2009, Vol.20, No.1

Journal of Insurance and Finance 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.59

pISSN : 2384-3209
https://journal.kci.go.kr/kiri

This research analyzes the determinants of insurance risk profit ratio in Korean life insurance companies. Using panel data, we evaluate several factors both firmspecific variables and other socio-economic variables. We show that product portfolio(morbidity benefit vs. mortality benefit), marketing channel(direct vs.financial planner), and ownership type (domestic middle-small size company vs.foreign company) are significant variables. However, size(number of business in force) is not significant factor. Decreasing profit ratio since 2003 is related to the social and economic changes such as increasing of screen ratio in program for early detection of cancer and improvement of morbidity. These results imply that there are obvious limits on the performance management of insurance risk profit.Therefore, life insurance companies should target feasible profit level and use nonguaranteed elements. Also optimal portfolio and marketing channel strategies are necessary. Finally, life insurance companies should project future cash flow to cope with the potential deterioration of solvency.

This study analyzes a causal relationship among various influencing factors using Structural Equation Model and shows it’s implications. Firstly, customer oriented services and creditability of services give positive influence to service satisfaction. Therefore these two services are prior factors of service satisfaction. Secondly, customer oriented services and service satisfaction do not exert a direct influence on customer loyalty directly but effect on indirectly through intermediation factor which called immersion. Finally, study finds out that service credibility much effect on customer loyalty and service satisfaction than customer-oriented services. Considering creation of service creditability is much helped by customer-oriented services, however, service credibility and customer-oriented services exert a favorable influence on customer loyalty and satisfactions directly or indirectly.

In this study, we compare from the international perspective accounting standards governing retirement pension which are Korean International Financial Reporting Standards(K-IFRS), Korean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(K-GAAP), International Accounting Standards (IAS), and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS). Then we attempt to investigate the probable effect of K-IFRS on pension plans based on the scenario analysis and suggest policy measures. According to our results, because of the increased volatility of pension liability, the adoption of international financial reporting standards for pension plans will directly or indirectly affect the choice of pension products, assumptions of pension liability, and risk management for pension plans. Therefore, it becomes necessary for financial authority to take several measures for improvement. Among other things, regulators need to execute risk supervision policies leading to pension asset allocation based on liability structure to secure the financial soundness of pension plan scheme. In terms of supervision on the reserve adequacy, it is proposed that pension actuaries examine the adequacy of pension reserve. In particular, detailed regulation is required to ensure the objectivity in making actuarial assumptions.