Investigation of the Pillars of Sustainability Risk Management as an Extension of Enterprise Risk Management on Palestinian Insurance Firms’ Profitability

Rami Shaheen,Ahmad Abualrub,Husam Rjoub,Mehmet Ağa

doi:10.3390/su12114709

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Journal: Sustainability	Publication Date: Jun 9, 2020
Citations: 8	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Cyprus International University

Abstract

This research paper examined the simultaneous relationship between sustainability risk management (SRM) as an extension of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Palestinian insurance firms’ profitability, for the period spanning 2007Q1 to 2018Q4, by applying the panel dynamic (Generalized Method of Moments) GMM model. The literature was expanded by providing a comprehensive understanding of determining the pillars of ERM with the use of the factor analysis principle component method. The findings revealed that the firm’s profitability positively corresponded to ERM1 implementation, which represents “management efficiency”. In contrast, it shows negative correspondence to ERM2 implementation, which represents “control and ownership”. Furthermore, there were slightly negative signs from managing the use of leverage and they were conservative in terms of loss reserves. The challenges of firms’ profitability have negatively corresponded to emerging sustainability risks, such as political stability, that cause premiums written to show weak signs of excessive choice of risk or prices that are not met carefully. Interestingly, there is a positive relationship in the interaction between ERM2 implementation during the crisis period on insurance firms’ profitability. There is a robust causal relationship from ERM to the profitability (either positive or negative). The reverse causality is also significant but to a lesser extent. Thus, the study recommends alignment more coherent with the implication of ERM as holistic risk according to the market characteristic towards the environmental perils leads to sustainable development and its segments to maintain the longer term of survival in the firms’ performance.

Highlights

In the last decade, an approach to Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has become more important and grown significantly, in the insurance sector
Many organizations have discovered the importance of ERM, as [1] observed that a better understanding is being provided to companies in managing their risks across the firm’s business segments, which is to enhance the firm’s return and achieve efficiency on their capital only if the company implements ERM
Our study investigated the effect of the implementation of sustainability risk management (SRM) integrated with ERM practice on insurance company profitability, according to ERM pillars within the financial crisis, as explained

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Introduction

An approach to Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has become more important and grown significantly, in the insurance sector. Many organizations have discovered the importance of ERM, as [1] observed that a better understanding is being provided to companies in managing their risks across the firm’s business segments, which is to enhance the firm’s return and achieve efficiency on their capital only if the company implements ERM. A similar view was shared by [5], who argued that a better decision is being taken by a firm if the company implements an ERM process. This view was corroborated by [6], who opined that risk management is essential for the corporate organization, because it gives the firm support in the enforcement and review of their policies. The ERM implementation in the nonfinancial institution in the long-run will increase the firm’s net savings, ensure the reduction in the firm’s cash volatility, and decrease the possibility of the firm going into bankruptcy [9]

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