Measuring the efficiency of Serbian insurance companies

Snežana Knežević (), Milanka Marković () and Andrijana Brown
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Snežana Knežević: University of Belgrade, Department of Financial Management, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
Milanka Marković: Belgrade, Serbia
Andrijana Brown: tax prepare, Liberty Tax Inc., Leesburg Virginia, USA

Acta Oeconomica, 2015, vol. 65, issue 1, 91-105

Abstract: The transition period, and the still ongoing economic crisis, amplify the volatility in the domestic insurance market and forces the management of insurance companies to continuously monitor changes in the market, i.e. to identify risks and opportunities, and therefore to undertake certain activities. The focus of the business of insurance companies is based on satisfying the needs of existing and potential clients. Respecting the current situation in the insurance market in anticipation of future events, the management of insurance companies must create and implement the optimal strategy in line with the company’s capabilities. For this purpose it is necessary to measure the efficiency of the business, which is the subject of this paper where the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method is applied to the case of insurance companies operating in Serbia.

Keywords: data envelopment analysis; efficiency; insurance company; financial information; Serbia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C44 G22 M41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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