Performance Analysis and Rating of Insurance Companies Using DEA in Iran Capital Market

Subject Areas : Financial Economics

Mahboubeh Jafari ¹ , Maryam Mousavi ²

1 - Department of Accounting, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Accounting, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2017-03-22 Accepted : 2017-09-20 Published : 2017-09-01

Keywords: Efficiency, Data envelopment analysis, Insurance Companies,

Abstract :

In this research, we evaluated performance analysis and ranking of insurance companies listed on the capital market of Iran using data envelopment analysis. In respect of the target the research is applied. The type of research design relying on historical data, is event following and inductive method is inference. The study is consisted of a key question and three sub-questions. This research studies the insurance companies listed on the capital market over a three-year period (2013-2015). Finally, according to the study, data was collected from 9 companies. To document the results of the statistical analysis and providing solutions, using SPSS software, Excel and GE MS we attempted to analyse the questions. At the end, the ranking resulted to the conclusion that the most efficient insurance companies of capital markets, are as follows: Alborz, Dana, Sina, Moalem, Asia, Pasargad, Parsian and Saman.

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