@article{Miranda_Fiel Miranda_2022, place={Quito, Ecuador}, title={Financial Stability, Liquidity and Profitability as Indicators Toward the Viability of Non-Life Insurance Companies in the Philippines}, volume={3}, url={https://revistapacha.religacion.com/index.php/about/article/view/116}, DOI={10.46652/pacha.v3i8.116}, abstractNote={<p>This study assessed the viability of non-life insurance companies in Northern Samar, Philippines using the indicators of financial stability, liquidity, and profitability. Specifically, it delved on the profile of non-life insurance companies in Northern Samar along the areas of ownership, programs and services, management and staff, financial resources, policies, systems and procedures, linkages and networking, and length of operations; determined their levels of viability using the indicators of financial stability, liquidity and profitability; identified the problems encountered by the management and staff, and the clients that hindered non-life insurance companies from achieving high level of viability; and identified management and client’s recommendations in order to improve the viability of non-life insurance companies. The study employed a descriptive evaluative research method, which covered 6 non-life insurance companies operating in Northern Samar, involving a total of 110 respondents, 98 from the client’s group and 12 from the management staff. Simple frequency counts, ranking, percentage distribution, and weighted means were used to treat and analyze the data gathered. The assessment on the level of viability of non-life insurance companies in terms of financial stability was rated to be on the moderate level, however, in terms of financial liquidity and profitability levels, the assessment resulted to be high. The management and staff, they regarded rivalry and competition among non-life insurance companies as the number one problem. On the other hand, the clients identified the problem of having minimal number of manpower who could facilitate business transactions faster and easier.</p>}, number={8}, journal={Pacha. Revista de Estudios Contemporáneos del Sur Global}, author={Miranda, Asterio and Fiel Miranda, Juneth Lourdes}, year={2022}, month={ago.}, pages={e210116} }