Fungsi Dan Tanggungjawab Kakitangan Bukan Syariah Dalam Pengurusan Risiko Syariah: Kajian Terhadap Praktis Syarikat Takaful di Malaysia (Functions And Responsibilities of Non-Shariah Staff In Shariah Risk Management: A Study of Malaysian Takaful Companies)

Authors

  • Mohd Faiz Mohamed Yusof Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • Nurhanani Romli Fakulti Pengurusan dan Ekonomi, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tg Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Mohammad Mahyuddin Khalid Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • Azri Bhari Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • Mohd Ashrof Zaki Yaakob Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/umran2019.6n2.300

Keywords:

Non Shariah Staff, Shariah Risk Exposures, Shariah Risk Management, Takaful Operators

Abstract

Basically, shariah risk management in the takaful industry is responsible to those specialize in shariah studies (fiqh and usul, fiqh muamalat) namely Shariah Committee (SC) of Takaful Operator and Internal Shariah Department of Takaful Operator. Nonetheless, non-shariah staff, other than SC and Internal Shariah Department of Takaful Operators, also play an important role in managing shariah risk exposures in the operations of Takaful Operator. According to section 29 (3) Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 (IFSA 2013) which states that the Chief Executive Officer and Officer including any of the staff of the Takaful Operator are responsible for ensuring shariah compliance in the operation of Islamic financial institutions. Therefore, this study will analyze a using qualitative approach by interviewing respondents who are involved with the operations of takaful companies in Malaysia. Primary data from the takaful industry is analyzed using coding, memo, inductive and deductive processes using the Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Atlas.ti 7. The purpose of this research is to identify the roles and responsibilities of non-shariah staff in managing the shariah risk exposures of the Takaful Company in Malaysia. The secondary objective is to analyse and suggest an improvement for competency non-shariah staff in strengthening the shariah risk management of the Takaful Operator. This study found that non-shariah staff, especially front-line staff who are the first party to identify when there are shariah risk exposures in the operations of Takaful Operators. Subsequently, the underwriting staff is the second party to identify if there is any shariah risk exposures in the application of a new takaful contract. Then, the roles and responsibilities of investment-linked personnel staff, risk management staff and also Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Takaful Operator who are the non-shariah staff that involved in shariah risk management.

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2019-06-25

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Mohamed Yusof, M. F., Romli, N., Khalid, M. M., Bhari, A., & Yaakob, M. A. Z. (2019). Fungsi Dan Tanggungjawab Kakitangan Bukan Syariah Dalam Pengurusan Risiko Syariah: Kajian Terhadap Praktis Syarikat Takaful di Malaysia (Functions And Responsibilities of Non-Shariah Staff In Shariah Risk Management: A Study of Malaysian Takaful Companies). UMRAN - International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, 6(2), 51–66. https://doi.org/10.11113/umran2019.6n2.300

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