Revue des sciences commerciales et de gestion
Volume 16, Numéro 1, Pages 33-59
2020-12-31

A Comparative Analysis On The Efficiency Of Insurance Companies Using Dea Method: Conventional Vs Takaful Companies In Mena Zone.

Authors : Boussaid Meriem . Benilles Billel .

Abstract

This study examines the performance of conventional and takaful companies in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) using Data envelopment analysis method (DEA) to define the better actor in term of efficiency. The empirical results obtained for 15 conventional insurance companies and 15 takaful companies for the period 2016-2018, showed that conventional insurance companies has been significantly more efficient in 2016 and which after, the efficiency scores of takaful companies continue to increase to come to very close level to its counterpart. As a result, we marked a slight difference in term of efficiency in 2017 and 2018 and despite the noticeable effort of Islamic insurance companies and the non-significant difference, still conventional companies are more efficient.

Keywords

efficiency, conventional insurance, takaful insurance, DEA, MENA region.