Title:
THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON FIRMS’ GROWTH IN INSURANCE INDUSTRY: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA

Authors:
Lateef Taiwo ,Nigeria

Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of corporate governance on firms’ growth in Nigerian insurance industry. The paper examines various corporate governance mechanisms adopted in Nigerian insurance industry such as board characteristics, audit committee, board independence, board size, growth and profitability. This research has been performed using a sample of 50 companies quoted on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) from 2012 to 2017. Multiple regression model was used to analyse the data obtained for the purpose of the study. The results of the multiple regression analysis were statistically significant at 0.05 level. The findings of the study confirmed that corporate governance enhances firms’ growth in Nigeria.