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The International Journal of Banking and FinanceThis study discovers the influence of the firm’s characteristics (i.e. firm size, firm leverage, aggressiveness of sales, board of directors’ size and diversity) on the lapse rate of life insurance policies and family takaful certificates in Malaysia ...
Farah Adibah Dato’ Zaihan +1 more
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Humanitarian management of drought needs better water security data. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract Droughts are a primary driver of humanitarian crises in arid regions, yet early warning systems that index humanitarian financing often omit water security data in favour of food security monitoring. Based on 42 expert interviews assessing management barriers and information needs during the 2020–24 drought in the Horn of Africa, resulting in ...
Veness WA +3 more
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Acceptance level of takaful insurance products among non-Muslims in Malaysia [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Non-Muslims in Malaysia have a lower participation rate in takaful insurance. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence acceptance level of takaful insurance products among non-Muslims in Malaysia.
Qian Yap Huai, Darman Hazlina
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Strengthening women's empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Campbell Syst Rev, 2022 Abstract Background Across the globe, gender disparities still exist with regard to equitable access to resources, participation in decision‐making processes, and gender and sexual‐based violence. This is particularly true in fragile and conflict‐affected settings, where women and girls are affected by both fragility and conflict in unique ways.
Lwamba E +11 more
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Development of Islamic Insurance (Takaful) in Bangladesh: Legal Barriers and Challenges
Trabzon İlahiyat Dergisi, 2023 This study delves into the concept of Takaful, an Islamic insurance model, and its legal framework, focusing on its role and potential within the insurance market of Bangladesh.
Ahm Ershad Uddın
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Risk Management and Insurance Review, Volume 25, Issue 4, Page 445-489, Winter 2022., 2022 Abstract This article provides an in‐depth analysis of the great contributions by J. David Cummins and Mary A. Weiss to research on insurers' performance using frontier efficiency and productivity methods. Twenty‐nine empirical papers are surveyed as well as a book chapter that gives foundations and a guide in using methodology and defining outputs and
María Rubio‐Misas
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Asian Journal of Islamic Management, 2022 Purpose: This study aims to analyze the efficiency level of Indonesian sharia insurance and Malaysian takaful with a parametric stochastic frontier approach where the input is total assets and expenses, and the output of this research is claims and ...
Zubaidah Nasution
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Scientific Programming, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Stock markets are becoming the center of attention for many investors and hedge funds, providing them with a wide range of tools and investment opportunities to grow their wealth and participate in the economy. However, investing in the stock market is not trivial.
Mohammad Alsulmi +2 more
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Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021 The paper evaluates the performance of the Takaful and insurance companies in Malaysia. It examines the impact of ownership, business model, and market structure on conventional and Takaful companies’ performance.
Shaikh Hamzah Abdul Razak +2 more
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History and Development of Takaful Research: A Bibliometric Review
SAGE Open, 2023 This paper explored a trend analysis related to takaful research from 1989 until March 2022. This research aims to determine: (1) the current growth and trends of publications in takaful; (2) the most productive contributors in takaful studies; (3) the ...
Azhar Alam +4 more
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