Non-Life Insurance in Cyprus, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019

Published: Sep, 2016 | Pages: 116 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Insurance | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis

Timetric's 'Non-Life Insurance in Cyprus, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019' report provides a detailed outlook by product category for the Cypriot non-life insurance segment, and a comparison of the Cypriot insurance industry with its regional counterparts.

It provides values for key performance indicators such as written premium, incurred loss, loss ratio, commissions and expenses, combined ratio, total assets, total investment income and retentions during the review period (2010-2014) and forecast period (2014-2019).

The report also analyzes distribution channels operating in the segment, gives a comprehensive overview of the Cypriot economy and demographics, explains the various types of natural hazard and their impact on the Cypriot insurance industry, and provides detailed information on the competitive landscape in the country.

The report brings together Timetric's research, modeling and analysis expertise, giving insurers access to information on segment dynamics and competitive advantages, and profiles of insurers operating in the country. The report also includes details of insurance regulations, and recent changes in the regulatory structure.
Summary

Timetric's 'Non-Life Insurance in Cyprus, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019' report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Cypriot non-life insurance segment, including:

• The Cypriot non-life insurance segment's detailed outlook by product category

• A comprehensive overview of the Cypriot economy and demographics

• A comparison of the Cypriot insurance industry with its regional counterparts

• The various distribution channels in the Cypriot non-life insurance segment

• Detailed analysis of natural hazards and their impact on the Cypriot insurance industry

• Details of the competitive landscape in the non-life insurance segment in Cyprus

• Details of regulatory policy applicable to the Cypriot insurance industry
Scope

• This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the non-life insurance segment in Cyprus:

• It provides historical values for the Cypriot non-life insurance segment for the report's 2010-2014 review period, and projected figures for the 2014-2019 forecast period.

• It offers a detailed analysis of the key categories in the Cypriot non-life insurance segment, and market forecasts to 2019.

• It profiles the top non-life insurance companies in Cyprus, and outlines the key regulations affecting them.
Reasons To Buy

• Make strategic business decisions using in-depth historic and forecast market data related to the Cypriot non-life insurance segment, and each category within it.

• Understand the demand-side dynamics, key market trends and growth opportunities in the Cypriot non-life insurance segment.

• Assess the competitive dynamics in the non-life insurance segment.

• Identify growth opportunities and market dynamics in key product categories.

• Gain insights into key regulations governing the Cypriot insurance industry, and their impact on companies and the industry's future.
Key Highlights

• Motor insurance was the largest non-life category, accounting for 54.3% of the segment's gross written premium in 2014.

• Insurers are looking to strengthen their positions and gain a market share by launching new products and widening product portfolios. 

• Solvency II came into force in Cyprus on January 1, 2016. It is based on three pillars: risk-based quantitative requirements, governance and supervision, and disclosure and transparency. 

• Insurers' affiliation to banks makes bancassurance a leading distribution channel, as the largest insurers in Cyprus are subsidiaries or affiliates of banks. 

• The Cypriot non-life insurance segment is concentrated, with the 10 leading companies accounting for 73.3% of the gross written premium in 2015.

 Table of Contents
1 Key Facts and Highlights
2 Executive Summary
3 Economy and Demographics
4 Segment Outlook
4.1 Regional Comparison
4.2 Segment Indicators
4.2.1 Gross written premium and penetration
4.2.2 Policies sold
4.2.3 Claims
4.2.4 Profitability
4.2.5 Assets and investments
5 Outlook by Category
5.1 Property Insurance
5.1.1 Product overview
5.1.2 Premium
5.1.3 Claims
5.1.4 Profitability
5.2 Motor Insurance
5.2.1 Product overview
5.2.2 Premium
5.2.3 Claims
5.2.4 Profitability
5.3 Liability Insurance
5.3.1 Product overview
5.3.2 Premium
5.3.3 Policies
5.3.4 Claims
5.3.5 Profitability
5.4 Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance
5.4.1 Product overview
5.4.2 Premium
5.4.3 Policies
5.4.4 Claims
5.4.5 Profitability
6 Distribution Channel Outlook
6.1 Analysis by Distribution Channel
7 Natural Hazards
7.1 Droughts
7.2 Earthquakes
7.3 Extreme Temperatures
7.4 Storms
7.5 Wildfires
7.6 Coastal Floods
7.7 Exposure
8 Competitive Landscape
8.1 Company Rankings
8.2 Comparison of the Top Five Insurers
8.2.1 Gross written premium
8.3 Company Profiles
8.3.1 CNP Asfalistiki Ltd - company overview
8.3.2 General Insurance Company of Cyprus Ltd - company overview
8.3.3 Pancyprian Insurance Ltd - company overview
8.3.4 Trust International Insurance Company (Cyprus) Ltd - company overview
8.3.5 AIG Europe Ltd - company overview
9 Governance, Risk and Compliance
9.1 Legislation Overview and Historical Evolution
9.2 Latest Changes in Regulations
9.3 Legislation and Market Practice by Type of Insurance
9.3.1 Life insurance
9.3.2 Property insurance
9.3.3 Motor insurance
9.3.4 Liability insurance
9.3.5 Marine, aviation and transit insurance
9.3.6 Personal accident and health insurance
9.4 Compulsory Insurance
9.4.1 Social security
9.4.2 Motor third-party liability insurance
9.4.3 Air carriers and aircraft operators insurance
9.4.4 Professional indemnity insurance for alternative investment fund managers
9.4.5 Environmental liability insurance
9.5 Supervision and Control
9.5.1 International Association of Insurance Supervisors
9.5.2 European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
9.5.3 Insurance Companies Control Service
9.5.4 Insurance Association of Cyprus
9.6 Non-Admitted Insurance Regulations
9.6.1 Overview
9.6.2 Intermediaries
9.6.3 Market practices
9.6.4 Fines and penalties
9.7 Company Registration and Operations
9.7.1 Types of insurance organization
9.7.2 Establishing a local company
9.7.3 Foreign ownership
9.7.4 Types of license
9.7.5 Capital requirements
9.7.6 Solvency margins
9.7.7 Reserve requirements
9.7.8 Investment regulations
9.7.9 Statutory return requirements
9.7.10 Fee structure
9.8 Taxation
9.8.1 Insurance premium or policy taxation
9.8.2 Withholding taxes on premium paid overseas
9.8.3 Corporate tax
9.8.4 VAT
9.8.5 Captives
9.9 Legal System
9.9.1 Introduction
9.9.2 Access to court
9.9.3 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
10 Databook
10.1 Policies and Premium
10.2 Claims and Expenses
10.3 Assets and Investments
10.4 Property Insurance
10.5 Property Insurance by Product
10.6 Motor Insurance
10.7 Liability Insurance
10.8 Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance
11 Definitions and Methodology
11.1 Definitions
11.2 Methodology
12 About Timetric
12.1 Contact Timetric
12.2 About Timetric
12.3 Timetric's Services
12.4 Disclaimer

List of Tables
Table 1: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Key Facts, 2014
Table 2: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Segment Shares of the Top Insurers, 2015
Table 3: Cypriot Government Credit Ratings
Table 4: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Gross Written Premium (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 5: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Penetration (%), 2010-2014
Table 6: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Gross Written Premium (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 7: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Penetration (%), 2014-2019
Table 8: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Premium per Capita (EUR and US$), 2010-2014
Table 9: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Premium per Capita (EUR and US$), 2014-2019
Table 10: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Number of Policies Sold (Thousand), 2010-2014
Table 11: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Number of Policies Sold (Thousand), 2014-2019
Table 12: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 13: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 14: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Profitability Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 15: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Profitability Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 16: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Total Assets (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 17: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Total Assets (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 18: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Investment Portfolio (EUR Million), 2010-2014
Table 19: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Investment Portfolio (EUR Million), 2014-2019
Table 20: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (EUR Million), 2010-2014
Table 21: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (EUR Million), 2014-2019
Table 22: Cypriot Property Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Sub-Category (EUR Million), 2010-2014
Table 23: Cypriot Property Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Sub-Category (EUR Million), 2014-2019
Table 24: Cypriot Property Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 25: Cypriot Property Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 26: Cypriot Property Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 27: Cypriot Property Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 28: Cypriot Motor Insurance - Gross Written Premium by (EUR Million), 2010-2014
Table 29: Cypriot Motor Insurance - Gross Written Premium (EUR Million), 2014-2019
Table 30: Cypriot Motor Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 31: Cypriot Motor Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 32: Cypriot Motor Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 33: Cypriot Motor Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 34: Cypriot Liability Insurance - Gross Written Premium (EUR Million), 2010-2014
Table 35: Cypriot Liability Insurance - Gross Written Premium (EUR Million), 2014-2019
Table 36: Cypriot Liability Insurance - Number of Policies Sold (Thousand), 2010-2014
Table 37: Cypriot Liability Insurance - Number of Policies Sold (Thousand), 2014-2019
Table 38: Cypriot Liability Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 39: Cypriot Liability Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 40: Cypriot Liability Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 41: Cypriot Liability Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 42: Cypriot Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Gross Written Premium (EUR Million), 2010-2014
Table 43: Cypriot Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Gross Written Premium (EUR Million), 2014-2019
Table 44: Cypriot Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Number of Policies Sold (Thousand), 2010-2014
Table 45: Cypriot Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Number of Policies Sold (Thousand), 2014-2019
Table 46: Cypriot Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 47: Cypriot Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Paid Claims (EUR Million and US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 48: Cypriot Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 49: Cypriot Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 50: Cypriot Average Annual Loss by Hazard, 1990-2014
Table 51: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Segment Shares (%), 2015
Table 52: CNP Asfalistiki Ltd - Key Facts
Table 53: General Insurance Company of Cyprus Ltd - Key Facts
Table 54: Pancyprian Insurance Ltd - Key Facts
Table 55: Trust International Insurance Company (Cyprus) Ltd - Key Facts
Table 56: AIG Europe Ltd - Key Facts
Table 57: Cyprus - Insurance Regulatory Framework Key Features
Table 58: Cyprus - Life Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 59: Cyprus - Property Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 60: Cyprus - Motor Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 61: Cyprus - Liability  Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 62: Cyprus - Minimum Coverage for Aircraft Third-Party Liability Per Accident Per Aircraft
Table 63: Cyprus - Capital Requirements for Insurers
Table 64: Cyprus - Corporate Tax Rates for the Financial Year 2015
Table 65: Cypriot Insurance Industry - Policies and Premium, 2010-2014
Table 66: Cypriot Insurance Industry - Policies and Premium, 2014-2019
Table 67: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Claims and Expenses, 2010-2014
Table 68: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Claims and Expenses, 2014-2019
Table 69: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Assets and Investments, 2010-2014
Table 70: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Assets and Investments, 2014-2019
Table 71: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Property Insurance, 2010-2014
Table 72: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Property Insurance, 2014-2019
Table 73: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Property Insurance by Product, 2010-2014
Table 74: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Property Insurance by Product, 2014-2019
Table 75: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Motor Insurance, 2010-2014
Table 76: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Motor Insurance, 2014-2019
Table 77: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Liability Insurance, 2010-2014
Table 78: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Liability Insurance, 2014-2019
Table 79: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance, 2010-2014
Table 80: Cypriot Non-Life Insurance - Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance, 2014-2019
Table 81: Insurance Industry Definitions