Under a one factor model, this paperwork estimates the impacts of the size of firms’ competitors in the insurance industry on the market risk level, measured by equity and asset beta, of 7 listed companies in this category. This study identified that the risk dispersion level in this sample...

Under a one factor model, this paperwork estimates the impacts of the size of firms’ competitors in the insurance industry on the market risk level, measured by equity and asset beta, of 7 listed companies in this category. This study identified that the risk dispersion level in this sample...

This research shows marketing factors such as business competitors could affect business market risk, from a quantitative point of view. Using a two (2) factors model, this research paper estimates the impacts of not only the size of firms’ competitors, but also leverage in the...