Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Global Industry Analysts
Published: September 2008
Product Code: R263-3760Description The global outlook series on the Insurance Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. An easy guide to What, Why, When, How, Where, and Who of an industry, the report offers the reader a bird’s eye view of the global insurance industry. The report discusses the economic fundamentals driving growth, and challenges/threats, and trends influencing both the life and non-life market sectors, in addition to offering an extensive coverage of all recent mergers, and acquisitions that have irreversibly changed the industry’s landscape beyond recognition. The US market is intensively reviewed both descriptively and statistically, with 19 fact rich tables, and accompanying pictorial representations. Other regional markets covered include Canada, Japan, Austria, Belgium, Central and Eastern Europe, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Middle East, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Colombia, among few others. The purpose of the abstracted regional market discussion is to provide the reader a prelude, and a macro-level understanding of the unique dynamics of each of the markets. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 2,566 companies worldwide. Please note: Reports are sold as single-site single-user licenses. The delivery time for hard copies is between 3-5 business days, as each hard copy is custom printed for the organization ordering it. Electronic versions require 24-48 hours as each copy is customized to the client with digital controls and custom watermarks. The Publisher uses digital controls protecting against copying and printing is restricted to one full copy to be used at the same location. Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 is required to view the report. Upon ordering an electronic version, the Publisher will provide a link to download the purchased report.
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Prior to fulfillment of an order, the client will be required to sign a document detailing the purchase terms for a publication from this publisher. Table of Contents - 1.Industry Overview
- Emerging Markets Take Center Stage
- Insurance Policies to Witness Increased
- Flexibility
- Traditional Regulations Plague Insurance
- Markets
- Alternative Risk Transfer - Gaining Popularity
- Insurance Density and Penetration
- Outlook
- Insurance - A Dynamic Industry
- Move Towards Moderate Growth
- Potential Focus Areas
- Europe, USA and Japan - The Largest Markets
- Table 1: Global Market for Insurance Industry
- by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
- Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
- Premiums in US$ Billion for Years 2006 through 201
- Life Insurance
- Non-Life Insurance
- Competitive Landscape
- Table 2: Leading Players in the Global Insurance Industry (2006): Revenues in
- US$ Billion for ING Group, AXA, Allianz, American International Group, Assicurazioni Generali, Berkshire Hathaway, Aviva, Prudential, Zurich Financial Services,
- and State Farm Insurance
- Key Market Drivers
- Health Insurance
- Global Health Care Industry - Opportunities
- Abound
- Auto Insurance
- Homeowners’ Insurance
- Major Trends and Issues
- Emerging Area
- Companies Refocus on Core Underwriting
- Business
- Consolidations Continue
- Graying of Baby Boomers Boost Insurance
- Market
- Bancassurance Gains Wide Acceptance
- New Regulations Improve Corporate
- Governance
- Credit Insurance Sector Poised for Substantial
- Growth
- Anti-Money Laundering Laws for Insurers
- Global Warming Posing Threat to Insurance
- Industry
- Capital Constraints Aggravate Industry’s Woes
- Analytical Underwriting Arrests Price Downfall
- Manufacturing or Distribution - The Dilemma
- Continues
- North America Witnesses Renewed
- Consolidation Activity
- European Insurers Pull Out from Foreign
- Markets
- Emerging Markets
- “Look East Policy” of Investors
- Mix of the Strategies
- Global Reinsurance Industry - A Review
- Global Catastrophe Reinsurance Industry
- Witnesses Stability
- Intensification of World Reinsurers
- Reinsurance in the Aftermath of September 11
- 9/11 - The Worst Nightmare for Reinsurance
- World
- Hope Amidst Gloom
- The New Role
- Leading Global Reinsurers
- Table 3: Leading Players in the Global Reinsurance Industry (2006): Net Reinsurance Premiums Written in US$ Billion for Munich Re, Swiss Re (excluding GE Insurance Solution Corp.), Berkshire Hathaway Re, Hannover Re, Lloyd’s, SCOR (including Revios), Reinsurance Group of America, Everest Re, PartnerRe, and Transatlantic Holdings
- Global - Multi-line Insurance
- Competitive Landscape
- Leading Players
- Table 4: Leading Players in the Global Multi-line Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for ING Groep,
- AXA, American International Group, Assicurazioni Generali, Aviva, Fortis,
- and Others
- Table 5: Global Multi-Line Insurance Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Region - North America,
- Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World
- Review of Global Insurance Market by Sector
- Life Insurance
- Changing Landscape
- Table 6: Global Market for Life Insurance Industry by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
- Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Premiums in
- US$ Billion for Years 2006 through 2010
- Golden Era -Yet to Come
- International Growth - A High Priority
- Factor
- Changes in Group Life Sector
- Mortality Rates: Rejuvenating Reinsurance
- Regional Markets
- General/Non-Life/ Property/Casualty Insurance
- Table 7: Global Recent Past, Current &
- Future Analysis for Non-Life Insurance
- Industry by Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan),
- Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
- Premiums in US$ Billion for
- the Years 2006 through 2010
- Table 8: Leading Players in the Global
- Property & Casualty Insurance Industry
- (2006): Revenues in US$ Billion for Allianz, American International Group, Berkshire Hathaway, Zurich Financial Services, State Farm Insurance, Munich Re Group, Millea Holdings, Allstate, Swiss Reinsurance,
- and Hartford Financial Services
- Primary Casualty
- Commercial Risk Market
- Marine Insurance
- Table 9: Global Marine Insurance
- Industry (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Premiums by Region -
- Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America,
- and Rest of World
- Political Risk Insurance
- Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance
- Offshore Energy Insurance
- Industry Paradigm Shifts
- Restoring Confidence
- Regulatory Ripples
- Pursuing Global Growth
- Emerging Opportunities in the Retirement
- Market
- Unlocking Profits in Closed Books of
- Business
- Driving Performance through Embedded
- Values
- The Off-shoring Decision
- Developing Creative HR Strategies
- Enterprise-wide Approach to Risk
- Management
- The Challenge of International Accounting
- Standards
- 2.Mergers and Acquisitions
- AIG Acquires 21st Century Insurance Group
- AmTrust Completes Acquisition of
- Associated Industries
- Allied World Assurance to Take Over Converium
- Insurance
- American Financial Group to Acquire Strategic
- Comp Holdings
- Alleghany Acquires EDC
- AEGON to acquire Merrill Lynch Life
- AIG Acquires Württembergische und
- Badische Versicherungs
- AIG Takes Over Direct Travel Insurance
- AXA Acquires Davis Group
- AXA to Acquire Ukrainian Insurance Alliance
- AXA and UkrSibbank to Acquire Vesko
- AXA Acquires Alpha Insurance
- Allianz Acquires ATF-Polis
- Allied Bank to Increase Stake in New York
- Life Insurance
- Aviva’s Turkish Subsidiary and Ak Emeklilik
- to Merge
- AR Growth to Acquire Stake in Probenefit
- BUPA Australia and MBF in Merger
- Negotiations
- Bank Austria Creditanstalt and UNION
- Versicherungs Merge
- Citi Acquires BISYS’ Investment Service
- Division
- Coventry Health Care Acquires Certain
- Mutual of Omaha
- CUNA Mutual Insurance Society to Merge
- with CUNA Mutual Life Insurance
- CUNA Acquires Stake in Producer’s Ag
- CMLIC & CUNA Mutual Insurance Society
- to Merge
- Euler Hermes Acquires Stake in ICIC
- ERGO Acquires Stake in Daum Direct
- Auto Insurance
- Enstar Australia Acquires AMP’s Australian
- Insurance Operations
- Euler Hermes Acquires United Mercantile
- Endurance Acquires ARMtech
- Fort Dearborn Life Acquires Northstar Life
- Franklin Holdings’ Subsidiary Acquires
- James River Group
- Farmers Insurance Acquires Bristol West
- Holdings
- Generali Receives Approval to Acquire
- PPF’s Insurance Business
- Hiscox acquires Kidnap and Ransom
- Business from Aon
- HSBC Insurance to Acquire Stake in
- Hana’s Life Insurance Subsidiary
- Humana Acquires KMG America
- ING to Acquire Origenes AFJP and
- Origenes Seguros de Retiro
- Kardan Acquires Stake in Sigma Albania
- KBC to Acquire Stake in DZI Insurance
- Liberty Mutual Acquires Ohio Casualty
- Manulife Acquires Berkshire-TWC
- Financial Group
- MetLife to Acquire AFORE Actinver
- Munich Re to Acquire Midland Company
- Pearl Assurance Acquires Resolution
- Ping Acquires Minority Share in Fortis
- Rockhill to Acquire RTW
- Royal & Sun Alliance to Take Over Canadian
- Northern Shield
- SICO USA Acquires Republic Insurance
- SNS REAAL Acquires AXA’s Dutch
- Insurance Operations
- Storebrand to Acquire SPP
- Tawa to Acquire PXRE Reinsurance Company
- TBIH Acquires Ukrainian Insurance Group
- The Doctors Company to Acquire SCPIE
- Holdings
- UkrSibbank to Acquire Stake in
- Vesko Insurance
- Unipol to Acquire Stake in ING Insurance
- UnitedHealth Group and Sierra Health Services
- Obtains Merger Approval from California
- Department of Insurance
- Unitrin’s Subsidiary Acquires Merastar
- USI Holdings Acquires Treadwell & Harry
- Validus Acquires Talbot
- Vienna Insurance Acquires Stake in Asirom
- Vienna Acquires Majority Stake in
- Sigma Sh.a.
- Wiener Staedtische Acquires Sigma
- W.R. Berkley Acquires American Mining
- Insurance
- ZB Financial Acquires Stake in Cell Insurance
- Zurich Acquires Wrightway Underwriting
- Zurich Beteiligungs to Acquire Real Garant
- China Pacific Insurance to Buy Further
- 25% of China Pacific Life Insurance
- Sompo Japan Acquires Stake in Universal Sompo
- HDFC to Acquire Chubb’s Stake
- Aviva Teams Up Induslnd Bank
- AXA to Acquire 75% Stake in Kyobo Auto
- Allianz to Buy Remaining Stake in Allianz
- President
- QBE Group Acquires Seguros Cumbre
- Enstar Acquires Inter-Ocean Holdings
- Munich Re Acquires Bell & Clements
- AXA France to Acquire Nationale Suisse
- HSBC France to Buy Remaining Stake in
- Erisa and Erisa IARD
- CNP Acquires Ecureuil
- APS Acquires APIE
- Ameritas to Take Over LifeRe
- Willis Acquires Chilean MGT
- Insurance Australia Acquires Stake in Safety
- Insurance
- Aviva Takes Over Stake in Eagle Insurance
- of Sri Lanka
- K+H Bank’s General and Life Insurance Units Merge to Form K+H Biztosito
- Veritas Life Insurance Merges with
- Aktia Life Insurance
- Resolution Acquires Abbey National’s Life
- Insurance Business
- ACE Sells its Three Run-off Re-insurance
- Subsidiaries
- Forum Assurances Merges Forum Assurances
- with Resolution
- Allianz Insurance Co and Nordic Insurance Co
- Plan Merger
- Unity Life Acquires Prudential Insurance
- RBC Insurance to Merge Core Insurance
- Business in United States
- Eastern Holdings Completes Conversion and
- Acquisition
- American Whol7esale Insurance Group
- Acquires Web TPA
- Wachovia Corp. Acquires Insurance
- Brokering Firm
- Lincoln National Merges with Jefferson-Pilot
- Gallo Insurance Acquires Individual Policy
- Division of Slaton Agency
- Security National Financial Corp Acquires
- Memorial Insurance
- Hub International Acquires eBenefits Group
- Arthur J. Gallagher Takes Over S. P. Tarantino
- Insurance Brokerage
- Protective Life Corporation Acquires Stake in
- Chase Insurance Group
- Pan American Acquires Sunland Insurance
- Erie Insurance and Erie Indemnity Acquire
- Erie Family Life Insurance
- Dakin Insurance Agency Acquires
- Altemeier Oliver and Company
- Fiserv Takes Over Insurance Wholesalers
- HCC Insurance Acquires G.B. Kenrick &
- Associates
- ChoicePoint Takes Over Insuratec Inc.
- Brown & Brown Takes Over Setser Bill
- Insurance
- BellGroup Acquires McCone Insurance Group
- Beecher Carlson Acquires Cramer & Giles
- Insurance
- Brown & Brown Acquires Benefit
- Development Group
- Stewart Acquires Longmont Title Holdings
- Life of the South Acquires Lyndon Southern
- Insurance
- XL RE Life Acquires Servus Life Insurance
- CIGNA Acquires Star HRG
- Health Benefits Acquires Insurance Specialist
- Group
- Manufacturers Life Insurance Acquires
- Pramerica Life
- Hull & Co Acquires High Country Insurance
- Arthur J. Gallagher Takes Over Sobieski &
- Bradley
- Great American Life Insurance Company
- Acquires Fixed Annuity Block from
- Old Standard Life Insurance Company
- Brown & Brown Acquires Axiom
- Intermediaries
- Motors Insurance Acquires MEEMIC
- Holdings
- Arthur J Gallagher Purchases Benefit
- Management Group
- AssuranceAmerica Purchases The Insurance
- Centre
- Seattle Financial Purchases Turnure &
- Associates
- CTG Takes Over Flood Zone
- Grupo Security Pockets Inter-Rentas
- for US$128 Million
- First Acceptance Acquires Plus and Yale
- AssuranceAmerica Acquires Tampa No-Fault
- Aegon Purchases 49% Stake in Seguros Argos
- Liberty Mutual Group Acquires Majority
- Stake in Seker Sigorta
- QBE Buys Stake in Allianz
- AIG Buys Out Central Insurance
- AXA Takes Over Two Insurers in Asia
- Genworth Buys Out Vero Lenders
- Aviva Buys Stake in Infocus
- Swiss Re Snaps Up GE Insurance Solutions
- Capita Life & Pensions Bags Contract from
- Scottish Life
- Swiss Re Acquires UK GE Life Business
- Towergate Snaps Up Paymentshield
- CFS Forms a New Wing for General Insurance
- Lloyds TSB Acquires Pearl’s General
- Insurance Business
- Liverpool Victoria Snaps Up ABC Insurance
- CIGNA Acquires Vielife
- Enstar Group Buys Cavell Management
- Allianz Completes Merger With RAS
- TREK Holdings Takes Over American
- Medical & Life Insurance
- Appalachian Underwriters Acquires Assets
- of US Administrators
- Cairnstone Re Completes Acquisition of
- CapRisk
- Aviva Acquires AmerUs
- AIG Takes over Travel Guard Companies
- NBIS Buys Out Special Risk Services
- Lightyear Capital Purchases Stake in
- Sirius America
- Principal Financial Group Acquires WM
- Advisors
- Great Northwest Takes Over Hawaiian
- Insurance & Guaranty
- CIGNA Acquires UnitedHealth’s Health Care
- Divisions
- La Capitale Snaps Up UAFC
- Hartford Divests Omni Insurance Group
- Stewart Information Services Acquires
- Texas State Title
- Stewart Information Services Acquires
- Telluride Mountain Title
- Gard Services Snaps Up Trimar Defence
- Stewart Information Services Acquires
- The Title Co
- Murray Insurance Buys Out Lancaster
- Insurance
- Medical Mutual Acquires Summit’s Health
- Insurance Business
- Assurant Snaps Up SAFECO FIS
- Old Republic Takes Over Sentry Abstract
- Delek Acquires Republic Cos
- WellPoint Acquires QualChoice
- Yukon Acquires People's Bank
- Unity Life Acquires Prudential’s Arm
- Securian Financial Snaps Up CNL Financial
- Universal American Financial Acquires
- Harmony Health
- Affordable Residential Communities AcquiresNLASCO
- LandAmerica Snaps Up Napa Land
- LandAmerica Buys Out Mar-Vel Enterprises
- Carlyle Group Acquires MultiPlan
- US Energy Holdings Buys Out Lakeside
- Insurance
- Brooke Snaps Up Generations Bank
- Reliance Standard Acquires Integrated
- DisAbility Resources
- New York Life Enters into an Agreement with
- Institutional Capital
- Brandquest Acquires InsurElec
- Grupo Financiero Acquires Stake in Inter
- National Bank
- AmTrust Takes Over Wesco
- UnitedHealth Takes Over Student Resources
- Health Care Service Acquires Highmark’s Life
- and Disability Business
- Berkshire Snaps Up Huff Realty
- Groupama Buys Stake in Basak
- Pets Best Acquires General Fire’s
- Pets Division
- Life of the South Takes Over American
- Guaranty Insurance
- HUB Buys Out Fortun Insurance
- Manhattan Life Takes Over Family Life
- Castlewood Acquires Enstar Group
- TPG-Axon Buys Stake in DaVinci ReInsurance
- Christian Fidelity Takes Over Dallas
- Genworth Acquires Continental Life
- HUB Snaps Up Citizens Clair and Other Firms
- The First American Acquires UKValuation
- Great American Financial Snaps Up Ceres
- Intersections Acquires Chartered Marketing
- Answer Financial Acquires InsLogic
- WL Ross Buys Stake in Blue Ocean
- Bradford Acquires Best Title &
- Processing LLC
- Aviva Snaps Up AmerUs
- MultiPlan Acquires Private Healthcare
- Systems
- UTG Acquires ACAP
- American International Snaps Up
- Arch Insurance
- ONEX Takes Over Aon Warranty
- Old Republic Snaps Construction
- Program Group
- AmeriNet Buys Out Insurance Businesses of
- AllHealth
- Hanmi Financial Acquires California-Based
- Firms
- Medical Mutual Acquires 1st Medical
- Network
- Berkshire Acquires Converium Reinsurance
- Ameritas Acacia Merges with Union Central
- Life Insurance Company
- Arthur Acquires Benefit Management Group
- CBIZ Takes Over Valley Global Insurance
- Brokers
- Duncan, Fraser & Bridges Purchases Edmond,
- Deaton & Stephens
- Hinduja Group Signs an MoU with European
- Insurer
- Sky Financial Buys Peter B. Burke
- USI Holdings procures Mahoney &
- Associates
- 3 Mark Buys Gateway Financial Distributors
- Access Insurance Acquires Century
- American
- Accident Fund Procures United Heartland
- ACE Medical Risk Purchases Renewal
- Rights to Alternative Risk Hospital
- Portfolio of GE Insurance
- Acordia Purchases Somerton Student Insurance
- Services
- Aegon Reaches an Agreement to Take Over
- Nationwide Towarzystwo
- Aero Insurance Merges with AirSure
- Aetna Acquires HMS Healthcare
- Affirmative Insurance Buys IPA
- Afro-Asian Lure Causes Merger Ripples in the Middle East
- Alegro Health Takes Over Canadian Division of Concentra Integrated
- Alliance Bank Acquires Insurance Agency
- American International Increases Stake in
- Richmond Insurance
- American Television Acquires First Pet Life
- American Wholesale Insurance Enters into
- Agreement to Acquire Stewart Smith
- Anthony Clark International Insurance Buys
- Schuneman Insurance Agency
- Aon Buys Versicherungs-Maklerbüro
- AON Italia Procures Lenzi Broker
- Assicurazioni
- Aon makes an Agreement to Purchase
- Assurantie Advies Nederland
- Aon Procures French company Lange
- Arthur Acquires Marine Insurance
- Arthur J Gallagher Acquires WorkCare
- Northwest
- Arthur J Gallagher Buys Chris Schroeder
- Insurance
- Arthur J Gallagher Buys Classic Insurance
- Services
- Arthur J Gallagher Snaps Up Interpacific
- Underwriting Agencies
- Arthur J Takes Over Brokerage Professionals
- AssuranceAmerica Acquires Cannon
- Insurance Agency
- Aurora Acquires Pega Risk Managers
- Aviva PLC Acquires RAC
- AXA Canada Signs an Agreement to
- Acquire Citadel
- Balcos Insurance Acquires Barkley Associates
- Bangkok Bank Acquires 10% Stake in
- PICC Life
- Bankers Warranty Group Acquires
- VAC Service
- Beazley Buys Omaha Property & Casualty
- Insurance
- Beech Street Corp Acquires BestCare Inc.
- Beecher Carlson Holdings Purchases
- Jewett Barton Leavy & Kern
- Beneficial Insurance Services Acquires
- Paul Hertel & Co.
- Berkshire Acquires Medical Protective
- BIG Acquires Two Insurance Agencies
- Blue Cross Merges with HCSC
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Acquires
- Gordian Health Solutions
- Bridge Street Enters Into an Agreement
- with Ladd
- British Union Buys Amedex Insurance
- Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of ECC
- Brown & Brown Acquires De Arrieta
- Insurance Agency
- Brown & Brown Acquires Emerald Benefits
- Brown & Brown Acquires Hull & Co.
- Brown & Brown Acquires Nichols & Associates
- Brown & Brown Acquires USI Holdings
- Brown & Brown Acquires Weible & Cahill
- Brown & Brown Assumes BeneTec
- Brown & Brown Buys Alliance
- Insurance Services
- Brown & Brown Buys Axiom Intermediaries
- Brown & Brown Takes Over Downey
- Insurance
- Brown & Brown Takes Over The Fossi Group
- Capital Assurance Corp Acquires Standard
- Life Insurance Co.
- Capital One Financial Acquires InsLogic
- CapTech to Acquire National Security
- Cardiff Holdings Acquires Industrial
- Underwriters Insurance
- CareWorks Acquires CRA Managed Care
- CBCA Administrators Purchases Bridge
- Benefits
- CBIP Acquires Salem Insurance
- Cendant Settlement Takes Over Herbert L.
- Williams Operations
- Centene Acquires US Script
- Century Surety Acquires Firemans Fund
- Insurance of Texas
- CH Insurance Brokerage Purchases DHH
- Insurance Agency
- Chicago Acquires Service Link
- Chicago Title Land Buys LaSalle National
- Bank Land Trust Operation
- Chinese Auto Insurance Sector Gears up
- for a Big Bang Entry of SAIC
- Clark Consulting Acquires MedEx
- Codan Plans Acquisition of Topdanmark’s
- Marine Insurance Business
- Compass Acquires the Assets of
- Warren Benefits
- CompcareBlue Takes Over Atrium
- Health Plan
- Comprehensive Benefit Services Merges
- with IBI Benefits
- Concentra Operating Acquires Beech Street
- ConnectedCare Acquires Bay Benefits LLC
- Crawford Sets Foot in India
- CRC Insurance Services Acquires Vista
- Insurance Partners
- Crédit Suisse Buys USHealth Group
- CSI Partners Buys ComSearch
- Cunningham Lindsey International Acquires
- Axis USA
- Cypress Merges with Arrowhead
- Darwin National Assurance Acquires Ulico
- Casualty
- Darwin Resources Acquires Health Benefits
- Direct
- Dawson of Florida Acquires Collier Insurance
- Services
- Delaware Street Group Buys Minority Interest
- in Affirmative Insurance
- Diederich Insurance Agency Acquires Doctors'
- Financial Group
- Educators to Buy Eastern Holding
- Emergis Buys National Health Corp
- Encore Bank Acquires Houston Insurance
- Agency of John A Bumstead & Associates
- Enterprise Financial Completes Acquisition
- of Millennium Brokerage
- Equus Acquires Dunnottar
- Equus Resources Purchases 1st Metro
- Insurance
- eRx Network Acquires Allwin Data
- Eureko’s Achmea Merges with Rabobank’s
- Interpolis
- Farmers Capital & Hamburg Insurance
- Acquires Kentucky Home
- FFL and H&F Snap up CATRisk Operation
- Fidelity National Financial Acquires Sedgwick
- CMS Holdings
- Fidelity National Financial Buys STG
- Associates
- Firemans Acquires International Film
- Guarantors
- First Acceptance Acquires HCS Claims
- Service
- First Acceptance Acquires LGNP Enterprise
- First American Signs an Agreement to
- Acquire TransContinental
- First American Title Acquires United General
- Financial Services
- First Niagara Risk Management Acquires
- Brooks- Byer Associates
- First Niagara Risk Management Acquires
- Hatch Leonard Naples
- First Niagara Signs Agreement with LA Lama
- Fiserv Acquires Administrative
- Services Group
- FMT of Billings Acquires First Montana Title
- FNIA Acquires Penn Group
- FPA Enters Inks an LOI to Acquire IBC
- Fred A Moreton & Co Acquires Town &
- Country Life Insurance
- Gabelli Equity Acquires Sterling Capital
- Gallagher Merges Reinsurance Brokerage
- Subsidiaries
- GE Insurance Solutions Offloads Reinsurance
- GoldK Acquires Retirement Plan Co
- Goldman Executes an Agreement to
- Acquire UICI
- Goldman Takes Over Allmerica Financial
- Life Insurance
- Great American Insurance Group Acquires
- Farmers Crop Insurance Alliance
- Group Health Acquires ABC Health Plan
- Group Health Acquires KPS Health Plans of
- Bremerton
- Guaranty Insurance Services Snaps Up
- Walter Mortensen
- Gulf Insurance Enters Into an Agreement to
- Acquire Arab Misr Insurance
- Hallmark Gears to Acquire Aerospace
- Harbor Point Acquires Chubb Re
- Harvard Pilgrim Buys Health Plans
- HBOS Strides Ahead for Pocketing ML sLife
- Insurance Company
- HCC Completes the Acquisition of Perico
- HCC Insurance Takes Over MIC Life Insurance
- HealthExtras Agrees to Acquire EBRx
- Heath Insurance Brokers led Private Acquires
- Heath Lambert Group
- Hellman & Friedman and Texas Pacific GroupAcquires Controlling Interest in
- Linsco/Private Ledger
- Hicks Muse Tate & Furst and Banc of America
- Capital Investors to Buy Swett & Crawford
- Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Acquires Doherty
- Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Acquires KYBA
- Hilb Rogal Acquires Ed Murray & Sons
- Hilb Rogal Acquires True Benchmark
- HNB Signs an Agreement to Acquire
- Cornerstone Companies
- Honua Investment Management Buys Interest
- in Sechung Chemical
- HSBC Holdings Buys Stake in Ping An
- Insurance (Group)
- HUB International Acquires Employee
- Benefit Specialists
- HUB International Acquires Kline
- Transportation Insurance
- Hub International Limited Acquires Personal
- Lines Brokerage
- HUB International Takes Over Impact
- Insurance Services
- Hull & Co Acquires E & S Brokerage Services
- Humana Buys CorpHealth
- IAG to Buy 30% Stake in AmAssurance
- Berhad
- IAT Reinsurance Buys SIRVA Insurance
- Businesses
- Imagine Acquires Abacus
- Industrial Alliance Makes Quick Moves for
- Creating a High Profile Asset
- Management Company
- Insurers Administrative and Independence
- Acquire majority interest in Health Plan
- Integro Acquires Humphreys Haggas
- Sutton & Co
- International Insurance Brokers Enters into
- Agreement with Team Bank
- Inviva Reaches an Agreement to Acquire
- Utica National Life Insurance
- Ion Health Holdings Acquires Community
- Health Plan of Ohio
- JC Flowers & Co Buys Crump Group
- Jelco Ventures Acquires Interest in Zenith
- Administrators
- Jinright-Turner Merges with Maxwell
- Haley & Castleberry and Escambia
- Insurance Agency
- Kingsway Financial Services Acquires
- HI Holdings
- LandAmerica Financial Group Acquires
- Century Title Services
- Lawson-Hawks Acquires USI Healthcare
- Property & Casualty
- Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates Gets
- Dillenback & Lomanto Insurance Agency
- Leesport Financial Acquires First HSA
- Liberty Mutual Buys Stake in Basak
- Liberty Mutual Purchases ING Seguros
- Generales
- LIC’s Global Expansion Drives the Insurance
- Giant to Middle East
- Life of the South Acquires Insurance Co
- of the South
- Lightyear Capital Acquires Minority Interest
- in the NAU Group
- Lindsay Goldberg & Co Acquires Major Stake
- in Alliant Resources Group
- Livingston International Acquires Great
- Lakes Custom Brokerage
- Long Term Care Buys Nation’s CareLink
- LTC Global Solutions Acquires the Ft. Myers
- Agency of Kanawha Insurance
- Mapfre Asistencia Acquires Abraxas
- MedData Acquires Insurance Benefit
- Spot Check
- MEM Acquires Integrity Research
- Mercer Buys Financial Pacific
- Insurance Group
- Merrill Lynch & Co to Acquire AMVESCAP
- Retirement
- MetLife Acquires Travelers Life
- MetLife Buys Citistreet Associates
- MetLife Buys Stake Mitsui Sumitomo
- CitiInsurance Life Insurance Co
- MidWestOne Financial Group Acquires
- Cook & Son Agency
- MIIX Group Buys MDAdvantage Insurance
- Motors Insurance Acquires MEEMIC Holdings
- Munich Re Finds a Buyer for Stake in HVB
- NASDAQ Snaps up Carpenter Moore
- National Interstate Insurance Acquires
- Triumphe Casualty
- National Investment Managers Acquires
- Duncan Capital Financial Group
- National Investment Managers Acquires
- Haddon Strategic Alliances
- National Penn Acquires Krombolz
- National Security Title Announced To Acquire
- Your Title Choice
- Nationwide Previdência Agrees to Buy
- Nationwide’s Life Operations
- Navigators Group Acquires Remainder Interest
- in Lloyds Syndicate
- Neace Lukens Acquires Integrity Insurance
- Agency
- NELX Takes Over West Virginia Fire &
- Casualty
- Octagon Risk Services Acquires Managed Care
- Holdings Corp.
- Old Mutual Eyes Purchase of Skandia
- Old National Bancorp Acquires JWF
- Insurance Cos
- OneBeacon Insurance Acquires First Media
- Insurance Specialists
- Optimum General’s Subsidiaries Merge
- Oswald Cos Buys JA Ice & Associates
- Perot Systems Acquires Technical
- Management
- Peterson Partners LP-led Group Acquires Interest
- in Southern California Risk Management
- PIC Wisconsin Merges with ProAssurance
- Preferred Care Merges with MVP Health Care
- Principal Financial Acquires Stake in Avani
- Insurance Services (AIS)
- Principal Financial Group Acquires Minority
- Interest in Jianxin Asset Management
- Private Group Signs an Agreement to Acquire
- Universal Underwriters
- ProAssurance Signs a contract to Acquire
- Physicians Company of Wisconsin
- QBE Insurance Buys National Farmers
- Union Property & Casualty
- Rainier Pacific Acquires Holman Insurance
- Agency
- Rainier Pacific Bank Buys Christopherson-
- Boze Insurance Services
- Renaissance Agrees to Acquire Central
- National Life Insurance
- Rockhill Holding Buys United Coastal
- Insurance
- Roger Bouchard Insurance Led Private
- Group Acquires Roger Bouchard Insurance
- S&T Bancorp, Inc. Acquires Bennett
- Associates, Inc.
- S&T Bank Acquires Cowher Nehrig & Co.
- S&T Bank Pens an Agreement to Acquire
- Holsinger
- SafeGuard Health Buys General Co’s Dental
- and Vision Health Unit
- Savage & Associates Acquires Christie
- Financial Services
- Schweizerische Agrees to Acquire GE Insurance
- and Employers
- Security Bancshares Acquires Apex Lloyds
- Insurance Co and Texas APEX
- Security National Financial Acquires Memorial
- Insurance Co of America
- Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company
- Acquires ALF Insurance Agency
- Sentry Insurance Acquires Viking Insurance
- Holdings
- Sequel LP-led Group Gets Homeowners of
- America Holding Corp’s Stake
- Servco Procures John Grosseto Marine
- Insurance
- SIGI Divests Subsidiary for Over
- US$15 million
- Silverado Financial Acquires Liberty
- Settlement Services
- Sky Financial Acquires Steiner Insurance
- Agency
- Sky Financial Procures Becker-McDowell
- Sky Financial Purchases Benefit Design
- Agency of Ohio
- SMS Inc. Announces Merger with
- Insuractive, Inc.
- South Financial Group Acquires Bowditch
- Insurance
- State Street Acquires Stake in Northeast
- Retirement Services
- Stewart Acquires Abstract & Title
- Stewart Acquires Pine Island Title Insurance
- Stewart Information Acquires Burnt Store
- Stewart Information Acquires Midwest Title
- Stewart Sneed Hewes Group Acquires Kyzar
- Stewart Title Acquires Advance Title Holding
- Stewart Title Acquires Central Title
- Stewart Title Acquires Effingham Title
- Stewart Title Acquires Jackson Kahl
- Stewart Title Acquires Moritz Title Co
- Grand County
- Stewart Title of California Purchases
- North Bay Title
- Strategic Health Associates Obtains Stake in
- GroupLink
- Sun Life Financial Completes the Acquisition
- of CMG Asia
- Suravenir Signs an Agreement To Buy GE
- Assurances Vie Plus
- Swiss Re Snaps up GE Insurance Solutions
- Swisscanto Holding Acquires Swiss Pension
- Fund Business of PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Talbot Agency Acquires Blanchard Insurance
- Taurus Acquires Kohlrusch Title Services
- Terrill Group-led Private Management Group
- Acquires Old National Bancorp’s
- Terrill Group
- The First American Acquires Certified-Closing
- Network
- The NASDAQ Stock Market Acquires Balance
- 50% stake in Nasdaq Insurance Agency
- The South Financial Acquires Lossing
- Insurance
- The State Life Insurance Acquires Golden Rule
- Financial Corp's Financial Services
- TLC Vision Acquires TruVision
- Tokio Marine Merges with Newa Insurance Co.
- Tompkins Trustco. Signs an Agreement
- to Acquire AM&M
- Tower Group Inks Agreement with American
- Lumber Insurance
- Triple-S Management Agrees To Acquire
- Great American Life Insurance
- UMRe Merges with National Re
- Unisource Acquires O'Steen Adjusting Services
- Unisource Procures Hilb & Hobbs of
- Atlanta Inc.’s Third Party Business
- United America Integrates Penn America’s
- Operations
- UnitedHealth Group Acquires United Medical
- Resources
- UnitedHealth Group Snaps Up PacificDental
- Benefits
- UnitedHealth Purchases PacifiCare Health
- Systems
- UnitedHealthcare Makes an Agreement to
- Buy John Deere Health
- Unitedhealthcare of Florida Acquires
- Neighborhood Health
- USI Holdings Acquires Benefits Unlimited
- USI Holdings Acquires Dascit/White &
- Winston
- USI Holdings Acquires HRB Benefits
- USI Holdings Acquires Winthrop
- Insurance Plans
- USI Holdings Buys Humanex
- USI Holdings Buys Richard B. Cross &
- Associates
- USI Holdings Enters into an Agreement with
- Patterson Smith
- USI Holdings Purchases Cross & Associates
- Wachovia Acquires Minority Interest in
- Zenith National Insurance
- WellPoint Combines Health Insurance
- Subsidiaries to Form UniCare
- Wells Fargo Buys MJ Beaven Agency
- Wells Fargo Purchases JS Crop Insurance
- Western and Southern Financial Group
- Pockets Lafayette
- Wiener Purchases Majority Stake in Royal
- Polska
- Willis Group Acquires International Insurance
- Brokers
- Willis Group Acquires International Insurance
- Brokers
- Willis Group Acquires two Brokerage Firms
- Willis Group Enters into an Agreement
- with Primary
- Wisconsin Takes Over Prevea Health Plan
- Wood Interbrok Takes Over Adams &
- Porter Brasil
- 3GON Acquires Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen
- Acordia Acquires Baldwin & Whitney
- Acordia Acquires Feeney Durler West
- Insurance Services LLC
- Addison York Acquires the Assets of Al
- Vinciguerra
- Advent and Conning Acquires Long Term
- Care Group
- Advent International Acquires Stake in
- J Malucelli
- Alaska USA Federal Credit Union to Acquire
- Ribelin Lowell Insurance Brokers
- AllHealth Acquires The Holland Co
- Alliant Resources Acquires Benefit Partners
- Alliant Resources Group Acquires Gaddy
- Ward & Co
- American International Acquires Royal & Sun
- American Management Acquires Cargill
- Sherman & Associates and Embassy
- Insurance Group
- American Title Acquires Chelsea Title
- American Wholesale Acquires Property Risk
- AMERIGROUP Enters into Acquisition
- Agreement with CarePlus LLC
- Anthem Acquires Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen na
- Zycie Royal PBK SA
- Anthem Merges with WellPoint
- Aon Acquires Remaining Stake in
- Aon Inchibrok
- Aon Corp. Acquires Assural BV
- Aon Jauch & Huebener Acquires ATS
- Assekuranz
- Aon Risk Acquires Wrightson Ltd
- Arkansas and BlueShield of Florida Enter into
- Agreement to Merge
- Arthur Acquires Burch Marcus
- Arthur Acquires Obrien
- Arthur J Gallagher & Co Acquires Don Laster
- Agency
- Arthur J Gallagher & Co Acquires Health Care
- Insurers
- Arthur J Gallagher & Co Acquires I. Arthur
- Yanoff & Co Ltd
- Arthur J Gallagher Acquires balance fifty
- percent of Risk Management Partners
- Arthur J Gallagher Acquires FPE Insurance
- Brokers
- Arthur J Gallagher Acquires Persac Insurance
- Agency
- Arthur J Gallagher Acquires Sheridan
- Insurance Group
- Arthur J Gallagher Acquires Specialty
- Advisory Services
- Arthur J Gallagher Acquires the Kooper Group
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co Acquires Johnsey
- Insurance Agency
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires B&P International
- Insurance
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires the Assets of
- Benefitport Northwest
- Assurance America Acquires Thomas-Cook
- Holding
- AssuranceAmerica Acquires The Insurance
- Market
- Bailey Insurance Agency Acquires Gooder
- Agency
- Bankers Insurance Acquires Cabell Insurance
- Barresi Financial Acquires Murch & Dyer
- Associates
- BenefitMall Acquires Colorado Group
- BISYS Group Acquires Uhlemeyer
- BlueCross BlueShield Acquires USAble Life
- Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of
- Manchester Insurance Agency
- Brown & Brown Acquires Balcones-Southwest
- Brown & Brown Acquires Blumberg Associates
- Brown & Brown Acquires CF Lake
- Brown & Brown Acquires Chapman Simmons
- Agency and Professional Surety Services
- Brown & Brown Acquires CWC Managing
- Insurance and International E & S
- Brown & Brown Acquires Doyle Consulting
- and Doyle Consulting of New Jersey
- Brown & Brown Acquires Gregory Brown
- Brown & Brown Acquires Hardin & Wilson
- Brown & Brown Acquires Insurance
- Marketing Group, LLC
- Brown & Brown Acquires Niagara Insurance
- Group
- Brown & Brown Acquires Pashley Agency
- Brown & Brown Acquires Powers Agency
- Brown & Brown Acquires Proctor
- Homer Warren
- Brown & Brown Acquires Risk And Insurance
- Consulting and Barker Heslip
- Brown & Brown Acquires Robert Wiita,
- Tribal Benefits, and Wiita Insurance
- Brown & Brown Acquires Statfeld Vantage
- Insurance
- Brown & Brown Acquires The McDuffee
- Insurance Agency
- Brown & Brown Acquires Title Pac and
- PayEase Financial LLC
- Brown & Brown, Inc. Acquires Waldor Agency
- Brunswick Acquires assets of MIW
- Business Venture Enters into Agreement
- to Acquire Stake in Aon South
- Campbell & Associates Acquires North
- Insurance Brokerage
- Capital Z Acquires PGH
- Capital Z Financial Services Acquires
- SBJ Group
- Castlewood Holdings Takes Over Turegum
- Insurance Co
- CBSS Takes Over Sevier Insurance Agency
- Ceridian Acquires Cigna Healthcare and Cobra
- Certified Services Acquires Kenneth I Tobey
- CFC Bank Enters into Acquisition Agreement
- with American Life
- CFC Enters into an Agreement to acquire
- Fear & Fear
- CI Sells Cars Acquires Strategy Holding
- Citizens Insurance Acquires Security Plan Life
- Insurance
- CJ McCarthy Acquires Lyman Insurance and
- Conly- Lyman Insurance
- CJD & Associates Acquire Texas All Risk
- Coface Takes Over Arkwright Insurance
- Community First Acquires Arnold & Arnold
- Community First Insurance Agencies Acquires
- Shepherd Insurance Agency
- Crawley Warren Acquires International Space
- Brokers
- Credit Insurance Consultants Acquires Credit
- Insurance Brokers
- Delaware Valley Acquires Zimmerman
- Specialty Insurance Brokerage Inc
- Devlin Group LLC Acquires Forethought
- Financial Services
- ebix.com Acquires Lifelink Corp
- ENB Insurance Acquires Ulrich
- Enstar Group Inc Acquires Turegum
- Insurance Co
- Eye Care International Acquires LBI
- Brokerage LLC
- Eye Care International Acquires Self Funded
- Alternatives
- FAC Acquires Bayshore
- FAT Acquires Columbian National Title
- Insurance Co
- FAT Acquires First American Title Co
- of Marin
- FAT Acquires MTA
- FCB Acquires Smith & Associates
- Fidelity Insurance Acquires ACT Action
- Insurance
- Fidelity National Acquires Geotrac
- First American Title Insurance Acquires
- Northwest Title
- First American Title Insurance Co Acquires
- Island Title Corp
- First American Title Insurance Co Acquires
- Public Abstract Corp
- First American Title Insurance Co Acquires
- Safeco Land Title of Forth Worth
- First American Title Insurance Co Acquires
- Western Pioneer Title Co
- First Financial Bancorp Acquires
- White & Havens
- First Financial Holdings Acquires Kimbrell
- First Health Group Corp. Acquires COMP
- Medical
- First Mainstreet Insurance Group Acquires
- Value Quote Insurance
- First Place Financial Corp Acquires Weigel
- Lackey & Ross Insurance
- First Title Acquires Enact Conveyancing
- First Western Trust Bank Acquires Westcor
- Insurance Group
- FNB Corp Acquires Morrel Butz & Junker
- Fort Dearborn Acquires Combined Services
- Fortis Acquires Seguros Genesis Metlife
- Frontenac Acquires WNC Insurance
- Services Inc.
- Frost Insurance Acquires The Sammons Group
- Gateway Insurance Services Acquires
- Whitehurst
- Glens Falls National Bank Acquires Capital
- Financial Group
- Goldman Sachs Acquires Endurance Specialty
- Hartland Insurance Acquires Bosquett
- HCC Insurance Acquires cineFinance
- Health Care Service Acquires Omaha Life
- Insurance
- HealthExtras Acquires Managed Healthcare
- Systems Inc.
- HIC Acquires Payne & Co Insurance Brokers, Inc.
- Hilb Acquires Assets of Rose Smith Tucker
- Hilb Rogal & Hamilton Acquires Banack
- Insurance
- Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co Acquires Frank
- F. Haack & Associates
- Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co Acquires Insurance
- Services
- Hilb Rogal Acquires Casey Wolfe
- Hilb Rogal Acquires Smith Bell & Thompson
- Hilb Rogal Acquires Surplus Ltd.
- Hilb Rogal Acquires The Federau Group
- Hilb Rogal Acquires TJ Adams Group
- HIP Health Plan Acquires Connecticare
- Hub International Acquires B & DA
- Weisburger
- Hub International Acquires Bush Cotton
- Hub International Acquires Talbot
- Financial Unit
- Hub International Acquires TILCO Financial
- Services Limited
- IBM Forays into Insurance BPO Sector with
- Acquisition of LIS
- IMG Travel Acquires Assets of GMC
- Ipacq Holdings Inc Acquires The Chandler
- Group of Cos.
- Jack Henry Acquires Banc Insurance
- Jefferson-Pilot Acquires Canada Life Assurance
- Jenkins Athens Group Acquires Seibert
- Insurance Services
- JumpStart Acquires Stake in Cleverland
- Holdings
- Kibble & Prentice Acquires BGI Inc
- LandAmerica Acquires Apache Title and Trust
- LandAmerica Acquires Buyers/Best
- LandAmerica Acquires Closing Co
- LandAmerica Financial Group Inc Acquires
- Taos Title Inc
- LandAmerica Financial Group Inc Acquires
- Universal Title Services Inc
- Lawley-Andolina LLC Acquires Luellen
- Insurance
- Lawyers Title Acquires Channel Islands
- Lawyers Title Insurance Corp Acquires Lawyers
- Title Agency of North Florida Inc
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Acquires
- AGF Allianz
- Lusitania Acquires Insurance Business of
- Genesis Metlife
- Manulife Merges with John Hancock
- Marsh Acquires the Australian Operations
- of Heath Lambert Group
- Maryland Insurance Takes Over Mutual Fire
- Insurance
- Mercer Human Resource Consulting Acquires
- RCM Consulting Group
- MetLife Acquires Stake in Banco del Estado
- Millea Acquires Allianz President General
- Milne Scali & Co Acquires Finkbeiner Agency
- Milne Scali Acquires Assets of Richard
- Q Perry
- Milne Scali Acquires IAS
- Minnesota Life Enters into a Purchase
- Agreement with Allied Solutions
- MMI Acquires Certain Operations of Liberty
- Mutual Group
- Molina Healthcare Acquires Health Care
- Horizons
- MultiPlan Acquires US Health
- National Penn Acquires Pennsurance
- National Penn Bancshares Acquires D.E.
- Love Associates
- Newtek Business Services Acquires Vistar
- Insurance Services
- Niagara National Inc Acquires Hauser
- Ortolano Agency
- North American Group Acquires Commercial
- Insurance Service
- Northeast Financial Services Acquires
- Sargent Insurance Agency
- Ohio National Life Insurance Acquires
- Security Mutual Life Insurance
- PacifiCare Health Systems Inc Acquires
- American Medical Security Group
- Peoples Insurance Acquires Barengo Insurance
- POMCO Acquires HRH Risk Management
- Popular Insurance Acquires J Argomaniz &
- Associates
- Primary Acquires Benchmark Management
- Primary Group Acquires Site Inspections
- Private Healthcare Systems Acquires
- Statewide Independent PPO
- Protective Underwriting Enters into an
- Agreement with Arch Capital
- Quadrant Acquires Majority Stake in
- US RE Cos
- QualSure Holding Acquires Sunshine State
- Insurance
- Quotesmith.com Acquires Life Quotes
- Royal & Sun alliance Divests UK Life Insurance
- Business to Resolution Life Group
- Sandy Spring Insurance Acquires Sandy
- Spring Bancorp Inc.
- Scandent Acquires Stake in Cambridge
- Integrated Services
- Senn Dunn Acquires Corpening Insurance
- Center
- Senn Dunn Acquires Sterling Financial
- Services
- SIRVA Acquires Move-Pak
- Sitzmann Morris & Lavis Acquires James
- J Barnes Insurance Services
- Sky Financial Group Acquires EOB
- Sky Financial Group Acquires Spencer-Patterson
- Agency
- Stahl & Associates Insurance Acquires Tampa
- operations of Rogers Atkins Gunter
- Stanton Acquires Harris-Homeyer
- STC Acquires Homeowners Closing Services
- Stewart Title Acquires Cuesta Title
- Stewart Title Acquires First American Title Co
- of Southern Colorado
- Stewart Title Co Acquires Security Title
- of Billings
- Stewart Title Co Acquires Stewart Title of
- Pueblo Inc
- Strategy International Enters into an Agreement
- to Acquire RS Group
- Straus Capital Group Inc Acquires MMM
- Healthcare
- Summit Financial Group Acquires Sager
- Insurance Agency
- Swanson Acquires Dime Insurance
- Swiss Medical Group Acquires Principal
- Retiro and Principal Life
- Swiss Reinsurance Acquires Valley Forge Life
- Insurance
- Temple-Inland Acquires TCT Insurance
- The First American Acquires Baker
- Brinkley & Pierce
- Trustmark Investment Advisors Acquires
- Fisher-Brown
- United American Healthcare Acquires
- Omnicare Health Plan
- UnitedHealth Acquires Advana
- UnitedHealth Group Acquires Definity Health
- UnitedHealth Group Acquires Fidelity
- Insurance Group
- UnitedHealth Group Acquires Health
- Maintenance Organization
- UnitedHealth Group Acquires Oxford
- Health Plans
- Universal American Financial Acquires
- Heritage Health Systems
- USI Holdings Acquires Benefit Partners of
- America
- USI Holdings Acquires Bertholon-Rowland
- USI Holdings Acquires Diversified Insurance
- Services
- USI Holdings Acquires Future Planning
- Associates
- USI Holdings Acquires Summit Global
- Partners
- Vesta USK Acquires Garant-Pharm
- VidaCaixa Takes Over Seguros Genesis
- Ward-US Risk Acquires Subro Net, Spectrum
- Managed Care and Ward North America
- Wellington Acquires AXA’s Insurance
- Business
- Wellington Underwriting Acquires Surplus
- Lines Insurance
- Wells Fargo Acquires Speare & Co.
- Wescom Credit Union Acquires Hallmark
- Associates Insurance Services
- White Mountains and Berkshire Hathaway
- Acquire Life Insurance and Investment-
- Management Arm of Safeco Corp
- Willis Group Holdings Ltd. Acquires
- Vision Insurance Group
- Wm Rigg Acquires Webber
- Woronoco Bancorp Acquires The Colton
- Agency
- 3.Strategic Corporate Developments
- Aviva Enters into Joint Venture with
- Bank Zachodni WBK
- AEGON and CAJA CANTABRIA Enters
- Joint Venture Agreement
- AXA to Divest Dutch Insurance Operations
- AXA & BMPS to Form a Strategic Partnership
- Allianz China to Expand Business
- Aviva Life Insurance’s Indian Joint Venture
- Ties Up with Apex Bank
- Andhra Bank to Form Joint Venture for
- Life Insurance
- Apollo Hospitals Enters the Health Insurance
- Market
- AMP Divests Gordian and Cobalt Insurance
- Wings for A$585 Million
- AIG Forms Alliance with Seoul Guarantee
- AXA Enters into Strategic Partnership with
- Bao Minh Insurance
- Aviva Obtains Regulatory Consent for Joint
- Venture in Taiwan
- AEGON & Taishin Enters into Joint Venture
- ACE and JLT Enter Joint Venture
- AEGON and Sony Life to Set-Up a New Life
- Insurance Company
- Bank of Maharashtra to Form Joint Venture
- for Non-life Insurance
- Bank of India to Establish Joint Venture for
- Life Insurance
- Bao Minh Insurance and Federal Insurance
- Enter into Agreement
- Brit Insurance to Establish New Reinsurance
- Company
- China Reinsurance to Increase Stake in CLR
- Cholamandalam MS Partners with IndusInd
- Bank
- Canara Bank, HSBC and Oriental Bank
- Teams Up to Float Life Insurance Venture
- Darwin to Enter into Strategic Partnership
- with K&B
- DRB-HICOM to Divest Interests in Insurance
- Businesses
- FIC Secures Chinese Regulatory Approval
- to Set Up an Insurance Subsidiary
- Future Generali Commences Insurance
- Business in India
- Great-West Lifeco to divest its U.S. Based
- Great-West Healthcare Business
- Hainan Airlines to Form Joint Venture with
- SKLI of Taiwan
- HDFC Divests General Insurance Stake to
- ERGO International
- HSBC Enters into Joint Venture with Aviva
- HSBC Insurance to Form a Joint Venture
- with NTL
- HSBC Establishes Life Insurance Company
- in Taiwan
- ICICI and SCB to Form Alliance
- ICICI Secures Approval to Divest Stake in
- Insurance Business
- ING Divests Insurance Belgium
- Japan Post to Distribute Aflac Japan’s Cancer
- Insurance Product
- Kookmin Bank to Divest Interest in
- ING Life Insurance
- Morley to Form a Fund Management
- Joint Venture in China
- PAC Partners with TIA Technology to Gain
- Greater Market Share in Malaysia
- QBE Enters into Agreement with Rajan Raheja
- Group
- Shanghai Dragon to Divest Interest in
- Dazhong Insurance
- SocGen to Divest Equity in La Marocaine
- to GBP
- Tata AIG Enters into Partnership with BISWA
- Tata AIG Plans Major Expansion in Orissa
- TTK to Commence Retail Health Insurance
- Union Life Insurance to Divest Stake
- Unitrin to Divest UBI to AmTrust
- Van Gilder & EnRisk to Offer Risk Counsel
- and Insurance
- Vijaya Bank to Quit PNB-PFG Life Insurance
- Venture
- Western National and Farmers Home
- Policyholders Support Merger Plan
- Yugoriya Insurance Company Signs Deal
- with Ural Precision
- Zimre Establishes First Reinsurance Company
- in Mozambique
- Zurich to Set-Up New Business Unit in
- Asia-Pacific
- Aviva, Akbank and Akisgorta to Setup Life
- and Pensions Business
- Aviva to Form Joint Venture with FFHC
- HSBC to Form Joint Venture with
- Norwich Union
- HSBC Enters into Joint Venture
- Genworth Partners with GMAC
- Millea Enters into Partnership with JP Morgan
- ISM Enters into Collaborative Agreement
- with SAS
- OCBC Bank (M) Bhd Partners with
- Pacific Insurance
- IDBI, Federal Bank and Fortis Sign MoU to
- Establish a New Life Insurance Firm
- Aviva Enters into Agreement with
- Centurion Bank of Punjab
- Allianz Versicherung Splits to Form Allianz
- Global Corporate & Specialty
- Hinduja Group Signs MoU with European
- Insurer
- Hiscox Pens Reinsurance Agreement with
- WL Ross & Co
- Seguros Divests its Annuity Business
- Aviva Life Forms Alliance in Qatar
- Standard Chartered and Eagle Insurance
- Form Alliance
- HSBC and AIG Collaborate to Provide Joint
- Insurance in Indonesia
- Prudential Secures License for Islamic
- Insurance
- Radian Insurance to Commence Operations
- in Hong Kong
- Federal Bank, IDBI and Fortis in a Joint Venture
- for Life Business in India
- Aegon Signs Joint Venture with Religare
- Heng An Standard Life Opens Unit in Beijing
- ING Capital Alliances with BEA
- AIA Receives Approval to Offer Group
- Insurance
- ING and Astron Enter into Outsourcing
- Agreement
- Aviva Divests Stake in Ennia Caribe
- Zurich Insurance Ireland Expands in Europe
- Fortis Enters Ukrainian Life Insurance Market
- Winterthur Sells Health Insurance Business
- ING to Commence Life Insurance Business
- in Bulgaria
- R & SA and Direct Insurance Financial
- Investments Forms Joint Venture
- Aviva to Sell Protection Products in Russia
- Hinduja Group Signs MoU with European
- Insurer
- Postal Life Insurance Under Postal
- Administration Cover
- Advisen Signs Co-Marketing Agreement with
- ASHRM
- AIG in Alliance with Bank of Tokyo
- AmWINS Wraps Up Divestiture of Stake to
- Parthenon Capital
- Aon Sells Swett & Crawford
- Ark Life and Hibernian in a Life Insurance
- Venture
- Assetinsure Forays into General Aviation
- Insurance
- BCP Completes Sale of Insurance Units
- Benchmark Causes Vibes in Investment
- Property Insurance
- BiceCorp Amalgamates La Construccion and
- Bice Vida
- CCI Seeks Roadmap to Insurance Market in
- Chinese Mainland
- Central Insurance Offers Abduction Insurance
- for Taiwanese Businessmen
- English Court Approves Insurance Scheme
- by Dutch Companies
- Frontier Insurance Group Files for Liquidation
- GAIC Puts up Stake in Cincinnati Reds
- for Sale
- Gecis Partners with Liberata of UK
- General Aviation Insurance by Assetinsure
- HDFC Chubb Ventures into Liability Insurance
- Hyundai Eyes the US Market
- LIC International Receives License for
- Operating in UAE
- LIC’s Global Expansion Drives the Insurance
- Giant to Middle East
- Mapfre Insular Insurance - A Philippino-Spanish
- Venture Takes Wings
- Met Life Inc Divests Unit in Indonesia
- New China Life Insurance Co. Restructures
- into New China Insurance Holding Co Ltd.,
- Group
- PICC Obtains CIRC’s Nod for Tri-Nation
- Partnership for Life Insurance
- Pohjola Group Reorganizes Non-Life
- Operations
- Prudential Financial Eyes China
- Resolution Life’s Expansion Drive Continues
- Tokio Marine in Alliance with Nisshin Fire
- Allianz Divests Life Insurance Business
- BaoViet and BaoMinh Join Hands
- Chinese Companies Foray Health Insurance
- Business
- Promina’s Vero forms Joint Venture
- with CTIL
- Royal & Sunalliance Divests UK Life Insurance
- Business to Resolution Life Group
- 4.Product Introductions/Developments
- Accident Insurance for Indian Workers in Gulf
- Aetna Introduces Insurance Products for
- New and Small Businesses
- Agis Launches Health Insurance Policies for
- Gays and Lesbians
- Allianz Elementar Offers Savings Products
- Allianz Life Launches Capital Protected Plan II
- Allianz Releases Catastrophe Bond
- Allstate Introduces New Landlord Insurance
- Product in Texas
- Anthem Launches New Insurance Plans for
- Small Businesses
- Anthem Life Rolls Out Resource Advisor™
- Aviva Introduces Non-Unit Linked Investment
- Plan
- Aviva Introduces Systematic Individual
- Savings Plans
- Ben-e-lect Offers New Dental Plan
- BIBA Launches PPI Products
- Buddies Launches Discount Pet-Insurance
- Scheme
- Darwin Introduces CRLI
- Direct Line to Introduce Four New Commercial
- Insurance Policies
- Emirates Bank Launches meTRAVEL
- Insurance
- Friends Provident Provides Tax Relief With
- New Life Cover
- Greenbee.com Offers New Pet Insurance Cover
- Guy Carpenter Introduces SelectCat
- Halifax Rolls Out New Insurance Product
- Humana Unveils New Health Insurance
- Policies
- Health Net Introduces Medicare Plan
- Humana Launches Affordable Health Care
- Plans
- ICICI Lombard Introduces First Health
- Insurance Plan
- ICICI Prudential & Dignity Foundation
- Introduces ActivAge
- ICICI Prudential Life Teams Up with mChek
- ING Introduces Variable Annuities in Spain
- John Hancock Annuities Provides Optional
- Withdrawal Benefit
- Hiscox USA to Introduce Allied Healthcare
- Insurance
- Lexington Enhances BioChem Shield (SM)
- Capacity
- LIC Introduces New Unit Linked Plans
- LIC Introduces Group Critical Illness Rider
- LIC to Launch Health Insurance Plan
- Madison National Life Insurance Launches
- ‘360 Plan’
- Manulife Launches LivingCare Long Term
- Insurance Product
- Markel International Introduces Medical
- Malpractice Product
- Max New York introduced SMART Invest
- Pension Scheme
- Nationwide Financials Launches New
- Corporate Owned Life Insurance Policy
- Norwich Union Introduces Guaranteed
- Whole Life Policy
- Performance Insurance Introduces Low Cost
- Car Insurance
- PNB Introduces New Health Insurance Product
- Post Office Introduces New Life Insurance
- Policy
- Precedent Introduces Innovative Health
- Insurance Plans
- Quadrant’s Nursing Home Liability Program
- Now in Texas
- Reliance Introduces New Life Insurance Service
- RMS to Launch Reinsurance Platform to
- Transform Portfolio Risk Management
- SBI Life to Introduce New Insurance Policy
- SBI Life Introduces Pension Product
- Sino-US MetLife Introduces New Insurance
- Product
- SLFP Introduces Sachetized Insurance
- Packages
- Sterling Life Offers Life Cover for
- Armed Forces
- Tesco to Provide Private Health Insurance
- Tesco Launches Cheap Health Insurance
- Texas Mutual to Launch e-Billing System
- United India Insurance to Introduce
- New Health Insurance Policies
- Virgin Money Introduces Cancer Insurance
- Vsurance to Launch Insurance Product for
- New Pet Owners
- Vsurance Introduces Pet Boarding
- Kennel Insurance
- WPA Introduces Mycancerdrugs
- Warba Insurance Launches New Scheme
- for Expatriates
- XL Insurance Introduces Product Recall
- Insurance
- Zurich to Introduce Unicover® VI Policy
- Zurich to Re-Launch its Home Solutions
- Product
- AAMI Launches Flexi-Premium Offer for
- Young Drivers and Customers
- American National Introduces New Indexed
- Annuity
- AXA Launches Group Individual Accident
- Insurance
- Bendigo Bank Introduces Health Insurance
- Fort Dearborn Introduces Dental Insurance
- Program
- Guardian Life and Health Net Launches
- Healthcare Policy
- Homeland Launches BADHU BIMA Scheme
- for Married Women
- Kentucky State Introduces New Law to
- Check Uninsured Drivers
- Loyal American Life Unveils New Policy for
- Baby Boomers
- Suncorp Launches Family Discount Scheme
- on Insurance Premiums
- American Specialty Launches a New
- Health Plan
- AutoOne Insurance Establishes AutoOne Claim
- Services Company
- Berkley Starts Aviation Insurance
- China Commences Operations of First Auto
- Insurance Company in Shanghai
- Establishment of CPIC Insurance
- in China
- Guaranty Insurance Services Snaps Up
- Walter Mortensen140Kanetix Launches Online Version of
- Term Life Insurance140Manulife Launches New Group Retirement
- Income Plan140Nanshan Life to Foray in Vietnamese
- Insurance Market140Prudential Launches PMI Policy
- Samsung Establishes Wholly Owned Subsidiary
- in China
- Storebrand Life Targets Swedish
- Pension Market
- Twelve New Branches from Huaan Insurance
- Company
- Volkswagen Enters Athens with the Establishment
- of Banking and Insurance Units (ROE)
- Western and Southern Financial Group
- Pockets Lafayette
- Canada Life Reintroduces Lifetime Protector
- Whole-of-Life Insurance Policy
- Coface Establishes New Insurance Company
- Experian Offers AutoCheck with Buyback
- Insurance Facility
- 5.A US Perspective
- Industry Overview
- Year 2005: Going Gets Tough
- Market Snippets
- Life Insurance - Good Going
- Property Insurance - Stunned by Storms
- Casualty Insurance - Renewals Slump
- Title Insurance - Operating Revenues Dip
- Reinsurance - Storms Set to Settle Prices?
- Marine Insurance
- Construction Insurance - Shrinking Coverage
- Onshore Property Insurance Markets -
- The Worst Affected
- Surging Losses from Asbestos and
- Environmental (A&E) Claims
- Liability Insurance - A Major Concern
- Aviation Insurance
- Challenging Times
- Corporate Aviation - Soft Market
- Impact of Hurricane Season
- Space Insurance
- Trouble Brewing in the US Space
- Insurance Industry
- Space Tourism to Propel the Future
- Regulatory Issues
- Pet Insurance
- Petco
- Veterinary Pet Insurance
- PetPartners
- An Overview of Arson
- Key Market Snapshots (A Historic Review)
- Competitive Landscape
- Functioning of Insurance Companies
- Comparative Study of the US vis-à-vis
- Europe
- Outlook
- Property & Casualty Reinsurance
- Life and Health Insurance
- Market Trends and Issues
- Trends Prevailing in the Industry
- Regional Insurers Gain Ground
- ‘Risk’ is the Bait for Business
- Small Insurers Keep Afloat
- Wave of Demutualization Activity Marks
- US Insurance Industry
- Several Re-insurers Pull Out of the
- US Market
- US Insurance Industry Hit Hard by Global
- Climate Change
- Need to Overcome Hurdles
- General Trends
- September 11: The Aftershocks
- 9/11 - The Costliest Insured Disaster
- US Government Opposes Terrorism
- Insurance
- Insurance Frauds - A Major Challenge
- to the Industry
- Insolvencies
- Managing Solvencies/Insolvencies
- Guaranty Funds
- Mails Play a Vital Role in the US Insurance
- Industry
- 401(K) Plans
- Challenges Facing the Property/Casualty
- Industry
- P&C Insurers Increasingly Rely on
- Segmentation to Cut Pricing Risks
- Homeowner’s Earthquake Policies on
- Decline as Insurers Reduce Benefits
- Huge Losses Deter Insurers from Offering
- Rich Earthquake Policies
- US Auto Insurers Gear Up to Tap Generation
- Y Market
- Competition Heats Up in the US Private-
- Passenger Auto Market
- Demand for Credit Insurance
- on Rise
- US Life Insurance Industry Looks to
- Keep Afloat
- Changing Face of Life Insurance Distribution
- US Variable Life Market Faces Key
- Challenges
- Hard Times Lie Ahead
- Demand for LTC Insurance Likely to
- Prop Up
- LTC Insurance Witnesses Rapid Consolidation
- and Stricter Underwriting
- Life/Health Insurance Companies in
- Transition Mode
- Individual Disability Insurance Market
- Makes a Turnaround
- Life Insurance
- Table 10: Leading Players in the US Life Insurance Market (2003): Premiums in US$ Million for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ks, Mutual of America Life Ins, Pacific Life & Annuity, Employers Reassurance, Mony Life Ins, Trustmark Insurance, Healthy Alliance
- Life Ins, Union Central life Insurance, First Colony Life Insurance, Golden Rule
- Insurance, TIAA CREF Life Ins, AIG
- Life Ins, General & Cologne Life Re,
- Allstate Life Ins, and USA Life Ins
- Table 11: Leading Players in the US Life Insurance Market (2004): Individual Life Insurance In-Force in US$ Billion for
- Reassure America Life Ins, First Penn
- Pacific Life Ins, American General Life Ins, Continental Assurance, Nationwide Life Insurance, Connecticut General Life Ins, Hartford Life & Annuity Ins, Pruco Life Insurance, West Coast Life Ins, General
- Electric Capital Asr, US But of Canada file Assur, Principal Life Insurance, Security Connecticut Life Ins, Phoenix Life Ins, and Reliastar Life Insurance
- Table 12: Leading Players in the US Life and Health Insurance Market (2004): Non-Cancelable Premiums Less Dividends in
- US$ ‘000 for Colonial Life & Accident Ins, National Life Insurance, The Traveler Ins,
- Ohio National Life Assur, Conseco Life Insurance, Life of the South Ins, IDS Life Ins, Pan American Life Ins, USAA Life Insurance, and United Teacher Associates
- Property and Casualty Insurance
- Market Parameters
- Table 13: Leading Players in the US
- Property and Casualty Insurance
- Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown
- of Written Premiums for State Comp
- Fund California, Liberty Mutual Ins., American Intl. Group, Zurich /
- Farmers Group, Travelers PC Group, Hartford Ins. Group, CNA Ins.,
- Kemper Ins., Royal & Sun Alliance,
- St. Paul, and Others
- Table 14: Leading Players in the US
- Property and Casualty Market (2003): Insurers’ Net Premiums Written in US$ Million for State Farm Mutual Group,
- Allstate Insurance Co. Group,
- American International Group,
- National Indemnity Co. Group,
- Travelers Hartford, Nationwide Group, Farmers Insurance Group, Liberty
- Mutual Group, Progressive Casualty
- Group, Hartford Fire Group, Combined Federal Insurance Co., United Services Automobile Assurance Group, Zurich Insurance Co. Group, Continental
- Casualty Group, and St. Paul Fire
- and Marine Insurance Co.
- Table 15: Property and Casualty Insurance Companies’ Net Premiums in the US (2004): Premium US$ Billion by Company Size - Greater than US$100 Million, and
- US$100 Million or Less
- Homeowners Insurance
- Home Insurance Coverage
- Seven Basic Kinds of Home Insurance
- Policies
- Covered and Not Covered Events of
- Casualty/ Damage in Home Insurance
- Disaster Prone Areas Face Lesser Insurance
- Coverage
- Deductibles in Homeowners Insurance
- Renters Insurance in Brief
- Automobile Insurance
- Increase in Auto Insurance Premium
- Comes Down
- Table 16: Auto Insurance Market in the US (2005): Average Expenditures and Liabilities
- in US$ by Region - Alabama, Alaska,
- Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Others
- Factors Affecting Cost of Insurance
- Factors Affecting Insurance Premium
- Average Expenditure on Auto Insurance
- Table 17: Auto Insurance Market in
- the US (1995-2004): Average
- Expenditure in US$
- Table 18: Leading Groups in the US Automobile Insurers’ Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Premiums Written for State Farm Group, Allstate Ins Group, Zurich/Farmers Group,
- Progressive Group, Nationwide
- Group, and Others
- Commercial Auto Insurance
- Table 19: Leading Groups in the US Commercial Auto Insurers’ Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Premiums for Zurich/Farmers Group, Travelers P C Group, Progressive Group, St Paul Cos,
- CNA Ins Cos, Amer Intl Group Inc,
- Liberty Mutual Ins Cos, and Others
- Auto Liability Insurance
- Table 20: Leading Groups in the US Auto Liability Insurers’ Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Premiums for State Farm Group, Allstate Ins Group, Progressive Group, Zurich/Farmers Group, Nationwide Group, Berkshire Hathaway, Travelers P C Group, USAA Group, and Others
- Auto Physical Damage Insurance
- Table 21: Leading Groups in the US Auto Physical Damage Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Premiums for State Farm Group, Allstate Ins Group, Zurich/Farmers Group, Progressive Group, Nationwide Group, Berkshire Hathaway, USAA Group, Liberty Mutual Ins Cos, and Others
- All Private-Passenger Auto Insurance
- Table 22: Leading Groups in the US All Private-Passenger Auto Insurers’ Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown
- for State Farm Group, Allstate Ins Group, Progressive Group, Zurich/Farmers
- Group, Berkshire Hathaway,
- Nationwide Group, USAA Group,
- Liberty Mutual Ins Cos, and Others
- Fire and Allied Insurance
- Table 23: Leading Groups in the US Fire and Allied Insurers’ Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Premiums
- for Zurich/Farmers Group, FM Global
- Group, Amer Intl Group, Ace INA Group, Allianz of America, Travelers PC Group,
- Royal & Sun Alliance, Acceptance Ins Cos,
- and Others
- Inland Marine Insurance
- Table 24: Leading Groups in the US Inland Marine Insurers’ Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Premiums
- for Amer Intl Group, Zurich/Farmers Group, CNA Ins Cos, FM Global Group, State Farm Group, Hartford Ins Group, Allianz of America, Assurant Group, and Others
- Ocean Marine Insurance
- Table 25: Leading Groups in the US Ocean Marine Insurers’ Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Premiums
- for CNA Ins Cos, Amer Intl Group, Ace INA Group, Allianz of America, White Mtns Ins Group, St Paul Cos, Zurich/Farmers Group,
- XL America Group, and Others
- Homeowners Multiple Peril Insurance
- Table 26: Leading Groups in the US Homeowners Multiple Peril Insurers’ Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Premiums Written for State Farm
- Group, Allstate Ins Group, Zurich/Farmers Group, Nationwide Group, USAA Group, Travelers P C Group, Chubb Group
- of Ins Cos, and Others
- Health Insurance
- Market Parameters
- Table 27: Health Insurance Market
- in the US (2003 & 2004): Expenditure
- in US$ Billion
- Market Players
- Health Insurance Companies
- Health Groups
- Online Life and Health Insurance
- Overview
- Electronic Invasion
- Factors Driving the Industry
- Factors Affecting Growth
- Table 28: Online Life and Health Insurance Market in the US (2003 & 2004):
- Sales in US$ Billion
- Outlook
- Fundamental Risks Loom Large
- 6.A Canadian Perspective
- Market Overview
- Expanded Capacity in P&C Eases up Rates
- Mergers & Acquisitions and Overseas Sales:
- Driving the Market
- Insurance-Related Organizations and their
- Functions
- Insurance Rate System
- Insurance Types & Coverage
- Property
- Boiler and Machinery
- Crime
- Marine
- Engineering/Construction
- Automobile
- Liability
- Workers Compensation/Employers Liability
- Reinsurance
- Reinsurance Witnesses Rapid Growth
- Trends
- Industry on a Consolidation Spree
- Industry Shows Glimpse of Maturity
- Changing Face of Canadian Insurance
- Distribution
- Fraud Detection System
- Two-Tiered Landscape
- The Traditional Channel
- Career Agency System
- Direct Brokerages
- The Contemporary Channel
- National Distribution Model
- Distribution Consolidators
- Bank Distribution
- IDA Firms Witness Decline in
- Insurance Sales
- Life Insurance
- Leading Players
- Table 29: Leading Players in the Canadian
- Life Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Net Written Premiums for
- Sun Life of Canada, Manufacturers Life, Canada Life, London Life, Great-West Life,
- Industrial Alliance Life, Maritime Life, Desjardins Financial, IOF Foresters,
- and Transamerica Life Canada
- The Property and Casualty Insurance
- Compensation Corporation (PACICC)
- Property & Casualty Insurance
- Table 30: Property & Casualty Insurance Market in Canada (2004): New Written Premiums in C$ Million by Category -
- Auto, Commercial Property,
- Personal Property, Liability,
- and Others
- A Fragmented Industry
- Key Issues
- Mounting Health Care Costs Threaten
- Industry
- Stringent Regulations Create Market
- Imbalance
- Frequent Natural Disasters Hamper
- Industry’s Growth
- High Taxes Burden Industry
- Financial Services Sector Reforms
- Insurance Crimes on Rise
- Regulatory Framework
- Key Players
- Table 31: Leading Players in the Canadian Property & Casualty Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Net Written Premiums for ING, Aviva, Co-operators, Economical, State Farm, Desjardins, Wawanesa, Royal & Sun Alliance, AXA, Dominion, and Others
- 7.Japanese Perspective
- Industry Review
- Japan - The Second Largest Insurance
- Market Worldwide!
- Foreigners’ Reign
- Continuing Transformation
- Foreign Players Make Presence Felt
- Life Insurance on Brink of Saturation
- Key Players
- Table 32: Leading Players in Japanese Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Nippon,
- Dai-Ichi, Sumitomo, Meiji, Yasuda, Daido, Mitsui, Taiyo, American Family, and Asahi
- Automobile Insurance
- Property Insurance
- Fire Insurance
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Non-Life /P&C/General Insurance
- Distribution
- Key Players
- Table 33: Leading Players in Japanese Non-Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Tokio Marine, Mitsui Sumitomo, Sompo Japan, NipponKoa, Aioi, Nichido,
- Fuji, Nissay Dowa, Kyoei, and Nisshin
- 8.A European Perspective
- Industry Overview
- The Changing Face of the European Insurance
- Market
- Deregulation Regulating the Market’s Growth?
- UK Leads the Way
- Table 34: Life Insurance Market in Europe (2002-2005): Premium Income in € billion by Select Country - France, Germany, Italy, and UK
- Outlook
- Eastern Europe Promises Huge Potential
- Characteristics of Insurance Sector
- Major Trends
- Changing Market Environment
- Europe Leads in Bancassurance
- New Competition Rules
- Multi-Trip Policies Gaining Attention
- Health Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- In Sync with Health Insurance
- 8a.Belgium
- Market Overview
- Life Insurance
- 8b.Central and Eastern Europe
- Market Overview
- Life Insurance Sector Flourishing
- Motor Insurance Stimulates Growth in
- Non-Life
- 8c.Czech Republic
- Industry Structure
- Insurance Groups
- Financial Services Companies
- Outlook
- Headed for a Reforms-Driven Growth
- 8d.Denmark
- Market Overview
- Competitive Landscape
- 8e.Finland
- Market Overview
- Financial Services Convergence Takes
- Wings
- Competitiveness Reaches New Heights
- Forming Alliances: Order of the Day
- 8f.France
- Market Overview
- Motor Insurance Hogs the Limelight
- New Products Drive Growth
- Review of Sectors
- Life Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Non-Life Insurance
- Property and Casualty Insurance:
- Market Overview
- Commercial Property Insurance
- Auto Insurance
- High Mortalities from Auto Accidents
- Marine Aviation Transport (MAT) Insurance
- Distribution Channels Play a Vital Role
- Competitive Scenario
- 8g.Germany
- Market Overview
- Insurance Linked to the Economy
- Challenges Facing the Sector
- Insurance Penetration in German
- Households
- Significance of a Single Market
- Life Insurance Sector
- Key Players
- Table 35: Leading Players in German Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Allianz Leben, Aachener/Mchn. Leben, Hamb. Mannheimer LV, R+V Lebensvers. AG, DT. Herold Leben, Victoria Leben, Volksfuersorge DT. LV, AXA Leben, Gerling-K. Leben, and Debeka Leben
- Non-Life Sector
- Key Players
- Table 36: Leading Players in German Non-Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Allianz Vers., Gerling-K. Allgemeine, AXA Vers., R+V Allgemeine Vers., Zurich Vers. AG,
- Wurtt. Vers., HUK-Coburg, Victoria Vers.,
- Gothaer Allg. Vers. AG, and LVM Sach
- Health Insurance
- Principal Issues
- Non-Life Insurance Sector
- 8h.Greece
- Market Overview
- 8i.Italy
- Market Overview
- Italian Insurance Industry - A Perspective
- Market Structure
- Insurance - A Move Towards Rationalization
- Banks in the Italian Insurance Business
- Distribution System in Italian Insurance Industry
- Key Players
- Life Insurance
- Table 37: Leading Players in Italian Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premium in US$ Million for Creditras, Sanpaolo, Poste Vita, Intesa, Alleanza, Ina, Generali, Montepaschi, Finecovita, and Fideuram
- Non-Life Insurance
- Table 38: Leading Players in Italian Non-Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premium in US$ Million for Fondaria, Ras, Generali, Milano, Assitalia, Winterthur, Unipol, Lloyd Adriatico, AXA, and Reale Mutua
- Key Market Statistics
- Table 39: Insurance Market in Italy (2002 & 2003): Premiums in € Million by Category -
- Non-Life (Motor Liability, Land Vehicles, Accident, Sickness, Fire and Natural, General Third Party Liability, Other Damages to Property, and Other Non-Life Classes), and
- Life (Class I, Class III, and Other Life)
- 8j.Lithuania
- Market Overview
- 8k.Netherlands
- Industry Overview
- Review of the Sectors
- Life Insurance - Growing Significantly
- Health/Disability Insurance
- 8l.Russia
- Industry Overview
- Rationalizing Growth
- Insurance Industry Outpaces GDP Growth
- Role of Foreign Insurers in Russia
- Review of the Sectors
- Life and Savings Market
- Automobile Insurance
- Outlook
- 8m.Scandinavia
- Unit Linked Business in Scandinavia
- A Prosperous Region
- Good Prospects
- Baltic Countries: Pension Reforms -
- Agenda for Growth
- 8n.Slovenia
- Industry Overview
- 8o.Spain
- Industry Overview
- Review of Sectors
- Life Insurance
- Life and Pensions Sector - Growing Robustly
- Growth Barriers
- Motor Insurance
- Property Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Reinsurance Market
- Distribution/Marketing Channels
- 8p.Switzerland
- Industry Overview
- Outlook
- 8q.United Kingdom
- Market Overview
- Consumer Trends
- Consumer Preferences
- Mutual Insurance Gains Ground
- Online Insurance on Rise
- Structure Insurance on Decline
- Motor Insurance Offer Low Returns
- on Capital
- Life Insurance Highlights
- Property Insurance Highlights
- Reinsurance
- Table 40: Leading Players in the UK Life Insurers and Bancassurers Market (2003): Net Reinsurance in £ Million for Prudential, Axa Equitable Life, Standard Life, Legal & General, Allied Dunbar, AIG/Norwich Union, Axa Sun Life, Black Horse Life, CGU Life, Scottish Windows, Britannia Life, NatWest Life, Midland Life, and Barclays Life
- Outlook
- Future Trends
- 9.An Asia-Pacific Perspective
- Market Overview and Outlook
- Potential of the Asia-Pacific Region
- Bancassurance Growing Swiftly
- Life and Health Reinsurance Market
- Property & Casualty Insurance Market
- Table 41: Property & Casualty Insurance
- Market in Asia-Pacific (2004): Direct
- Premiums in US$ Million by Country -
- South Korea, China, Taiwan, India,
- Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia,
- Indonesia, Thailand, and Philippines
- 9a.Australia
- Industry Overview
- An Effective Distribution System
- Review of the Sectors
- Life Insurance
- Table 42: Composition of Life Insurance Premium Paid (2004)
- General/Non-Life Insurance
- Table 43: Leading Players in the Australian Private Sector General/Non-Life Insurance Conglomerates Market (2004): Premiums
- in A$ million for IAG, Promina, Suncorp,
- QBE, Allianz, Munich Re, Zurich,
- Wesfarmers, Swiss Re, Gerling, and Others
- Health Insurance
- Reinsurance Industry
- 9b.New Zealand
- Market Overview
- Regulatory Framework
- 10.An Asian Perspective.
- 10a.China
- Market Overview
- Table 44: Insurance Market in China
- (2001-2004): Direct Premiums Written
- in Yuan million by Sector -
- P&C Insurance, and Life insurance
- Market Trends and Issues
- Rise in Foreign Insurers Energize Insurance
- Market
- Deregulation of Insurance Industry Boosts
- Growth of P&C Insurance Sector
- Chinese Export Credit Insurance Market
- Picking Up
- High Savings Rates Prop Growth
- Market Segments
- Life Insurance Market
- A Marked Tilt Towards Life
- Table 45: Life Insurance Market in China (2004): Premiums in US$ Billion
- Non-Life Insurance Market
- Healthcare Insurance Market
- Key Players
- Table 46: Leading Players in the Chinese Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums for China Life, Ping An Life, China Pacific Life, New China Life, Tai Kang Life, Taiping Life, AIA (Shanghai), AIA (Guangzhou), Chinga Pacific, and Zhong Hong
- 10b.Hong Kong
- Market Overview
- A Leading Insurance Market in Asia-Pacific
- Table 47: Insurance Market in Hong Kong (2005): Number of Authorized Insurers by Category - General Insurance,
- Long Term Insurance, and Composite
- Strong Foothold of Foreign Insurers
- Long Term Insurance Services
- CEPA Agreement Sparks Growth in
- Hong Kong Insurance Market
- Multi-Channel Distribution Grows in
- Popularity
- Life Insurance
- Key Players
- Table 48: Leading Players in the Hong Kong Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for AIA (Bermuda), Manulife (International), HSBC Life, AXA China (Bermuda), Prudential (UK),
- CMG Asia, Winterthur Life, Hang Seng Life, ING Life, and Pacific Century
- Non-Life/General Insurance
- Key Players
- Table 49: Leading Players in the Hong Kong Non-Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for
- Ming An, Bank of China Group, American Home, QBE HKSI, HSBC Insurance,
- AXA General, Asia Insurance, CGU,
- Hang Seng Insurance, and
- SA & London Insurance
- 10c.India
- Market Overview
- A Promising Market
- New Distribution Channels Gaining
- Acceptance
- Industry Perspective
- Table 50: Insurance Market in India (2003 & 2004): Annual Premium Collection in
- INR Million by Segment - Life Insurance,
- and Non-Life Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Penetration of Life Insurance
- Table 51: Life Insurance Market in India (2005): Percentage Breakdown of
- Premium Income by Sector -
- Government Sector, and Private Sector
- Key Players
- LIC - The Undisputed Leader
- Table 52: Leading Players in Indian Life Insurance Market (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales
- for LIC, ICICI Prudential, Birla Sunlife, Allianz Bajaj, HDFC Standard, SBI Life, Tata AIG, Max New York Life,
- Om Kotak Mahindra, Aviva Life,
- ING Vysya, AMP Sanmar/Reliance,
- and Met Life
- Non-Life Insurance
- Table 53: Non-Life Insurance Market in
- India (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Premium Income by Sector -
- Government Sector, and
- Private Sector
- Key Players
- Table 54: Leading Players in Indian
- Non-life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for
- New India, United India, National,
- Oriental, ECGC, Bajaj Allianz, Tata AIG, IFFCO-Tokio, ICICI Lombard,
- and Reliance
- Outlook
- 10d.Malaysia
- Market Overview
- A Booming Insurance Industry
- Remarkable Growth in Life Insurance
- General Insurance/Property & Casualty
- Industry
- Innovative Policies and Measures Reinforce
- Insurance Sector
- 10e.Singapore
- Market Overview
- Among the Most Prominent Reinsurance
- Centers
- Steps in the Right Direction
- Government’s Support Drives the Growth
- of Insurance Market
- Tax Exemption Scheme for Offshore Marine
- Hull & Liability Insurance Business
- Abolition of Withholding Taxes on
- Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts
- Scheme for Tax-Deductible Special
- Reserves
- Life Insurance
- Key Players
- Property & Casualty Insurance
- Key Players
- Table 55: Leading Players in the Singaporean Property & Casualty Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Direct Written Premiums for NTUC Income, American Home, Aviva, SAGI - Captive 2, AXA Singapore, India International,
- Mitsui Sumitomo, AIA, QBE, ACE Insurance, Liberty Insurance, Allianz Singapore,
- Royal & Sun Alliance, and Others
- 10f.South Korea
- Insurance Market - Key Snapshots (2004)
- Major Trends
- Chinese Market Offers Greener Pastures
- for Korean Insurers
- Online Motor Insurance Rapidly Gaining
- Ground
- Battle Heats Up in the Korean Online
- Motor Insurance Market
- Quasi-Insurers Enhance Penetration in
- Korean Life Insurance
- Bancassurance Boosts Life Insurance Market
- But also Brews Rift Between Banks and
- Insurers
- Bigwigs Lose Share
- Key Players
- Life Insurance
- Table 56: Leading Players in the South Korean Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Samsung Life, Korea Life, Kyobo life, Allianz, SK Life,
- Tong Yang Life, Hungkuk Life, ING,
- Shinhan Life, and Kumho Life
- Non-Life Insurance
- Table 57: Leading Players in the South Korean Non-Life Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of by Direct Premiums Written for Samsung, Hyundae, LG, Dongbu, Oriental, Shindongha, Seoul Guarantee, Ssangyong, First, Daehan, Green, Kyobo Auto, and Others
- 10g.Taiwan
- Market Overview
- Life Insurance
- Trends
- Interest Rate Environment Restricts Growth
- of Life Insurance Products
- Opportunity to Expand to Mainland China
- Sparks Insurance Industry Growth
- Establishment of Appointed Actuary
- System to Boost Growth
- Property and Casualty Insurance
- Table 58: Property & Casualty Insurance Market in Taiwan (2004): Premiums in NT$ Billion
- Leading Players
- Table 59: Leading Players in the Taiwanese Property & Casualty Insurance Market (2004): Direct Premiums and Net Premiums in NT$ Billion for Fubon, Mingtai, Shin Kong,
- Union, Cathay Century, Central, and Others
- 10h.Thailand
- Market Overview
- Group Policies - Exhibiting Fantastic
- Growth
- 10i.Vietnam
- Market Overview
- Foreign Insurers Make Mark in Vietnamese
- Insurance Market
- Foreign Insurers Increasingly Rely on Joint
- Ventures to Enter Vietnamese Market
- Leading Players
- Table 60: Leading Players in the Vietnamese
- Life Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for BaoViet, Prudential, Manulife, BaoMinh CMG, and AIA
- Table 61: Leading Players in the Vietnamese Non-Life Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for BaoViet,
- BaoMinh, PV insurance, and PJICO
- 11.A Middle East Perspective
- Market with Significant Potential
- Iraq Offers Great Opportunity for Insurance
- Industry
- Major Challenges
- Outlook
- Reinsurance Sector
- Life and Non-Life Insurance
- Table 62: Life and Non-Life Insurance Market
- in the Middle East (2003): Premiums in US$ Million for Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan,
- Libya, Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Industry Overview
- East Africa
- Market Overview
- 12.A Latin American Perspective
- Market Overview
- Outlook
- Consolidation and Globalization Lends
- Positive Impact
- Potential Growth Markets in the Region
- Private Pension and Life Insurance -
- In the Growth Mode
- The Foreign Dominion
- Changing Face of Reinsurance
- Promotion of Intra-Regional Trading
- Infrastructure Development Attracts
- Foreign Investment
- Reinsurance
- Table 63: Leading Players in the Latin American Reinsurance Market (2003): Premium Income
- in US$ Million for IRB-Brasil Re, Swiss Re, Munich Re, General Cologne Re, Mapfre Re, SCOR, St Paul Re, Transatlantic Re, Zurich Re, Hannover Re, ERC Group, Reinsurance
- Group of America, Axa Re, Everest Re,
- Latin American Re, Le Mans Re,
- Copenhagen Re, PartnerRe, and Sorema
- 12a. Argentina
- Market Overview
- Foreign Participation - Positive for the Market
- Key Players
- Life Insurance
- Table 64: Leading Players in the Argentinean Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Caja Seguros Vida, HSBC-NYL Retiro, HSBC-NYL Vida, Internacional Vida, ALICO, Siembra Vida, Eagle Star, Origenes Retiro, Estrella Retiro, and Nacion Retiro
- Non-Life Insurance
- Table 65: Leading Players in the Argentinean Non-Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Caja Seguros, HSBC-Buenos Aires, Provincia, Federacion Patronal, Meridional, Mapfre Aconcagua, San Cristobal, Zurich
- Argentina, Sancor, and Provincia Art
- Insurance
- Table 66: Leading Players in the Argentinean Insurance Market (2003): Gross Premiums
- in US$ Million for La caja, La Buenos Aires, Provincia, Omega, Consolidar, Siembra / CitiGroup, Nacion, Mapfre, Federacion Patronal, and San Cristobal
- 12b. Brazil
- Market Overview
- Reinsurance - The End of Monopoly
- Banks and Foreign Capital - The Lifeblood of Brazilian Insurance Industry
- Life and Health Insurance - Growth Avenues of Future
- Agricultural Insurance Expands
- Major Perils
- Key Players
- Life Insurance
- Table 67: Leading Players in the Brazilian
- Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Bradesco Vida, Itau Vida Previdencia, Alianca do Brasil, COSESP, Seguros, Seguros de Vida,
- HSBC Seguros, Itau Seguros,
- Vera Cruz Vida, and Icatu Hartford
- Non-Life Insurance
- Table 68: Leading Players in the Brazilian
- Non-Life Insurance Market (2004): Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for
- Bradesco Vida, ITAU Vida, Bradesco,
- Unibanco AIG, Porto, ITAU, Sul America, Caixa, Real, and AGF Brasil
- Insurance
- Table 69: Leading Players in the Brazilian Insurance Market (2003): Gross Premium
- in US$ Million for Bradesco Segurossul America Aetna, Seguros e Previdenciaporto Seguro Cia. De, Seguros Geraissul America Companhia, Nacional de Seguros,
- Itau Seguros, Agf Brasil Seguros,
- Unibanco Seguroshsbc Bamerindus,
- Seguros, Maritima Segurossasse Cia.
- Nacional de, and Seguros Gerais
- 12c.Chile
- Market Overview
- A Well Developed Market
- Insurance
- Bancassurance
- Table 70: Leading Players in the Chilean Insurance Market (2003): Gross Premiums in US$ Million for Consorcio, Chilena Consolidada, Aetna, La Construccion, Interamericana, Santander, Cruz del sur, Principal, AGF Allianz, and
- Las Americas
- 12d. Mexico
- Market Overview
- Market Infancy Paints Brighter Prospects
- Competitive Landscape
- Outlook
- A Segmental Perspective
- Life Insurance
- Health Insurance - A Growth Prospect
- Auto Insurance
- 12e.Colombia
- Market Overview
- Table 71: Leading Players in the Colombian Insurance Market (2003): Gross Premiums
- in US$ Million for Suramericana, Colseguros, Bolivar, Previsora, Seguros Colpatria,
- Liberty Seguros, Compania Agricola
- de Seguros, Estado, Royal &
- Sun Alliance, and Alfa
- GLOBAL DIRECTORY
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