Life Insurance in Greece, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2017

Published: Feb, 2014 | Pages: 236 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Insurance | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis
The report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Greek life insurance segment, including:
The Greek life insurance segment's growth prospects by life insurance categories
Key trends and drivers for the life insurance segment
The various distribution channels in the Greek life insurance segment
The detailed competitive landscape in the life insurance segment in Greece
Regulatory policies of the Greek insurance industry
A description of the life reinsurance segment in Greece
Porter's Five Forces analysis of the life insurance segment

Summary
The Greek life segment is the second-largest in the country's insurance industry, accounting for 44.8% of the gross written premium in 2012. Life insurance penetration decreased from 1.1% in 2008 to 1% in 2012. This penetration level is expected to increase to 1.1% by 2017. Overall, the life segment recorded a CAGR of -6% during the review period, as Greece was severely impacted by the global economic and eurozone debt crises. The gross written premium registered by the life insurance segment is expected to increase at a forecast-period CAGR of 3%. This increase is primarily a result of a gradual improvement in the economy. As of 2012, there were 13 insurers offering only life insurance products.
Scope
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the life insurance segment in Greece:
It provides historical values for the Greek life insurance segment for the report's 2008-2012 review period, and projected figures for the 2012-2017 forecast period.
It offers a detailed analysis of the key categories in the Greek life insurance segment, along with market forecasts until 2017.
It covers an exhaustive list of parameters, including written premium, incurred loss, loss ratio, commissions and expenses, combined ratio, frauds and crimes, total assets, total investment income and retentions.
It analyses the various distribution channels for life insurance products in Greece.
Using Porter's industry-standard "Five Forces" analysis, it details the competitive landscape in Greece for the life insurance business.
It provides a detailed analysis of the reinsurance segment in Greece and its growth prospects.
It profiles the top life insurance companies in Greece and outlines the key regulations affecting them.
Reason To Buy
Make strategic business decisions using in-depth historic and forecast market data related to the Greek life insurance segment and each category within it.
Understand the demand-side dynamics, key market trends and growth opportunities within the Greek life insurance segment.
Assess the competitive dynamics in the life insurance segment, along with the reinsurance segment.
Identify the growth opportunities and market dynamics within key product categories.
Gain insights into key regulations governing the Greek insurance industry and its impact on companies and the market's future.
Key Highlights
The Greek life segment is the second-largest in the country's insurance industry, accounting for 44.8% of the gross written premium in 2012
Individual life insurance constituted the largest category in the life segment
Agencies are the main distribution channel for the life segment in Greece. This channel accounted for 54.1% of the total commission paid to distribution channels in 2012
The life segment contains both domestic and foreign insurers, and is generally not as highly developed as the non-life segment
As of 2012, 13 life insurance companies were operating in the Greek life insurance segment, with around 51.0% of the segment concentrated among the leading three life insurers in 2012

 1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
2.1 What is this Report About?
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Methodology
3 Greek Insurance Industry Attractiveness
3.1 Insurance Industry Size, 2008-2017
3.2 Key Industry Trends and Drivers
4 Life Insurance Outlook
4.1 Life Insurance Growth Prospects by Category
4.1.1 Individual life insurance
4.1.2 Individual pension insurance
4.1.3 Individual unit-linked insurance
4.1.4 Other individual insurance
4.1.5 Group life insurance
4.2 Life Insurance Growth Prospects by Product Type
4.2.1 Individual single-premium policies
4.2.2 Individual non-single-premium policies
4.2.3 Group single-premium policies
4.2.4 Group non-single-premium policies
5 Alysis by Distribution Channel
5.1 Direct Marketing
5.2 Bancassurance
5.3 Agencies
5.4 E-commerce
5.5 Brokers
5.6 Other Channels
6 Porter's Five Forces Alysis - Greek Life Insurance
6.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers: Low
6.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers: Medium
6.3 Barriers to Entry: Medium
6.4 Intensity of Rivalry: High
6.5 Threat of Substitutes: Low
7 Reinsurance Growth Dymics and Challenges
7.1 Reinsurance Segment Size, 2008-2017
7.2 Reinsurance Segment size by Type of Insurance, 2008-2017
8 Governce, Risk and Compliance
8.1 Legislation Overview and Historical Evolution
8.2 Regulations by Type of Insurance
8.2.1 Life insurance regulations
8.2.2 Property insurance regulations
8.2.3 Motor insurance regulations
8.2.4 Marine, aviation and transit insurance regulations
8.2.5 Persol accident and health insurance regulations
8.3 Compulsory Insurance
8.3.1 Workmen's compensation insurance
8.3.2 Motor third-party liability insurance
8.3.3 Air carriers and aircraft operators insurance
8.4 Supervision and Control
8.4.1 Intertiol Association of Insurance Supervisors
8.4.2 European Insurance and Occupatiol Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
8.4.3 Department of Private Insurance Supervision (DOPIS)
8.5 Non-Admitted Insurance Regulations
8.5.1 Overview
8.5.2 Intermediaries
8.5.3 Market practices
8.5.4 Fines and pelties
8.6 Company Registration and Operations
8.6.1 Types of insurance organization
8.6.2 Establishing a local company
8.6.3 Foreign ownership
8.6.4 Types of license
8.6.5 Capital requirements
8.6.6 Solvency margins
8.6.7 Reserve requirements
8.6.8 Investment regulations
8.6.9 Statutory return requirements
8.6.10 Fee structure
8.7 Taxation
8.7.1 Insurance premium or policy taxation
8.7.2 Withholding taxes on premium paid overseas
8.7.3 Corporate tax
8.7.4 VAT
8.7.5 Captives
8.8 Legal System
8.8.1 Introduction
8.8.2 Access to court
8.8.3 Altertive dispute resolution (ADR)
9 Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights
9.1 Overview
9.2 Leading Companies in the Greek Life Insurance Segment
9.3 Comparison of the Top Five Insurers
9.3.1 Gross written premium
9.3.2 Net earned premium
9.3.3 Investment income
9.4 Alico - Company Overview
9.4.1 Alico - key facts
9.4.2 Alico - key fincials
9.5 Ethniki - Company Overview
9.5.1 Ethniki - key facts
9.5.2 Ethniki - key fincials
9.6 ING Life - Company Overview
9.6.1 ING Life - key facts
9.6.2 ING Life - key fincials
9.7 EFG Eurolife Life - Company Overview
9.7.1 EFG Eurolife Life - key facts
9.7.2 EFG Eurolife Life - key fincials
9.8 Interamerican Life - Company Overview
9.8.1 Interamerican Life - key facts
9.8.2 Interamerican Life - key fincials
9.9 Emporiki Life (Credit Agricole) - Company Overview
9.9.1 Emporiki Life (Credit Agricole) - key facts
9.9.2 Emporiki Life (Credit Agricole) - key fincials
9.1 Allianz Hellas - Company Overview
9.10.1 Allianz Hellas - key facts
9.10.2 Allianz Hellas - key fincials
9.11 Axa Insurance SA - Company Overview
9.11.1 Axa Insurance SA - key facts
9.11.2 Axa Insurance SA - key fincials
9.12 Groupama Phoenix - Company Overview
9.12.1 Groupama Phoenix - key facts
9.12.2 Groupama Phoenix - key fincials
9.13 Generali Hellas - Company Overview
9.13.1 Generali Hellas - key facts
9.13.2 Generali Hellas - key fincials
10 Business Environment and Country Risk
10.1 Business Confidence
10.1.1 Market capitalization trend - Athens Stock Exchange, Greece
10.2 Economic Performance
10.2.1 GDP at constant prices (US$)
10.2.2 GDP per capita at constant prices (US$)
10.2.3 GDP at current prices (US$)
10.2.4 GDP per capita at current prices (US$)
10.2.5 GDP by key segments
10.2.6 Agriculture net output at current prices (US$)
10.2.7 Agriculture net output at current prices as a percentage of GDP
10.2.8 Manufacturing net output at current prices (US$)
10.2.9 Manufacturing net output at current prices as a percentage of GDP
10.2.10 Mining, manufacturing and utilities at current prices (US$)
10.2.11 Mining, manufacturing and utilities at current prices, as percentage of GDP
10.2.12 Construction net output at current prices, (US$)
10.2.13 Construction net output at current prices as a percentage of GDP
10.2.14 Inflation rate
10.2.15 Exports as a percentage of GDP
10.2.16 Imports as a percentage of GDP
10.2.17 Merchandise exports growth
10.2.18 Merchandise Imports growth
10.2.19 Annual average exchange rate, Euro-US$
10.3 Infrastructure Quality and Availability
10.3.1 Commercial vehicles exports - total value
10.3.2 Commercial vehicles imports - total value
10.3.3 Automotive exports - total value
10.3.4 Automotive imports - total value
10.3.5 Total internet subscribers
10.4 Labor Force
10.4.1 Labor force
10.4.2 Unemployment rate
10.5 Demographics
10.5.1 Gross tiol disposable income (US$)
10.5.2 Household consumption expenditure (US$)
10.5.3 Total population
10.5.4 Urban and rural populations
10.5.5 Age distribution of the total population
11 Appendix
11.1 Methodology
11.2 Contact Timetric
11.3 About Timetric
11.4 Timetric's Services
11.5 Disclaimer


List of Tables
Table 1: Insurance Industry Definitions
Table 2: Greek Insurance - Overall Written Premium by Segment (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 3: Greek Insurance - Overall Written Premium by Segment (US$ Billion), 2008-2012
Table 4: Greek Insurance - Overall Written Premium by Segment (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 5: Greek Insurance - Overall Written Premium by Segment (US$ Billion), 2012-2017
Table 6: Greek Insurance - Segmentation (Percentage Share), 2008-2017
Table 7: Greek Life Insurance - Written Premium by Category (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 8: Greek Life Insurance - Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2008-2012
Table 9: Greek Life Insurance - Written Premium by Category (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 10: Greek Life Insurance - Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2012-2017
Table 11: Greek Life Insurance - Earned Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 12: Greek Life Insurance - Earned Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 13: Greek Life Insurance - Sum Assured (EUR Trillion), 2008-2012
Table 14: Greek Life Insurance - Sum Assured (EUR Trillion), 2012-2017
Table 15: Greek Life Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 16: Greek Life Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 17: Greek Life Insurance - Incurred Loss (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 18: Greek Life Insurance - Incurred Loss (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 19: Greek Life Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2008-2012
Table 20: Greek Life Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2012-2017
Table 21: Greek Life Insurance - Commission and Expenses (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 22: Greek Life Insurance - Commission and Expenses (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 23: Greek Life Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2008-2012
Table 24: Greek Life Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2012-2017
Table 25: Greek Life Insurance - Fraud and Crimes (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 26: Greek Life Insurance - Frauds and Crimes (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 27: Greek Life Insurance - Total Assets (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 28: Greek Life Insurance - Total Assets (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 29: Greek Life Insurance - Total Investment Income (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 30: Greek Life Insurance - Total Investment Income (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 31: Greek Life Insurance - Retentions (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 32: Greek Life Insurance - Retentions (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 33: Greek Individual Life Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 34: Greek Individual Life Insurance - Number of Active Policies, 2012-2017
Table 35: Greek Individual Life Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 36: Greek Individual Life Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 37: Greek Individual Pension Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 38: Greek Individual Pension Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 39: Greek Individual Pension Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 40: Greek Individual Pension Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 41: Greek Individual Unit-Linked Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 42: Greek Individual Unit-Linked Insurance - Number Of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 43: Greek Individual Unit-Linked Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 44: Greek Individual Unit-Linked Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 45: Greek Other Individual Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 46: Greek Other Individual Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 47: Greek Other Individual Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 48: Greek Other Individual Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 49: Greek Group Life Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 50: Greek Group Life Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 51: Greek Group Life Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 52: Greek Group Life Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 53: Greek Individual Single-Premium Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 54: Greek Individual Single-Premium Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 55: Greek Individual Single-Premium Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 56: Greek Individual Single-Premium Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 57: Greek Individual Non-Single-Premium Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 58: Greek Individual Non-Single-Premium Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 59: Greek Individual Non-Single-Premium Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 60: Greek Individual Non-Single-Premium Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 61: Greek Group Single-Premium Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 62: Greek Group Single-Premium Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 63: Greek Group Single-Premium Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 64: Greek Group Single-Premium Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 65: Greek Group Non-Single-Premium Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 66: Greek Group Non-Single-Premium Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 67: Greek Group Non-Single-Premium Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 68: Greek Group Non-Single-Premium Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 69: Greek Life Insurance - Direct Marketing Commission Paid (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 70: Greek Life Insurance - Direct Marketing Commission Paid (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 71: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Direct Marketing (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 72: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Direct Marketing (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 73: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Direct Marketing (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 74: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Direct Marketing (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 75: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Direct Marketing Distributors, 2008-2012
Table 76: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Direct Marketing Distributors, 2012-2017
Table 77: Greek Life Insurance - Bancassurance Commission Paid (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 78: Greek Life Insurance - Bancassurance Commission Paid (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 79: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Bancassurance (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 80: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Bancassurance (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 81: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Bancassurance (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 82: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Bancassurance (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 83: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Bancassurance Distributors, 2008-2012
Table 84: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Bancassurance Distributors, 2012-2017
Table 85: Greek Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Agencies (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 86: Greek Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Agencies (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 87: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Agencies (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 88: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Agencies (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 89: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Agencies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 90: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Agencies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 91: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Agencies, 2008-2012
Table 92: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Agencies, 2012-2017
Table 93: Greek Life Insurance - E-Commerce Commission Paid (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 94: Greek Life Insurance - E-Commerce Commission Paid (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 95: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through E-Commerce (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 96: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through E-Commerce (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 97: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through E-Commerce (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 98: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through E-Commerce (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 99: Greek Life Insurance - Number of E-Commerce Distributors, 2008-2012
Table 100: Greek Life Insurance - Number of E-Commerce Distributors, 2012-2017
Table 101: Greek Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Brokers (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 102: Greek Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Brokers (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 103: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Brokers (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 104: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Brokers (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 105: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Brokers (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 106: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Brokers (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 107: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Brokers, 2008-2012
Table 108: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Brokers, 2012-2017
Table 109: Greek Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Other Channels (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 110: Greek Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Other Channels (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 111: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Other Channels (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 112: Greek Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Other Channels (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 113: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Other Channels (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 114: Greek Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Other Channels (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 115: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Distributors in Other Channels, 2008-2012
Table 116: Greek Life Insurance - Number of Distributors in Other Channels, 2012-2017
Table 117: Greek Reinsurance by Category (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 118: Greek Reinsurance by Category (US$ Billion), 2008-2012
Table 119: Greek Reinsurance by Category (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 120: Greek Reinsurance by Category (US$ Billion), 2012-2017
Table 121: Greek Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 122: Greek Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (US$ Billion), 2008-2012
Table 123: Greek Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 124: Greek Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance(US$ Billion), 2012-2017
Table 125: Greek Life Insurance - Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2008-2012
Table 126: Greek Life Insurance - Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2012-2017
Table 127: Greece - Life Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 128: Greece - Property Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 129: Greece - Motor Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 130: Greece - Minimum Cover for Aircraft Third-Party Liability Per Accident Per Aircraft
Table 131: Greece - Insurance Premium Tax Rates for the Financial Year 2013
Table 132: Greece - Corporate Tax Rates for the Financial Year 2013
Table 133: Shares of Key Insurers in the Greek Life Segment (%), 2012
Table 134: Alico, Key Facts
Table 135: Alico, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 136: Ethniki, Key Facts
Table 137: Ethniki, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2011-2012
Table 138: ING Life, Key Facts
Table 139: ING Life, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2011-2012
Table 140: EFG Eurolife Life, Key Facts
Table 141: EFG Eurolife Life, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 142: Interamerican Life, Key Facts
Table 143: Interamerican Life, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 144: Emporiki Life (Credit Agricole), Key Facts
Table 145: Emporiki Life (Credit Agricole) (EUR Million), 2010-2012
Table 146: Allianz Hellas, Key Facts
Table 147: Allianz Hellas, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 148: Axa Insurance SA, Key Facts
Table 149: Axa Insurance SA, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 150: Groupama Phoenix, Key Facts
Table 151: Groupama Phoenix, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 152: Generali Hellas, Key Facts
Table 153: Generali Hellas, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2010-2012