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CEO political orientation, risk taking, and firm performance: evidence from the U.S. property-liability insurance industry
Economics of Governance ( IF 0.781 ) Pub Date : 2022-10-06 , DOI: 10.1007/s10101-022-00281-2
Sangyong Han , Kwangmin Jung

We examine how CEOs’ political orientation can affect risk-taking behavior and firm performance in U.S. property-liability insurance companies. Using information on political donations made by CEOs to measure their political identity, we document a strong relationship between CEOs’ political conservatism and risk-averse behavior in insurers’ decision-making. We find that the more Republican leaning (or more politically conservative) a CEO is, the less risk a property-liability insurer tends to take in the capital market and underwriting business. We also provide evidence that insurers managed by Republican-oriented CEOs are more likely to achieve better financial profitability. The overall findings lead to the conclusion that property-liability insurers with politically conservative CEOs tend to have lower variability in their asset investments and underwriting business but are more likely to generate sufficient corporate value to satisfy their shareholders and policyholders. Unlike other relevant studies, our research attempts to address impacts of corporate governance and potential causality issues and shows that an insurer with a politically conservative CEO and more board members having multiple directorships is likely to take more risks. Our findings can offer important implications for property-liability insurers’ leadership in managing corporate risks and core business activities.



中文翻译:

CEO政治取向、风险承担与公司业绩:来自美国财产责任保险业的证据

我们研究了 CEO 的政治取向如何影响美国财产责任保险公司的冒险行为和公司业绩。我们使用 CEO 的政治捐款信息来衡量他们的政治身份,记录了 CEO 的政治保守主义与保险公司决策中的风险规避行为之间的密切关系。我们发现,CEO 越倾向于共和党(或政治上越保守),财产责任保险公司在资本市场和承保业务中承担的风险就越小。我们还提供证据表明,由共和党导向的 CEO 管理的保险公司更有可能实现更好的财务盈利能力。总体调查结果得出的结论是,拥有政治上保守的 CEO 的财产责任保险公司的资产投资和承保业务的可变性往往较低,但更有可能产生足够的公司价值来满足其股东和投保人的需求。与其他相关研究不同,我们的研究试图解决公司治理的影响和潜在的因果关系问题,并表明拥有政治上保守的 CEO 和更多董事会成员担任多个董事的保险公司可能会承担更多风险。我们的研究结果可以为财产责任保险公司在管理公司风险和核心业务活动方面的领导地位提供重要启示。与其他相关研究不同,我们的研究试图解决公司治理的影响和潜在的因果关系问题,并表明拥有政治上保守的 CEO 和更多董事会成员担任多个董事的保险公司可能会承担更多风险。我们的研究结果可以为财产责任保险公司在管理公司风险和核心业务活动方面的领导地位提供重要启示。与其他相关研究不同,我们的研究试图解决公司治理的影响和潜在的因果关系问题,并表明拥有政治上保守的 CEO 和更多董事会成员担任多个董事的保险公司可能会承担更多风险。我们的研究结果可以为财产责任保险公司在管理公司风险和核心业务活动方面的领导地位提供重要启示。

更新日期:2022-10-07
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