Skip to main content
Mobile
  • Finance, Accounting & Economics
  • Global Business Management
  • Management, Leadership & Organisation
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Strategy
  • Technology & Operations
HS Talks HS Talks
Subjects  
Search
  • Notifications
    Notifications

    No current notifications.

  • User
    Welcome Guest
    You have Limited Access The Business & Management Collection
    Login
    Get Assistance
    Login
    Forgot your password?
    Login via your organisation
    Login via Organisation
    Get Assistance
Finance, Accounting & Economics
Global Business Management
Management, Leadership & Organisation
Marketing & Sales
Strategy
Technology & Operations
Practice paper

Enterprise risk management in the insurance industry: Trends and future directions

Sonjai Kumar, Purnima Rao and Munim Barai
Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, 17 (2), 183-196 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.69554/UFMP5220

Abstract

The research aims to describe the state of enterprise risk management (ERM) in the insurance sector. It highlights emerging trends in the application of risk management in the insurance sector and thereby reports the prominent research gaps and new avenues for research in ERM. The research adopts a systematic literature review (SLR) approach, using 187 research papers spanning 44 years (1977–2021). The paper identifies the fact that most ERM and insurance sector research is performed in North America and Europe, while developing economies in Asia and Africa lag. The paper establishes a three-way relationship between ERM, risk management (RM) and risk-based capital (RBC) where RM is a subset of ERM and RBC is a driver of ERM. The research shows that very few studies are conducted on risk culture, three lines of defence and the role of chief risk officers. The determinants of ERM identified are board, firm size, audit and risk management committee and corporate governance. The determinants identified for firm value are return on assets, return on equity, profit, Tobin's Q, among others. This research provides a way for academicians, practitioners and policy makers to design effective strategies for implementing ERM in organisations.

Keywords: risk management; enterprise risk management; ERM; insurance; risk-based capital; RBC; risk culture; systematic literature review

The full article is available to subscribers to the journal.

Already a subscriber? Login or review other options.

Author's Biography

Sonjai Kumar is a risk management professional with over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, actuarial science and risk management. He is a Consulting Partner in Tata Consultancy Service in Chief Risk Officers' initiatives. He is pursuing a PhD in enterprise risk management in the insurance sector in India at the Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, India. He has published many research papers and articles in international forums and is also a reviewer for the International Risk Management journals.

Purnima Rao is a finance faculty member and is presently chairing the Post Graduate Diploma in Management–Financial Management and Fellow Program in Management programmes at the Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, India. Dr Purnima has completed her doctorate in the area of small and medium enterprise financing. She has conducted and delivered many faculty development programmes and webinars for the growing and evolving academic fraternity. She holds editorial positions at journals of repute and is a reviewer for many international journals. Recently, she was awarded the title of the most influential professor by the World Education Congress.

Munim Barai holds the position of Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Management (AACSB and AMBA accredited), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan. He also holds the position of Director at the Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS) at APU. Dr Barai obtained his masters, MPhil and PhD from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and conducted post-doctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Professor Barai has published three edited books with Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.

Citation

Kumar, Sonjai, Rao, Purnima and Barai, Munim (2024, March 1). Enterprise risk management in the insurance industry: Trends and future directions. In the Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, Volume 17, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.69554/UFMP5220.

Options

  • Download PDF
  • Share this page
    Share This Article
    Messaging
    • Outlook
    • Gmail
    • Yahoo!
    • WhatsApp
    Social
    • Facebook
    • X
    • LinkedIn
    • VKontakte
    Permalink
cover image, Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Volume 17 / Issue 2
© Henry Stewart
Publications LLP

The Business & Management Collection

  • ISSN: 2059-7177
  • Contact Us
  • Request Free Trial
  • Recommend to Your Librarian
  • Subscription Information
  • Match Content
  • Share This Collection
  • Embed Options
  • View Quick Start Guide
  • Accessibility

Categories

  • Finance, Accounting & Economics
  • Global Business Management
  • Management, Leadership & Organisation
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Strategy
  • Technology & Operations

Librarian Information

  • General Information
  • MARC Records
  • Discovery Services
  • Onsite & Offsite Access
  • Federated (Shibboleth) Access
  • Usage Statistics
  • Promotional Materials
  • Testimonials

About Us

  • About HSTalks
  • Editors
  • Contact Information
  • About the Journals

HSTalks Home

Follow Us On:

HS Talks
  • Site Requirements
  • Copyright & Permissions
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Sitemap
© Copyright Henry Stewart Talks Ltd

Personal Account Required

To use this function, you need to be signed in with a personal account.

If you already have a personal account, please login here.

Otherwise you may sign up now for a personal account.

HS Talks

Cookies and Privacy

We use cookies, and similar tools, to improve the way this site functions, to track browsing patterns and enable marketing. For more information read our cookie policy and privacy policy.

Cookie Settings

How Cookies Are Used

Cookies are of the following types:

  • Essential to make the site function.
  • Used to analyse and improve visitor experience.

For more information see our Cookie Policy.

Some types of cookies can be disabled by you but doing so may adversely affect functionality. Please see below:

(always on)

If you block these cookies or set alerts in your browser parts of the website will not work.

Cookies that provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. If not allowed functionality may be impaired.

Cookies that count and track visits and on website activity enabling us to organise the website to optimise the experience of users. They may be blocked without immediate adverse effect.