Global Insurance -Yearly Update 2006

The year 2006 appears to be an exceptional year for global insurance industry as a whole, with a few catastrophe losses, double-digit profits and renewed investor interest in insurance stocks. The financial and underwriting performance of the property/casualty insurance industry in 2006 was strong. Insurers face a variety of challenges unrelated to catastrophe losses; these challenges include increasing price pressure that could erode underwriting performance and profitability.

The Global Insurance Industry Insight-2007 provides an overall coverage of the industry. The report essentially covers the macro issues and gives a broad overview of the industry. It consists of chapters including the industry overview, major markets associated with the sector, the major players driving the industry, regulatory aspects, mergers and acquisitions and critical success factors related to the insurance industry. This report provides the profiles of the major players in the insurance industry and the future outlook of the players.

• 1. Overview
  • 1.1Trend in major equity indices
  • 1.2 Global Insurance
  • 1.3 Bibliography
• 2. Major Markets
  • 2.1 Economy
  • 2.2 Global Market
  • 2.3 US
  • 2.4 UK
    • 2.4.1 Life Insurance
    • 2.4.2 Property & Casualty
  • 2.5 Europe
    • 2.5.1 Life Insurance
    • 2.5.2 Property and Casualty
  • 2.6 Japan
    • 2.6.1 Life insurance
  • 2.7 Bibliography
• 3. Major Players
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Allianz
  • 3.3 American International Group
  • 3.4 ING Group
  • 3.5 Berkshire Hathaway
  • 3.6 Munich Re Group
  • 3.7 AXA Group
  • 3.8 Bibliography
• 4. Regulations
  • 4.1 US: A Bill to establish a bipartisan commission for insurance reform
  • 4.2 UK: National Insurance Act of 2006
  • 4.3 Bibliography
• 5. Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 5.1 Bibliography
• 6. Outlook
  • 6.1 Bibliography
• List Of Figures
  • Figure 1.1: Trend in major equity indices in 2006
  • Figure 2.1: Global Real GDP Growth (2005-06)
  • Figure 2.2: Real GDP Growth Rate in the US (2005-06)
  • Figure 2.3: Real GDP Growth Rate in European Union (2005-06)
  • Figure 2.4: Real GDP Growth Rate in UK (2005-06)
  • Figure 2.5: Real GDP Growth Rate in Japan (2005-06)
  • Figure 2.6: Real GDP Growth Rate in China (2005-06)
  • Figure 2.7: Real GDP Growth Rate in India (2005-06)
  • Figure 2.8: US Insurance premium and growth rate 2002-2006
  • Figure 2.9: UK Insurance premium and growth rate 2002-2006
  • Figure 2.10: Europe Insurance premium and growth rate 2002-2006
  • Figure 2.11: Japan Insurance premium and growth rate 2002-2006
• List Of Tables
  • Table 3.1: Major Insurance Companies
  • Table 3.2: Allianz 2005-2006
  • Table 3.3: American International Group 2005-2006
  • Table 3.4: ING Group 2005-2006
  • Table 3.5: Berkshire Hathaway 2005-2006
  • Table 3.6: Munich Re Group 2005-2006
  • Table 3.7: AXA 2005-2006
  • Table 5.1: Major insurance deals in 2006