appraisal of the financial performance of the insurance sector and its impact in market indicators An analytical study of a sample of insurance companies listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange for the period 2007-2021

Abstract

The study aims to evaluate the financial performance of the insurance sector in Iraq and to show the extent of its impact on financial market indicators, and the direct impact of the study variables was tested through financial analysis first and then using appropriate statistical methods for the period from 2007 to 2021, and a set of performance indicators that are related to In the insurance sector, which are (the index of the total insurance premiums, the index of the intensity of insurance, and the index of the depth of insurance). A group of market indicators was used, which are (trading volume ratio index, market return index, and number of transactions index)..and to measure the effect between the research variables, panel data was relied on using (EViews v.12) program and the Excel program. The study concluded To a set of results, the most important of which is that there is a significant impact of the financial performance of the insurance sector on market indicators. The results also showed a weakness in the performance of insurance companies as a result of several factors, the most important of which is the lack of legislation that obliges individuals