AT-TURAS: Jurnal Studi Keislaman
Vol 13, No 2 (2026)

Determinants of Profitability in an Indonesian Sharia Insurance Company: The Role of RBC, Claim Ratio, and Tabarru’ Fund Underwriting Surplus

Diah Triwijayanti (Universitas KH. Mukhtar Syafaat)
Imam Khusnudin (Universitas KH. Mukhtar Syafaat)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jun 2026

Abstract

The growth of the Islamic insurance industry in Indonesia has increased the importance of financial performance as an indicator of sustainability, participant protection, and institutional stability. However, despite the positive profitability trend within the Islamic insurance industry, Sun Life Financial Indonesia Sharia Unit recorded a negative average Return on Assets (ROA) during the observation period. This condition indicates the existence of internal financial management challenges that require further empirical investigation. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the effect of Risk-Based Capital (RBC), Claim Ratio, and Tabarru’ Fund Underwriting Surplus on Return on Assets (ROA) at Sun Life Financial Indonesia Sharia Unit. This study employed a quantitative explanatory approach using monthly financial statement data from April 2023 to October 2025, resulting in 31 observations. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression with a bootstrap method to address non-normal data distribution and enhance the robustness of parameter estimation. The findings reveal that partially, Risk-Based Capital and Tabarru’ Fund Underwriting Surplus do not have a significant effect on ROA, while Claim Ratio has a significant positive effect on ROA. Simultaneously, all independent variables significantly affect ROA. These findings suggest that claim management plays a more dominant role in determining profitability compared to capital adequacy and underwriting surplus management. This study contributes to the literature on Islamic insurance financial performance by providing empirical evidence through the use of monthly financial data and bootstrap regression analysis. Practically, the findings emphasize the importance of effective claim management, prudent risk governance, and efficient tabarru’ fund management in maintaining financial stability and improving profitability in Islamic insurance companies

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at-turas

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Arts Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Two decades or more, in the global scheme, Islamic studies have been enforced to take broader paradigms from dogmatic-theology to popular-religious. Islamic studies is not merely discussing on sacred corpus only, but everyday life of Islam also. In academic space, this field has increasingly been an ...