Asia-Pacific Niche Insurance Markets: Industry Report

Asia-Pacific Niche Insurance Markets

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Global Industry Analysts
Published: March 2008
Product Code: R263-3402

Description

The Asia-Pacific Niche Insurance Markets Report provides insightful analysis, market overview, industry structure and outlook of insurance industry in Hong Kong and Singapore. Laden with quantitative analysis, the report also provides the reader with an exhaustive statistical preface to the industry in these countries. Get to know about various types of life and non-life insurance products in the regional markets, backed by statistical inference of key players in these markets. The closely summarized market report is designed to offer a broad, macro level picture of the trends, challenges, market structure/basics, recent mergers & acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments witnessed by the industry in respective countries. The report also peeps into the recent past/ historical perspective of these markets and corporate developments within the industry. A regional level discussion also looks into the leading companies’ footing in these markets along with their annual written premiums and/ or market shares. The report discusses and profiles several key and niche players like American Home Assurance Company, Great Eastern Holdings Ltd., and NTUC Income.

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Table of Contents

HONG KONG
1. Market Overview: Insurance Sector Representation; Industry Snapshots; A Leading Insurance Market in Asia-Pacific; Insurance Demand to Grow Strongly in Hong Kong; Market Penetration; Long Term Insurance Sector Growing Steadily; Sun Life Financial Completes the Acquisition of CMG Asia; CEPA Agreement Sparks Growth in Hong Kong Insurance Market; Multi-Channel Distribution Grows in Popularity
2. Market Segmentation: Accident and Health; Employees’ Compensation; Engineering; Liability; Marine; Motor; Property
3. Insurance Business in Hong Kong - The Prerequisites: Solvency Requirement; Authorization; Regulatory Climate
4. Insurance Service Providers
5. Review of Key Sectors: 5a. Life Insurance; 5b. General/ Non-Life Insurance
6. A Historic Perspective: Recovery Amidst Economic Stagnancy; General Insurance Industry Stages Revival from Losses; Healthcare Insurance Quadruples; Life Insurance: The Dominant Sector; Impact of China’s Accession to WTO
7. Recent Industry Activity: Zurich to Set-Up New Business Unit in Asia-Pacific; Fortis to Acquire Pacific Century Insurance; MetLife to Acquire MetLife Fubon; BOC Hong Kong to Acquire Majority Shares of BOC Group; AXA Takes Over Two Insurers in Asia; Radian Insurance to Commence Operations in Hong Kong
8. Focus on Select Players: Bank of China Group Insurance Co. Ltd.; Ming An Insurance Co., Ltd.; The Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd.
SINGAPORE
1. Market Overview: Insurance Sector Representation; Singapore: Among the Most Prominent Reinsurance Centers; Steps in the Right Direction; Government’s Support Fuels Growth in Insurance Sector
2. Regulatory Environment: Margin of Solvencies and The Prerequisites; The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); Regulations for Insurance Intermediaries
3. A Peek into the Market Figures
4. Segmental Perspective: 4a. Life Insurance; 4b. Non-Life/General Insurance
5. Recent Industry Activity: Millea Acquires Asia General
6. Focus on Select Key Players: American Home Assurance Company; Great Eastern Holdings Ltd.; NTUC Income

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