TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENT
COVER PAGE
TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL PAGE
CERTIFICATION
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENT
LIST OF TABLES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
10 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
11 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
12 PURPOSE OF STUDY
13 IMPLICATION OF THE STUDY
14 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
15 RESEARCH QUESTION
16 HYPOTHESIS
17 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
18 DEFINITION OF THE TERMS
19 ASSUMPTION OF STUDY
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATE LITERATURE
20 INTRODUCTION STATEMENTS
21 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPORTANCE OF INSURANCE IN Nigeria
22 NATURE OF INVESTMENT
23 LEGAL REQUIREMENT GUIDING THE INVESTMENT OF INSURANCE FUND IN Nigeria
24 SOURCES AND INVESTMENT OF INSURANCE FUNDS IN Nigeria
CHAPTER THREE
DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
30 RESEARCH DESIGN
31 AREA OF STUDY
32 POPULATION OF THE STUDY
33 INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION
34 VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENTS
35 RELIABILITY OF THE INSTRUMENTS
36 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION
37 METHODS OF DATA INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
40 ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH QUESTION
41 TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS
42 FINDING OF THE STUDY
43 DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
50 SUMMARY OF THE FINDING
51 CONCLUSION
52 RECOMMENDATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIXII
APPENDIX I
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The image of insurance has become more sensitive than ever, because we are in are in a world full of uncertainties, all kinds of stresses, growing complexities of business in modern day Nigeria, coupled with the increasing number of business concerns employing many hands, the importance of an insurance scheme can hardly be underestimate We can also note that every aspect of human life in any dimension one can think of is subject to one risk or the other
The risk involved many be against human life or material possession Insurance is one of the social science which essentially is designed for risk taking This process of risk taking entails the pooling together of the resources of many individuals in order word, insurance is the management of a pool of risk whereby, the fortunate members of a group assist the unfortunate few who suffer losses
Adeyemo (1999:12) defined insurance as a social and economic device which provides financial compensation against the effects of any misfortune This compensation is made from the accumulated contributions of all parties taking part in the insurance scheme Apart from covering industrials insurance also protects corporate bodies and other business organization from varieties of hazards like burglary, workman compensation ideminity, goods - in - transit, public liability etc
Investment refers to that part of a person's income or firm's income that is immediately put to use for a certain return of additional income
The investment of insurance funds in Nigeria is regulated by the insurance decree of 1976 under section 18 the substantial funds held by insures are invested as a funds held by insueres are invested as to earn interest on capital gains Insurance companies provide funds for investment through the premium they collect from their numerous policy holder Life insurance companies for instance, invest funds that flow to them from many policy holders thus, becoming important sourc of capital funds for the Nigerian economy Insurance companies help to provide the state with a steady flow of investment funds which are essential to the community
The investment of insurance funds helps to contribute profits to the national purse and also provide labour for the working population in a given area In the investment of insurance funds, the overall aim is to be able to meet liabilities when they fall due, while earning to the highest possible yield without incurring great risk too In non-life insurance, the major problem for an insurer is the unexpectedly large claims which might force him to sell its investment at long notice, possibly at a loss As a result of this, insurers therefore, concentrate on investment which can be sold at short notice, such include shares and stocks and avoid those that cannot be sold at short notice
In life assurance, the safety of the funds as well as very high yields, are of paramount importance because of long-term nature of their liabilities
Long-term investment are useful to life assures
10 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Hallmark Assurance Nigeria company started business as one of the insurance companies on 15th July 1969The company has since been rendering excellent services to the nation and to the world a large
During their Annual general meeting which was held in 1993, Hallmark was merged with a sister company, it now become a composite company and transacts both classes of insurance namely: life and non-life
The company had earlier become a public liability company following its admission into the Nigeria stock exchange This was as a result of completion of the privation exercie carries out in the company by the east while Technical committee on privatization and commercialization (TCPC) now Bureau for public Enterprises (BPE)
The authorized share cap-ital is N400 million while the issued and fully paid up capital is N337 million, making Hallmark as one of the highest capitalized companies in Nigeria
With a total base of N15 billion, gross premium income of N102 billion, claims settled N3462 milion for the past four years It is by all account a leading company in Nigeria
11 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
Before proceeding in this study, there is the need to have already focused statement of the problem In specific terms, the statement of the problem is the key to the design of the research
Some of the problems of insurance industry include:
1 There is the problem of bad debt regarding the non-payment of premium
2 In most cases, there is lack of funds to invest due to poor business
3 Most instruments which insurance companies requires for an investment are not available to them
4 Most insurance companies desire to invest in readily marketable securities but are not easy come by
12 PURPOSE OF STUDY
This research paper is aimed amongst others to identifying the various to which these funds are invested as well as the effects of such investments in the Nigerian economiy: thus, a comprehensive appraisal of the investment of insurance funds in nigeri To achieve this aims, two insrance companies - Hallmark Assurance Nig Plc And Jubilee insurance company Ltd Have been chosen for an indebth study
13 IMPLICATION OF THE STUDY
This implication of the study is , that investing Insurance funds boost the economy of any nation This implies that peoples' standard of living will be increased as a result of loss prevention activities of insurance company
14 LIMITATION OF STUDY
Due to large number of organization and nature of information involved, the will be limited to only the head offices of insurance companies in Abia state
Furthermore, the researcher will not make a better choice of insurance companies due to long distance factor, because of he nature of information required, the researcher will be limited to the use of personal interview as a main method of data collection The respondents may not give prompt answers for security reasons, and they will demand elaborate explanation before answering questions These, to some extent will hinder the free flow of research work
15 RESEARCH QUESTION
1 does non payment ineffective investment decision?
2 Does lack of funds result to ineffective investment decision by insurance firms?
3 Are the instruments in which insurance companies invest available?
4 are the marketable securities in which insurance companies invest their fund always available?
16 HYPOTHESIS
With respect to the statement of problem and research question, the following hypothesis were stated to help further direct the research study in order to achieve the required purpose
1 Ho: Lack of funds does not result to ineffective investment decision
HI: Lack of funds result to ineffective investment decision
2 HO: The marketable securities in which insurance companies invest on has yielded benefit
3 HO: Non payment of premium does not result to bad debt
HI: Non payment of premium results to bad debt]
17 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The significance of study involves the objective which the researcher intends to achieve, the following objectives make up the significance of study:
a To identify the class(es) of funds invested by insurance companies in Nigeria
b To ascertain the effects of the invested funds in Nigeria
c To determine the likely instruments in which insurance companies invest on
d To determine how the efficient utilization of the invested funds are insured
e To identify the existing regulation / policy guiding the investment of insurance funds
18 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Appraisal: The act of evaluating the condition of something
Asset: A property of financial claim which can be easily
converted into cash
Assured: A person whose life has been assured
Balance sheet: A financial statement prepared so as to exhibit
the assets and liabilities of a company usually at the end of financial year
Capital gains: Profit made by selling possessions
Cover: Protection provided by the insurance company
Financial investment: This is an investment made in financial
assets such as stocks, bond, shares, debentures, etc
Fund: A collection of premium from which losses can
be paid
Indemnity: The placing of an insured in the financial
position after the loss as he was enjoying before
Insurance: A contact between two parties whereby the
Insurer agrees to indemnify the insured upon the happening of an unfortunate event
Insurance policy: A document issued by an insurance company
containing the terms and conditions of all insurance contract and which are legal evidence of the agreement to insure
Insured: Person purchasing insurance cover
Insurer: Person or somebody authorized to sell
insurance
Investment: Involves the acquisition durable, productive
facilities (either financial or physical) undertaken in the expectation of future gains
Lease: A letting or hiring of tangible assets usually for
a specific period of time
Premium: The payment of an agreed sum whether in one
amount or by installment to an insurance company by the company's undertaking to indemnify the insured upon the happening of a stipulated contingency
Real investment: This is an investment made in tangible assets
such as building, machinery and plant etc
Sum Insured: The limit of liability of insurer to pay under a
policy
Underwritten classes: Any excess of claims over payment
Insurance Premium reserve: money set aside by insurance to
cover potential liabilities of policies still in force at the end of the accounting year
Risk: The uncertainty of loss on expected income
19 ASSUMPTIONS OF STUDY
During the research work, the researcher was able to make the following assumption
1 The researcher assumed that insurance serves as a device for solving complex social problem
2 It was also assumed that insurance companies have a great influence in the investment and financial markets in the world
3 It was assumed that non payment of premium by policy holders will lead to the malfunctioning of insurance companies
4 The researcher assumed that insurance will eliminate barriers to the establishment of business It removes the fear of total loss incase of any unfortunate event
5 Lastly, it was assumed that greater chance of loss is minimized by insurance companies due to their loss prevention activities
