Life Insurance in Luxembourg, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2017

Published: Feb, 2014 | Pages: 214 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Insurance | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)


Synopsis
The report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Luxembourg life insurance segment, including:
The Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg life insurance segment
The detailed competitive landscape in the life insurance segment in Luxembourg
Detailed regulatory policies of the Luxembourg insurance industry
A description of the life reinsurance segment in Luxembourg
Porter's Five Forces analysis of the life insurance segment 

Summary
Luxembourg is a leading financial center and hub for private banking, insurance and investment funds in the EU. The country's economy is highly developed, with the highest GDP per capita in the world. The availability of multilingual and multicultural experts, flexible and deferrable tax regimes, and a standardized regulatory regime has made it one of the leading centers of insurance and reinsurance business in Europe. It is also an attractive destination for cross-border life insurance business, where it acts as a center for global insurers to launch new policies under the EU's freedom of services provision. The life insurance segment is highly competitive and concentrated, with the 10 leading companies accounting for 79.1% of the gross written premiums in 2012. Overall, 48 life insurers, of which 43 are domestic, one is foreign, and four are pension companies, operated in the country in 2012. Commissariat aux Assurances (CA) is the insurance regulator. 
Scope
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the life insurance segment in Luxembourg:
It provides historical values for the Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg.
Using Porter's industry-standard "Five Forces" analysis, it details the competitive landscape in Luxembourg for the life insurance business.
It provides a detailed analysis of the reinsurance segment in Luxembourg and its growth prospects.
It profiles the top life insurance companies in Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg life insurance segment and each category within it.
Understand the demand-side dynamics, key market trends and growth opportunities within the Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg insurance industry and its impact on companies and the market's future. 
Key Highlights
 Life insurance was the largest segment in the insurance industry in 2012, accounting for 89.0% of the industry's total written premiums in 2012
Individual life insurance dominated the segment in 2012, accounting for 78.7% of the segment's gross written premiums
Reforms in the pension system, which came into force from January 2013, increased the contribution rate from 24.0% of wages to 30.0%
Bancassurance's popularity is primarily due to the presence of large financial institutions in the country, and insurers entering into agreements with leading banks to market their products
The segment is highly concentrated, with the 10 leading insurers collectively representing a 79.1% share of written premiums in 2012

 1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
2.1 What is This Report About?
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Methodology
3 Luxembourg 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
4.1.3 Individual unit-linked insurance
4.1.4 Individual others
4.2 Life Insurance Growth Prospects by Product Type
4.2.1 Individual single-premium policies
4.2.2 Individual 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 - Luxembourg Life Insurance
6.1 Bargaining Power of Supplier: Medium
6.2 Bargaining Power of Buyer: Low-to-Medium
6.3 Barriers to Entry: Medium
6.4 Intensity of Rivalry: High
6.5 Threat of Substitutes: Medium
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 Legislation and Market Practice by Type of Insurance
8.2.1 Life insurance
8.2.2 Property insurance
8.2.3 Motor insurance
8.2.4 Marine, aviation and transit insurance
8.2.5 Persol accident and health insurance
8.3 Compulsory Insurance
8.3.1 Motor third-party liability insurance (MTPL)
8.3.2 Social insurance system
8.3.3 Air carriers and aircraft operators liability insurance
8.3.4 Marine insurance
8.4 Supervision and Control
8.4.1 Intertiol Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
8.4.2 European Insurance and Occupatiol Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
8.4.3 Insurance Commission (Commissariat aux Assurance)
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 Luxembourg Life Insurance Segment
9.3 Comparison of Top-Five Insurers
9.3.1 Gross Written Premium
9.4 Lombard Intertiol Assurance - Company Overview
9.4.1 Lombard Intertiol Assurance - key facts
9.4.2 Lombard Intertiol Assurance - key fincials
9.5 Cardif Lux Vie - Company Overview
9.5.1 Cardif Lux Vie - key facts
9.5.2 Cardif Lux Vie - key fincials
9.6 Swiss Life (Luxembourg) - Company Overview
9.6.1 Swiss Life (Luxembourg) - key facts
9.6.2 Swiss Life (Luxembourg) - key fincials
9.7 La Mondiale Europartner - Company Overview
9.7.1 La Mondiale Europartner - key facts
9.7.2 La Mondiale Europartner - key fincials
9.8 CALI Europe - Company Overview
9.8.1 CALI Europe - key facts
9.8.2 CALI Europe - key fincials
9.9 Sogelife - Company Overview
9.9.1 Sogelife - key facts
9.9.2 Sogelife - key fincials
9.1 Allianz Life Luxembourg - Company Overview
9.10.1 Allianz Life Luxembourg - key facts
9.10.1 Allianz Life Luxembourg - key fincials
9.11 Foyer Intertiol - Company Overview
9.11.1 Foyer Intertiol - key facts
9.11.2 Foyer Intertiol - key fincials
9.12 Baloise Vie Luxembourg - Company Overview
9.12.1 Baloise Vie Luxembourg - key facts
9.12.2 Baloise Vie Luxembourg - key fincials
9.13 R+V Luxembourg - Company Overview
9.13.1 R+V Luxembourg - key facts
9.13.2 R+V Luxembourg - key fincials
10 Business Environment and Country Risk
10.1 Business Confidence
10.1.1 Market capitalization trend - Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LSE)
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 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing net output at current prices (US$)
10.2.6 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing net output at current prices, as a percentage of GDP
10.2.7 Manufacturing net output at current prices (US$)
10.2.8 Manufacturing net output at current prices, as a percentage of GDP
10.2.9 Mining, manufacturing and utilities at current prices (US$)
10.2.10 Mining, manufacturing and utilities at current prices, as a percentage of GDP
10.2.11 Construction net output at current prices (US$)
10.2.12 Construction net output at current prices, as a percentage of GDP
10.2.13 Inflation rate
10.2.14 Merchandise exports as a percentage of GDP
10.2.15 Merchandise imports as a percentage of GDP
10.2.16 Annual average exchange rate EUR-US$
10.3 Infrastructure
10.3.1 Commercial vehicle exports - total value
10.3.2 Commercial vehicle 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 Household consumption expenditure (US$)
10.5.2 Total population
10.5.3 Urban and rural population
10.5.4 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: Luxembourg Insurance - Overall Written Premium by Segment (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 3: Luxembourg Insurance - Overall Written Premium by Segment (US$ Billion), 2008-2012
Table 4: Luxembourg Insurance - Overall Written Premium by Segment (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 5: Luxembourg Insurance - Overall Written Premium by Segment (US$ Billion), 2012-2017
Table 6: Luxembourg Insurance - Segmentation (% Share), 2008-2017
Table 7: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Written Premium by Category (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 8: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2008-2012
Table 9: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Written Premium by Category (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 10: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2012-2017
Table 11: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Earned Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 12: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Earned Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 13: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Sum Assured (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 14: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Sum Assured (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 15: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 16: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 17: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Incurred Loss (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 18: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Incurred Loss (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 19: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2008-2012
Table 20: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2012-2017
Table 21: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Commissions and Expenses (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 22: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Commissions and Expenses (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 23: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2008-2012
Table 24: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2012-2017
Table 25: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Fraud and Crimes (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 26: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Fraud and Crimes (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 27: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Total Assets (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 28: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Total Assets (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 29: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Total Investment Income (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 30: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Total Investment Income (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 31: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Retentions (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 32: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Retentions (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 33: Luxembourg Individual Life Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 34: Luxembourg Individual Life Insurance - Number of Active Policies, 2012-2017
Table 35: Luxembourg Individual Life Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 36: Luxembourg Individual Life Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 37: Luxembourg Individual Pension - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 38: Luxembourg Individual Pension - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 39: Luxembourg Individual Pension - Written Premium (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 40: Luxembourg Individual Pension - Written Premium (EUR Million), 2012-2017
Table 41: Luxembourg Individual Unit-Linked Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 42: Luxembourg Individual Unit-Linked Insurance - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 43: Luxembourg Individual Unit-Linked Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 44: Luxembourg Individual Unit-Linked Insurance - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 45: Luxembourg Individual Others - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 46: Luxembourg Individual Others - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 47: Luxembourg Individual Others - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 48: Luxembourg Individual Others - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 49: Luxembourg Individual Single-Premium - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 50: Luxembourg Individual Single-Premium - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 51: Luxembourg Individual Single-Premium - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 52: Luxembourg Individual Single-Premium - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 53: Luxembourg Individual Non-Single-Premium - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 54: Luxembourg Individual Non-Single-Premium - Number of Active Policies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 55: Luxembourg Individual Non-Single-Premium - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 56: Luxembourg Individual Non-Single-Premium - Written Premium (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 57: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Direct Marketing Commission Paid (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 58: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Direct Marketing Commission Paid (EUR Million), 2012-2017
Table 59: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Direct Marketing (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 60: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Direct Marketing (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 61: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Direct Marketing (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 62: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Direct Marketing (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 63: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Direct Marketing Distributors, 2008-2012
Table 64: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Direct Marketing Distributors, 2012-2017
Table 65: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Bancassurance Commission Paid (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 66: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Bancassurance Commission Paid (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 67: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Bancassurance (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 68: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Bancassurance (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 69: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Bancassurance (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 70: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Bancassurance (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 71: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Bancassurance Distributors, 2008-2012
Table 72: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Bancassurance Distributors, 2012-2017
Table 73: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Agencies (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 74: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Agencies (EUR Million), 2012-2017
Table 75: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Agencies (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 76: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Agencies (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 77: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Agencies (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 78: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Agencies (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 79: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Agencies, 2008-2012
Table 80: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Agencies, 2012-2017
Table 81: Luxembourg Life Insurance - E-Commerce Commission Paid (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 82: Luxembourg Life Insurance - E-Commerce Commission Paid (EUR Million), 2012-2017
Table 83: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through E-Commerce (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 84: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through E-Commerce (EUR Million), 2012-2017
Table 85: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through E-Commerce (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 86: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through E-Commerce (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 87: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of E-Commerce Distributors, 2008-2012
Table 88: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of E-Commerce Distributors, 2012-2017
Table 89: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Brokers (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 90: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Brokers (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 91: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Brokers (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 92: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Brokers (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 93: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Brokers (Thousand), 2008-2012
Table 94: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Brokers (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 95: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Brokers, 2008-2012
Table 96: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Brokers, 2012-2017
Table 97: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Other Distribution Channels (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 98: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Commission Paid to Other Distribution Channels (EUR Million), 2012-2017
Table 99: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Other Channels (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 100: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Business Written Premium Through Other Channels (EUR Million), 2012-2017
Table 101: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Other Channels (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 102: Luxembourg Life Insurance - New Policies Sold Through Other Channels (Thousand), 2012-2017
Table 103: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Distributors in Other Channels, 2008-2012
Table 104: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Number of Distributors in Other Channels, 2012-2017
Table 105: Reinsurance in Luxembourg by Category (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 106: Reinsurance in Luxembourg by Category (US$ Billion), 2008-2012
Table 107: Reinsurance in Luxembourg by Category (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 108: Reinsurance in Luxembourg by Category (US$ Billion), 2012-2017
Table 109: Luxembourg Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (EUR Billion), 2008-2012
Table 110: Luxembourg Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (US$ Billion), 2008-2012
Table 111: Luxembourg Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (EUR Billion), 2012-2017
Table 112: Luxembourg Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (US$ Billion), 2012-2017
Table 113: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2008-2012
Table 114: Luxembourg Life Insurance - Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2012-2017
Table 115: Luxembourg - Life Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 116: Luxembourg - Property Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 117: Luxembourg - Motor Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 118: Luxembourg - Minimum Coverage for Aircraft Third-Party Liability Per Accident Per Aircraft
Table 119: Luxembourg - Insurance Premium Taxation
Table 120: Luxembourg - Corporate Tax Rate for the Financial Year 2013
Table 121: Luxembourg Life Insurance Segment Share (%), 2012
Table 122: Lombard International Assurance, Key Facts
Table 123: Lombard International Assurance, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 124: Cardif Lux Vie, Key Facts
Table 125: Cardif Lux Vie, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 126: Swiss Life (Luxembourg), Key Facts
Table 127: Swiss Life (Luxembourg), Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 128: La Mondiale Europartner, Key Facts
Table 129: La Mondiale Europartner, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 130: CALI Europe, Key Facts
Table 131: CALI Europe, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 132: Sogelife, Key Facts
Table 133: Sogelife, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 134: Allianz Life Luxembourg, Key Facts
Table 135: Allianz Life Luxembourg, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 136: Foyer International, Key Facts
Table 137: Foyer International, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 138: Baloise Vie Luxembourg, Key Facts
Table 139: Baloise Vie Luxembourg, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012
Table 140: R+V Luxembourg, Key Facts
Table 141: R+V Luxembourg, Key Financials (EUR Million), 2008-2012