Analysis of financial statements of insurance companies

The accounting records, financial statements and their interpretation in the insurance sector companies which have an important part of the financial system have a great value. Insurance sector is a special sector and it differs from other sectors. These differences are reflected in insurance accounting and financial statements. Studies on the financial adequacy of insurance companies minimize the risk of not fulfilling their financial obligations against companies' insurance holders. The minimum qualification criteria in many countries to cope with the consequences of the financial capacity has been created although it is not possible completely eliminate the risk. This thesis aims to examine the financial statements of insurance companies. In this way, companies can see their place in the future and act conservatively according to these predictions. In this study, two different insurance companies' financial statements were examined and a yearly financial ratios' comparative analysis of insurance companies were made . The first section is addressed to general information about insurance and insurance business. The objective of this part is to learn better about the sector which was analyzed in the study. In the second section, accounting practices and financial statements of insurance companies are disclosed. The tables which were analyzed and their operations are examined. In the third section, technical analysis of this thesis is discussed and a preperation was made for the next section. In the last section, these techniques have been shown in practice.