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French Insurance Industry

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Global Industry Analysts
Published: March 2008
Product Code: R263-3396
Description
The French Insurance Industry Report provides insightful analysis, market overview, industry structure and outlook of life and non-life insurance industries in the country. Richly laden with quantitative analysis, the report provides the reader with a rudimentary statistical preface to the French insurance industry. A synopsized discussion offers preludes to other insurance markets within the non-life insurance sector, such as auto, property and Marine Aviation Transport (MAT) insurance. The closely summarized French market report is designed to offer a macro level picture of the trends, market structure/basics, recent mergers & acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments witnessed by the industry. Also provided is a compilation of recent past/ historical perspective of the country’s insurance market and corporate developments within the industry. The report examines the leading companies’ footing in insurance markets at regional level, along with their annual written premiums and/ or market shares. Regional key and niche players briefly discussed and abstracted in the report include AXA Group, BNP Paribas Assurance, CNP Assurances, Coface Group, Euler & Hermes SA, Groupama, Pacifica - Crédit Agricole, and Scor SE.

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Table of Contents
1. Market Overview


France: A Leading European Life Insurance Market


Motor Insurance Hogs the Limelight


New Products Drive Growth


Table 1: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for


Insurance Industry by Segment - Life & Non-Life Markets


Independently Analyzed with Annual Premium Income in US$


Billion for the Years 2006 through 2010 (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 2: French 5-Year Perspective for Insurance Industry by


Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Premium Income for Life


and Non-Life Markets for 2006, 2008, and 2010 (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)




Table 3: French Insurance Industry (2006): Per Capita Premium

in US$, and Penetration of Insurance by Category - Life and


Non-Life




Table 4: French Insurance Industry (2007 & 2008): Percentage

Breakdown of Premium Income by Category - Life Insurance,


Automobile, Bodily Injury, Property and Others (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 5: French Insurance Industry (2006 & 2007): Percentage


Breakdown of Insurance Companies’ Investment Channels by


Category - Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Equities, Real


Estate and Others. (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


The Leaders


Table 6: French Insurance Industry (2004): Gross Written


Premium in US$ Million by Leading Companies for AXA, CNP,


Prédica/Pacifica, AGF, Groupama, Generali France, BNP Paribas


assurance, Sogecap, ACM and Aviva France (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)


2. A Fragmented Market


Table 7: Number of Insurance Companies Operating in France


(2002-2003)


Foreign Re-insurers in France


French Firms Fared Well Overseas


Table 8: French Insurance Industry (2006 & 2007): Percentage


Breakdown of Premiums Earned by French Insurers in the


European Union by Country - United Kingdom, Germany, Italy,


Belgium, Spain and Others (includes corresponding


Graph/Chart)






Table 9: French Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown


of Premium Income Earned by French Re-insurers Abroad


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 10: French Reinsurance Industry (2007 & 2008):


Percentage Breakdown of French Reinsurers Geographical Spread


by Region - Europe, Americas, Asia and Other Regions


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 11: French Reinsurance Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage


Breakdown of Premium Income Earned by French Reinsurers


Abroad (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


3. Review of Sectors


3a. Life Insurance


Life Insurance Highlights


The Market Leaders


Table 12: Leading Players in French Life Insurance Market


(2006 & 2007): Percentage Market Share of Premiums by Company


- CNP, Crédit Agricole, Axa, Generali, BNP and Others


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 13: French Life Insurance Industry (2004): Gross


Written Premium in US$ Million by Leading Companies for CNP,


Prédica/Pacifica, AXA, Generali France, BNP Paribas


assurance, Sogecap, AGF, Groupama, ACM and Aviva France


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 14: French Life Insurance Industry (2002): Gross


Written Premium in US$ Billion by Leading Companies for CNP,


AXA, Credit Agricole, BNP, Generali, AGF, Sogecap, ACM,


Aviva, and Groupama (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 15: Top-Five Players in the French Life Insurance


Industry (2001) - Gross Written Premiums in US$ Billion for


CNP, Credit Agricole, AXA France, BNP Paribas, and Credit


Mutuel - CIC (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


Factors Favoring Growth


Life Insurance: A Source of Funding


Life Products


Table 16: French Insurance Industry (2005): Percentage


Breakdown of Insurance Companies’ Investment Channels by


Category (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


Banks in Life Insurance


Industry Trends


Health Insurance Boosts the Segment’s Phenomenal Growth


Table 17: French Life and Health Insurance Market (2002):


Total Premium Income by Category in Euro Billion (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)


Fastest Growing Life Products in France


Shift in Household Preference


Health Insurance


Groupama -The Market Leader


Retirement Funding


Professional Pension Contracts


Table 18: French Insurance Market (2002): Professional


Pension Contracts Written by Insurance Companies in Euro


Billion (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


Tax Benefits to Help Pension Funds Growth


Compulsory Pension (Contributory State Pension)


Safety Net Pension (Non-Contributory State Pension)


Occupational Pension (Voluntary)


Personal Pensions and Other Retirement Savings (Voluntary)


3b. Non-Life Insurance


Table 19: French Non-Life Insurance Market (2006 & 2007):


Percentage Breakdown of Written Premiums by Category - Motor,


Fire, Accident, General Liability, Construction, Natural


Catastrophes, Transport and Miscellaneous (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 20: French Non-Life Insurance Market (2006 & 2007):


Percentage Breakdown of Ceded Premiums by Category - Fire,


Natural Catastrophes, Motor, Accident, General Liability,


Transport, Construction and Miscellaneous (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)


The Market Leaders


Table 21: Leading Players in French Property & Casualty


(P&C) Insurance Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage Market Share


of Premiums by Company - Axa, Groupama, AGF, Generali, CNP


and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 22: French Property and Casualty Insurance Industry


(2004): Gross Written Premium in US$ Million by Leading


Companies for Groupama, AXA, AGF, Generali France, CNP, ACM,


Aviva France and Prédica/Pacifica (includes corresponding


Graph/Chart)






Table 23: French Non-Life Insurance Industry (2002): Gross


Written Premium in US$ Billion by Leading Companies for


Groupama GAN, AXA, AGF Allianz, Generali, Mutual du Mans,


Azur GMF, MACIF, MAIF, MAAF, and ACM (includes corresponding


Graph/Chart)






Table 24: Top-Five Players in the French Non-Life Insurance


Industry (2001) - Gross Written Premiums in US$ Billion for


AXA, Groupama GAN, AGF Allianz, MACIF, and Azur GMF


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


Property and Casualty Insurance: Market Overview


Table 25: French Property and Casualty Insurance Market


(2005): Premiums in € Billion by Category - Automobile,


Commercial Property, Construction, General liability, and


Homeowners Comprehensive (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 26: French Property and Casualty Insurance Market


(2005): Percentage Breakdown of Coverage Costs Under


Homeowners‘ Comprehensive Policies by Category - Fire,


Liability, Natural Disasters, Theft, Water Damage, and Others


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 27: French Property and Casualty Insurance Market


(2002): Categories Ranked by Primary Business Premium in


Euro Billion (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


Commercial Property Insurance


Table 28: French Commercial Property Insurance Market


(2002): Premiums by Category in Euro Billion (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)


3c. Auto Insurance


High Mortalities from Auto Accidents


3d. Marine Aviation Transport (MAT) Insurance


Table 29: French MAT Insurance Market (2005): Percentage


Breakdown of Premium Income by Category - Aviation, Cargo,


Hull, and Space (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 30: French Marine Insurance Market (2004): Percentage


Market Share for Allianz, AXA, Generali, Groupama, and Others


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 31: French MAT Insurance Market (2002): Premium Income


by Category in Euro Million (includes corresponding


Graph/Chart)


Marine and Transport Insurance Market Recovers


4. Reinsurance


Table 32: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for


Reinsurance Industry by Segment - Life & Non-Life Markets


Independently Analyzed with Gross Premium Income in Euro


Billion for the Years 2005 through 2009 (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 33: French 5-Year Perspective for Reinsurance Industry


by Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Gross Premium Income for


Life and Non-Life Markets for 2005, 2007, and 2009 (includes


corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 34: French Reinsurance Industry (2006 & 2007):


Percentage Breakdown of Gross Written Premiums by Leading


Companies for Scor, Axa Re, CCR, Partner Re, Paris Re and


Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


5. Distribution


Insurance Distribution Methods in France - A Comparison


Distribution Channels Play a Vital Role


Table 35: French Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance Market


(2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Premium Income by


Distribution Channel - Tied Agents, Direct Writing


Companies, Brokers, Bancassurance, Salaried Sales Associates


and Other Alternative Channels (includes corresponding


Graph/Chart)






Table 36: French Life Insurance Market (2005): Percentage


Breakdown of Life Insurance Policy Distributors - Banks,


Brokers, Employee Networks, General Agents, and Others


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)






Table 37: French Insurance Market (2004): Percentage


Breakdown of Premium Income by Distribution Channel


(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)


Product Launch


AXA Launches Group Individual Accident Insurance


6. Recent Industry Activity


HSBC France to Buy Remaining Stake in Erisa and Erisa IARD


CNP Acquires Ecureuil


AXA France to Acquire Nationale Suisse


Axa to Acquire Winterthur Group from Credit Suisse Group


SCOR to Acquire Revios


Stone Point Capital to Acquire AXA Ré


Forum Assurances Merges Forum Assurances with Resolution


ACE Sells its Three Run-off Re-insurance Subsidiaries


Cardif Announces Plans to Tap Latvian Insurance Market


Groupama to Acquire Liguria Assicurazioni


Aon Corp Acquires Lange SA


Suravenir to Acquire GE Assurances Vie Plus


Wellington Acquires AXA’s Insurance Business


Coface Acquires Arkwright Insurance


7. Strategic Developments in the Past


General Re Corp. Acquires Stake in KRG


AXA Hikes Stake in Tecis


XL Capital and Five European Insurers form Joint Venture for Terrorism Coverage


Scor Divests Stake in Coface


Gras Savoye & Cie Takes Over Dignac S.A.


AXA Acquires Stake in AXA Aurora Iberica


Axa Corporate Solutions Buys the Hong Kong Marine Business of Markel


CNP Assurances Acquires Stake in Sasse


Groupama Insurances Forms New Division


Societe Generale Creates Inora Life


8. Focus on Select French Players


AXA Group


BNP Paribas Assurance, France - Fourth Largest Life-Insurance Group in France


CNP Assurances.


Coface Group


Euler & Hermes SA


Groupama


Pacifica - Crédit Agricole


Scor SE




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