BBSA Research Projects (2014)
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The viability of private pension, defined contribution scheme, in Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2014)Pension refers to the benefits one receives after attaining retirement age. There has been a significant increase in the needs for such benefits as the number of citizens in the country reaching retirement age has increased. ... -
A comparison of performance of unit trusts and the stock market in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)This paper seeks to make a comparison between the performance of equity unit trusts and the stock market. It answers two questions; whether equity funds are better performers than the market and whether the results obtained ... -
Impacts of pension reforms on the Kenyan pension industry
(Strathmore University, 2015)The emergence of full-fledged reforms in Kenya from the introduction of the Retirement Benefits Authority in1997 has rekindled hopes among the ageing population in Kenya. These reforms are geared towards creating good ... -
Quantifying idiosyncratic risk in defined benefit pension schemes in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)Pension schemes are prone to numerous risks that could affect the funds resulting in payments different from those that were guaranteed on entrance into the scheme. This study sought to measure the idiosyncratic risk in a ... -
Long term implications of early access to pension benefits - the case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)In July 2009, a bill was introduced that allowed members of a pension scheme to access their contributions and 50% of their employer's contribution. This change in law resulted to increased early access of pension funds ... -
Development of reinsurance in Kenya Reinsurance Corporation
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)This chapter describes the research carried out by defining the key concepts relating to the topic of study. It gives a historical background of the problem, up to the current situation and then on to establishing the ... -
Semi - markov credit risk modelling for a portfolio of consumer loans - Kenyan Banking Industry
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-20)Based on simulations of implied values for credit worthiness over a period of 5 years for 1000 consumers, we establish a case for the Semi-Markov models as a proxy for internal credit risk models for a portfolio of consumer ... -
A proposed model life table for the Kenyan mortality experience
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-17)The Kenyan insurance industry has had the challenge of lacking mortality tables that have been specifically developed out of Kenya's population mortality experience. This forced many insurance companies to base their ... -
The Co - movement of Stock and Bond Returns - a comparison between the U.S and U.K.
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-27)Stocks and bonds are the most invested assets in the world. This paper analyzes these two assets in terms of how their returns comove in the U.K. and U.S. Using annual stock and bond returns for the past 27 years (1985-20 ... -
Testing for the significance of Gender as unused information in Automobile Insurance Market
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-14)In the Kenyan insurance industry, the reported mean loss ratio for general insurance business for the five year period from 2005 to 2008 was 58.4%. The lines of business above mean and adversely contributing to the industry ... -
Empirical analysis of the desires and concessions of impact investors and social entrepreneurs in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-18)Using a mixed methods approach, the content study finds evidence of significant rifts between the entrepreneur's desire to create social impact and the investor's expectation of financial return. Inadequate provision of ... -
Fuel provisions versus hedging using forward contracts - which is the optimal strategy
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-24)Over the past years, the ever increasing prices of jet fuel have been a source of risk for the airline industry. Jet fuel is the second largest operating expenditure for airlines. It is for this reason that airlines need ... -
The factors for the growth of the mortgage industry in Kenya between 1980 and 2012
(Strathmore University, 2013-03)This study was carried out with the aim of looking into the growth of the mortgage industry in the over the past years and the variables that have affected this growth so far. It aims at understanding the motivating factors ... -
Retirement income adequacy - a comparison of the defined benefit and defined contribution schemes in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-24)The pension industry has initiated various policy actions and plans geared towards development and growth of the retirement benefit industry with a key policy action being the conversion of defined benefit schemes to defined ... -
Determining for the different classes of general insurance, the most appropriate reserving method
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-19)Actuarial Science is an applied science and its analysis, which is based on several techniques and methods, involves a lot of uncertainty by nature. As with any other science, Actuarial aims at providing the best truth or ... -
The costs and benefits of reinsurance with respect to the cost of capital
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)Reinsurance is a risk management tool that comes at a cost to the insurance companies. This is a report on the research of the costs and benefit of reinsurance with respect to the cost of capital. The introduction explains ... -
A research proposal on viability of crop insurance in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2013-03)Farmers have for a long time suffered losses due to adverse weather conditions and fluctuating prices. Recently crop insurance has been the emphasis for farmers to protect their income from adverse conditions. This study ... -
The impact of corporate governance on underwriting performance of insurance companies in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)The study examined the relationship between performance and corporate governance in insurance companies in Kenya. The study was prompted by the collapse of some insurance companies in the recent past as a result of ... -
A research on the determinants of health insurance penetration among young adults - a Kenyan perspective
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-21)The research was done in the Kenyan context with the purpose of identifying the determinants that affect Health Insurance penetration among young people aged 18 to 24 years and how the study of these identified determinants ... -
The best Takaful model versus Conventional Insurance on profitability
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)The study was conducted in Nairobi between July 2013 and March 2014, and data was obtained from the leading takaful operator in Kenya Takaful Insurance of Africa (TIA). Takaful is a type insurance that enables policyholders ...
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