| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the relationship between
corporate governance and financial
performance of insurance companies in Kenya. Good corporate governance enhances ethical behavior of
those that yield corporate power. Specifically, this study examined board size, board composition, board
meeting frequenc
y and their relationship with financial performance, as measured by return on assets, of
insurance underwriter sin Kenya. The study comprised of all 43 insurance companies licensed by the
Insurance Regulatory Authority during the period 2008 to 2012.The st
udy employed linear regression
analysis. The findings were that firms with larger board sizes had lower financial performance
presumably due to sub
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optimization of decisions inherent in consensus building and slower major | en_US |
