The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic

Life insurance is one of the approaches to manage personal financial risk. It can successfully protect the remaining members of the family from loss of income due to the premature death of the family breadwinner, especially with the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The primary objective of this study is to...

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Main Authors: Poh, Joyce, Liew, Zhi Ling, Tiew, Shin Ying, Toh, Wei Jie, Yong, Jia Yung
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2022
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author Poh, Joyce
Liew, Zhi Ling
Tiew, Shin Ying
Toh, Wei Jie
Yong, Jia Yung
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Liew, Zhi Ling
Tiew, Shin Ying
Toh, Wei Jie
Yong, Jia Yung
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description Life insurance is one of the approaches to manage personal financial risk. It can successfully protect the remaining members of the family from loss of income due to the premature death of the family breadwinner, especially with the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The primary objective of this study is to determine the factors that influencing the life insurance demand in Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic, based on the theory of reasoned action (TRA). The relationship between perception of life insurance benefits, risk perception, subjective norms, financial literacy, and life insurance demand is analysed. The methodology of this study is quantitative research method. The data collection instrument used to obtain the required information from the primary source was a questionnaire. The researcher used snowball sampling technique from non-probability sampling technique. After determining the reliability of the questionnaire, 480 questionnaires were randomly distributed to Malaysian residents aged 18 years and above from various occupational backgrounds without any gender restrictions. A total of 384 questionnaires were completed and returned. Based on the collected data, the researchers performed descriptive analysis, reliability test, Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS software. The results showed that all independent variables (perception of life insurance benefits, risk perception, subjective norms, and financial literacy) exhibited a significantly positive impact on the dependent variable (life insurance demand). Some limitations and recommendations are included in the study to provide future researchers and life insurance service providers with better ideas to improve the purchasing behaviour of life insurance in Malaysia.
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spelling utar-47952022-12-27T13:42:19Z The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic Poh, Joyce Liew, Zhi Ling Tiew, Shin Ying Toh, Wei Jie Yong, Jia Yung HG Finance Life insurance is one of the approaches to manage personal financial risk. It can successfully protect the remaining members of the family from loss of income due to the premature death of the family breadwinner, especially with the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The primary objective of this study is to determine the factors that influencing the life insurance demand in Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic, based on the theory of reasoned action (TRA). The relationship between perception of life insurance benefits, risk perception, subjective norms, financial literacy, and life insurance demand is analysed. The methodology of this study is quantitative research method. The data collection instrument used to obtain the required information from the primary source was a questionnaire. The researcher used snowball sampling technique from non-probability sampling technique. After determining the reliability of the questionnaire, 480 questionnaires were randomly distributed to Malaysian residents aged 18 years and above from various occupational backgrounds without any gender restrictions. A total of 384 questionnaires were completed and returned. Based on the collected data, the researchers performed descriptive analysis, reliability test, Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS software. The results showed that all independent variables (perception of life insurance benefits, risk perception, subjective norms, and financial literacy) exhibited a significantly positive impact on the dependent variable (life insurance demand). Some limitations and recommendations are included in the study to provide future researchers and life insurance service providers with better ideas to improve the purchasing behaviour of life insurance in Malaysia. 2022-09 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4795/1/fyp_BF_2022_JP.pdf Poh, Joyce and Liew, Zhi Ling and Tiew, Shin Ying and Toh, Wei Jie and Yong, Jia Yung (2022) The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4795/
spellingShingle HG Finance
Poh, Joyce
Liew, Zhi Ling
Tiew, Shin Ying
Toh, Wei Jie
Yong, Jia Yung
The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic
title The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic
title_full The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic
title_fullStr The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic
title_short The determinants of life insurance demand in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic
title_sort determinants of life insurance demand in malaysia during covid-19 pandemic
topic HG Finance
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4795/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4795/1/fyp_BF_2022_JP.pdf