Financial Role of Insurance on Economic Development in Denmark

Authors

  • Jens Malthe Molyneux Aalborg University
  • Henrik Soren Matheson Aalborg University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t5042

Abstract

The insurance plays an essential role in economic development by alleviating business risks occasioned by abrupt and disastrous incidents in established and developing nations. Thus, the research assessed the financial role of insurance on economic development in Denmark. The research adopted the descriptive research design. The target population was 200 insurance companies. The research study sampled 100 participants that were chosen from the target population of 200. The sampling technique that was considered the most appropriate was stratified. Questionnaires were utilized to gather the data. The study results showed that insurance is significant in impacting the economic development in Denmark. Insurance activity improves families and organizations' financial stability and helps with competitiveness and the growth of trade and business. Insurance companies help businesses mitigate risk and protect their employees, thus spurring economic development. In addition, insurance companies help finance economic development projects. The study recommended that more emphasis should be developed by all the stakeholders in Denmark, including the government, to ensure the insurance companies are sustainable. The regulatory authorities should establish policies to make it attractive for its residents to patronize the insurance business. This would certainly translate to enhanced insurance investment and more outcomes to the development of the economy because insurance investment has a positive link with GDP. Insurance policies must be made mandatory for people and enterprises to motivate and shield financiers and ensure sustained economic growth.

Keywords: Insurance, Economic Development, Denmark

Author Biographies

Jens Malthe Molyneux, Aalborg University

Postgraduate Student, Aalborg University

Henrik Soren Matheson, Aalborg University

Lecturer, Aalborg University

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2022-01-13

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Molyneux, J. M., & Matheson, H. S. (2022). Financial Role of Insurance on Economic Development in Denmark. Journal of Finance and Accounting, 6(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t5042

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