insurers, pension providers and general annuity providers can mitigate these risks. Specifically, it focuses on how ...

Longevity risk has economic significance for governments, individuals and corporations. There is need to analyze the expected future lifetime of a population anticipating to receive lifetime benefits in Kenya. This paper ...

So as to better withstand the rapid revolution in the banking sector, characterized by incessant changes in technology, liberalization and stiff competition, commercial banks have resorted to diversifying away from traditional ...