Browsing BBSA Research Projects (2014) by Title
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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 ... -
Evaluation of recent initial public offers subscription levels in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)This study investigates the determinants of success for IPOs in the Nairobi Securities Exchange by making a comparative analysis of under - subscribed and oversubscribed IPOs. The population of the study consisted of all ... -
The extent to which social social media can influence a bank run - the case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)This research attempts to analyze the risk of a bank run occurring in Kenya by using sociological factors namely; demographic characteristics, bank relations and social media activity to inform on the risk perception and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Hedging drought catastrophic risk using weather derivatives - a case on large scale wheat farmers in Narok, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)This research aimed to demonstrate that a weather derivative could be used by large scale wheat farmers in Narok to protect themselves against the adverse effects of drought. This involved determining the possibility that ... -
Identifying the gap between supply and demand of life insurance
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)This is a study that aims at helping the insurance industry solve the problem of low insurance uptake taking into consideration the new measures adopted by the industry in an attempt to increase life insurance uptake. To ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Insurance for the Public Service Vehicle industry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)The Matatu industry has been faced by a myriad of challenges in the recent past in Kenya. One of the most evident challenges is the past poor performance of the Public Service Vehicle Insurance niche under the Motor ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ...
