Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Insights
Published: October 2008
Product Code: R162-891Description This report profiles the top players in the global insurance industry. It analyses company developments in the light of industry size, industry structure, service offerings, major strategies and competitive situation, to discern trends of the industry as well its major players.Table of Contents
- The Top Ten Global Insurance Companies
- Executive summary
- Market development
- AXA
- Allianz
- Generali
- AIG
- ING
- Aviva
- Prudential
- State Farm
- CNP
- Nippon Life
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- What is this report about?
- Methodology and definitions
- Chapter 2 Market development
- Summary
- Overview
- Market size and growth
- Positioning and performance of top ten companies
- Major trends and growth drivers
- Growth of bancassurance
- Increasing demand for retirement and savings products
- Growth in emerging markets
- Impact of US subprime crisis on insurance industry
- Outlook for life and non-life insurance
- Chapter 3 AXA
- Summary
- Business segments
- Life & Savings
- Property & Casualty
- International Insurance
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by business segments
- Life & Saving
- Property & Casualty
- International Insurance
- Acquisitions and divestments
- Strategies for growth
- Diversified geographic growth
- Multidistribution
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Global presence
- Strong market position
- Diversified product portfolio
- Weaknesses
- Weak performance of International Insurance business
- Opportunities
- Emerging markets
- Increasing demand for retirement and savings products
- Threats
- Subprime crisis
- US economy slowdown
- Exposure to political, legal and economic risks
- Chapter 4 Allianz
- Summary
- Business segments
- Property-Casualty
- Life/Health
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by business segments
- Property-Casualty
- Life/Health
- Performance by geographies
- Acquisitions and divestments
- Strategies for growth
- Launching new and innovative products
- New channels of distribution
- Focus on emerging markets
- Simplifying organization structure
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Diversified operations
- Strong market position
- Strong operating results
- Weaknesses
- Performance of Dresdner Bank
- Dependence on mature markets
- Weak US business
- Opportunities
- Emerging markets
- Pension markets
- Threats
- US market crisis
- Pricing pressures in insurance market
- Chapter 5 Generali
- Summary
- Business segments
- Life segment
- Non-life segment
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by business segments
- Life segment
- Non-life segment
- Performance by geographies
- Acquisitions and divestments
- Strategies for growth
- Expansion into emerging markets
- Organic growth in developed markets
- Strengthening and expanding direct channels
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Strong market position in Europe
- Improved profitability
- Weaknesses
- Limited top-line growth
- Concentration of revenues
- Opportunities
- Emerging markets
- Threats
- Competition
- Potential takeover target
- Chapter 6 AIG
- Summary
- Business segments
- General Insurance
- Life Insurance & Retirement Services
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by business segments
- Performance by geographies
- Acquisitions and divestments
- Strategies for growth
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Extensive global presence
- Good brand equity
- Balanced portfolio
- Weaknesses
- Exposure to US subprime crisis
- Regulatory actions
- Opportunities
- Emerging markets
- New products
- Threats
- Further lawsuits
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 7 ING
- Summary
- Business segments
- Insurance Europe
- Insurance Americas
- Insurance Asia/Pacific
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by business segments
- Insurance Europe
- Insurance Americas
- Insurance Asia/Pacific
- Performance by geographies
- Acquisitions and divestments
- Strategies for growth
- Focus on banking, investments, retirement products and life insurance
- Strengthening banking channel of insurance distribution
- Further expansion into emerging markets
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Strong geographic portfolio
- Strong position in key markets
- Strong growth in profitability
- Weakness
- Weak domestic market
- Opportunities
- Emerging markets
- Growing retirement market
- Threats
- US market turmoil
- Stiff competition
- Chapter 8 Aviva
- Summary
- Business segments
- Long-term business
- General insurance and health
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by business segments
- Performance by geographies
- Acquisitions and divestments
- Strategies for growth
- Expansion into emerging markets and North America
- Strengthening position in Europe
- Bancassurance
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Expanding geographic portfolio
- Strong market position
- Strong bancassurance network
- Weaknesses
- Weak financial performance in 2007
- Small Asia-Pacific operations
- Opportunities
- Further expansion into emerging markets
- AmerUS acquisition
- Threats
- Margin pressure
- Court action
- Chapter 9 Prudential
- Summary
- Business segments
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by geographic segments
- Strategies for growth
- Expanding presence in existing markets
- Focus on retirement products
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Balanced geographic portfolio
- Strong presence and brand name in Asia
- Weaknesses
- Weak performance in the UK market
- Limited presence in emerging markets
- Opportunities
- Retirement market
- Asian market
- Threats
- Possible take over target
- Investor pressure to sell off UK business
- Weak US economy
- Chapter 10 State Farm Insurance
- Summary
- Business segments
- Property & Casualty
- Life
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by business segments
- Property & Casualty
- Life
- Strategies for growth
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Strong position in the US market
- High net worth
- Weaknesses
- Geographic concentration
- Sluggish top line growth
- Opportunities
- The US Retirement market
- Threats
- Competition
- Auto price cuts
- US market crisis
- Chapter 11 CNP Assurances (CNP)
- Summary
- Business segments
- Recent financial performance
- Performance by business segments
- Performance by geographies
- Acquisitions and divestments
- Strategies for growth
- Expanding in international markets
- Strategic partnerships
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
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