Economics, Econometrics and Finance
4 years ago

Efficient insurance firms see higher stock returns, impacting global markets.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Efficiency and stock returns: Evidence from the insurance industry
Chrysovalantis Gaganis, Iftekhar Hasan, Fotios Pasiouras

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The study looked at 399 insurance companies in 52 countries from 2002 to 2008 to see if the stock market cares about how efficient a company is. They found that when a company becomes more profitable, its stock price tends to go up. However, there wasn't strong evidence that reducing costs leads to higher stock prices.