Global Life & Health Insurance

Datamonitor's Global Life & Health Insurance industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the life & health insurance industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

• Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume
• Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market's competitive landscape
• Market shares are covered by manufacturer or brand

Why you should buy this report

• Spot future trends and developments
• Inform your business decisions
• Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
• Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

• The global life & health insurance profile covers companies providing primarily health insurance, and life insurance and savings products. This profile includes companies regardless of whether they are in private or publicly ownership. However contributions made to the state social insurance are not included. This report excludes managed care companies classified in the Managed Health Care sub-industry. Market value reflects gross written premium (GWP) for life and health insurance. The market share is calculated on the basis of direct premiums written (GWP) for life insurance prior to cession to the reinsurers. Premium volumes have been converted to US dollar at the 2007 annual average exchange rate.The life insurance market depends on a variety of economic factors and future performance is difficult to predict. The forecast given in this report is not based on a complex economic model, but is intended as a rough guide to the direction in which the market is likely to move. This forecast is based on a correlation between past market growth and growth of base drivers, such as disposable personal incomes, GDP growth and long-term interest rates.
• For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the US.
• Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
• Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
• The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.