Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry

As a means for takaful operators to survive and sustain their business within the industry, they must appropriately choose takaful business models for their products. Different types of takaful business models will determine the different types of income for the business. Thus, this study aims to id...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Zuki, Mohd Faizuddin, Ishak, Muhammad Arif Fadilah, Halim Roja, Muhammad Izzuddin
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spelling my.uum.repo.320432025-02-17T11:39:59Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/32043/ Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry Muhammad Zuki, Mohd Faizuddin Ishak, Muhammad Arif Fadilah Halim Roja, Muhammad Izzuddin HF Commerce As a means for takaful operators to survive and sustain their business within the industry, they must appropriately choose takaful business models for their products. Different types of takaful business models will determine the different types of income for the business. Thus, this study aims to identify the most competitive takaful business model that relies on the takaful operators’ business performance. This study employed qualitative and quantitative methods on eight selected global takaful operators. The qualitative method is employed through content analysis to identify the application of the Shariah contract and the respective standards. Meanwhile, the quantitative method analyzes each takaful operator’s business performance (profit-after-tax and the return on assets). The finding indicates that three out of eight operators adopted the wakalah-mudarabah model, two operators with the wakalah model, two with the wakalah�waqf model, and one with the wakalah-qard model. The finding also highlights that Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd recorded the highest profit-after-tax average and the average of return on assets using a wakalah-qard model. This study betrays an exigent insight into the effect of takaful business model selection on business performance. As a practical implication to the takaful operators, they need to re�strategize their business model to boost revenue through an appropriate model. This study also provides a breakthrough to the body of knowledge. This paper bids its originality by narrowing down the segment of the takaful industry and focusing only on the family takaful segment UUM PRESS 2024-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/32043/1/IJIB%2009%2001%202024%201-29.pdf Muhammad Zuki, Mohd Faizuddin and Ishak, Muhammad Arif Fadilah and Halim Roja, Muhammad Izzuddin (2024) Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry. International Journal of Islamic Business, 9 (1). pp. 1-29. ISSN 0127-662X https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/ijib
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Muhammad Zuki, Mohd Faizuddin
Ishak, Muhammad Arif Fadilah
Halim Roja, Muhammad Izzuddin
Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry
description As a means for takaful operators to survive and sustain their business within the industry, they must appropriately choose takaful business models for their products. Different types of takaful business models will determine the different types of income for the business. Thus, this study aims to identify the most competitive takaful business model that relies on the takaful operators’ business performance. This study employed qualitative and quantitative methods on eight selected global takaful operators. The qualitative method is employed through content analysis to identify the application of the Shariah contract and the respective standards. Meanwhile, the quantitative method analyzes each takaful operator’s business performance (profit-after-tax and the return on assets). The finding indicates that three out of eight operators adopted the wakalah-mudarabah model, two operators with the wakalah model, two with the wakalah�waqf model, and one with the wakalah-qard model. The finding also highlights that Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd recorded the highest profit-after-tax average and the average of return on assets using a wakalah-qard model. This study betrays an exigent insight into the effect of takaful business model selection on business performance. As a practical implication to the takaful operators, they need to re�strategize their business model to boost revenue through an appropriate model. This study also provides a breakthrough to the body of knowledge. This paper bids its originality by narrowing down the segment of the takaful industry and focusing only on the family takaful segment
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author Muhammad Zuki, Mohd Faizuddin
Ishak, Muhammad Arif Fadilah
Halim Roja, Muhammad Izzuddin
author_facet Muhammad Zuki, Mohd Faizuddin
Ishak, Muhammad Arif Fadilah
Halim Roja, Muhammad Izzuddin
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title Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry
title_short Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry
title_full Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry
title_fullStr Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry
title_full_unstemmed Takaful Business Model and Business Performance: A Comparative Evidence from the Global Takaful Industry
title_sort takaful business model and business performance: a comparative evidence from the global takaful industry
publisher UUM PRESS
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