Personal Accident and Health Insurance in Hong Kong, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019

Published: Mar, 2016 | Pages: 129 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Insurance | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis
Timetric's 'Personal Accident and Health Insurance in Hong Kong, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019' report provides detailed analysis of the market trends, drivers, challenges in the Hong Kong personal accident and health insurance segment.

It provides key performance indicators such as written premium, incurred loss, loss ratio, commissions and expenses, combined ratio, total assets, total investment income and claims 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 Hong Kong's economy and demographics, 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 'Personal Accident and Health Insurance in Hong Kong, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019' report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Hong Kong personal accident and health insurance segment, including:

 The Hong Kong personal accident and health insurance segment's growth prospects by insurance category

 Key trends, drivers and challenges for the personal accident and health insurance segment 

 A comprehensive overview of Hong Kong's economy and demographics

 The various distribution channels in the Hong Kong personal accident and health insurance segment

 Details of the competitive landscape in the personal accident and health insurance segment in Hong Kong

 Details of regulatory policy applicable to the Hong Kong insurance industry

Scope
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the personal accident and health insurance segment in Hong Kong:

 It provides historical values for the Hong Kong personal accident and health 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 Hong Kong personal accident and health insurance segment, and market forecasts to 2019.

 It profiles the top personal accident and health insurance companies in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong personal accident and health insurance segment, and each category within it.

 Understand the demand-side dynamics, key market trends and growth opportunities in the Hong Kong personal accident and health insurance segment.

 Assess the competitive dynamics in the personal accident and health insurance segment.

 Identify growth opportunities and market dynamics in key product categories.

 Gain insights into key regulations governing the Hong Kong insurance industry, and their impact on companies and the industry's future.

Key Highlights
 Health insurance was the largest category in the personal accident and health segment in terms of gross written premium, accounting for an 82.8% share in 2014. 

 This segment was driven by rising healthcare expenditures, rising disposable income, increasing population, growth in the number of accidents and growing consumer awareness of the benefits of insurance. 

 Hong Kong has both public and private healthcare systems. 

 The personal accident and health segment is highly competitive with the presence of domestic and international insurers.

 In Hong Kong, accident and health insurance is provided by both general and long-term insurers.

 Table of Contents
1 Key Facts and Highlights
2 Executive Summary
3 Introduction
3.1 What is this Report About?
3.2 Definitions
3.3 Methodology
4 Economy and Demographics
5 Personal Accident and Health Insurance Segment Outlook
5.1 Key Drivers
5.2 Key Trends
5.3 Challenges
5.4 Personal Accident and Health Insurance Growth Prospects by Category
5.4.1 Personal accident insurance
5.4.2 Health insurance
5.4.3 Non-life health insurance
5.4.4 Life health insurance
6 Analysis by Distribution Channel
7 Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights
7.1 Overview
7.2 Leading Companies in the Personal Accident and Health Segment
7.2.1 Bupa (Asia) Ltd - company overview
7.2.2 Axa General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - company overview
7.2.3 Axa China Region Insurance Company Ltd - company overview
7.2.4 Blue Cross (Asia-Pacific) Insurance Ltd - company overview
7.2.5 AIA International Company - company overview
7.2.6 Prudential General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - company overview
7.2.7 Liberty International Insurance Ltd - company overview
7.2.8 Bank of China Group Insurance Company Ltd - company overview
7.2.9 AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - company overview
7.2.10 Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong) Ltd - company overview
8 Governance, Risk and Compliance
8.1 Legislation Overview and Historical Evolution
8.2 Latest Changes in Regulations
8.3 Legislation and Market Practice by Type of Insurance
8.3.1 Life insurance
8.3.2 Property insurance
8.3.3 Motor insurance
8.3.4 Liability insurance
8.3.5 Marine, aviation and transit insurance
8.3.6 Personal accident and health insurance
8.4 Compulsory Insurance
8.4.1 Motor third-party liability insurance
8.4.2 Employee compensation insurance
8.4.3 Building owners' corporations third-party liability insurance
8.4.4 Professional indemnity insurance for insurance brokers
8.4.5 Civil aviation liability insurance
8.4.6 Fidelity insurance for licence institutions dealing in securities and future contracts
8.5 Supervision and Control
8.5.1 International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
8.5.2 The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI)
8.5.3 The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI)
8.6 Non-Admitted Insurance Regulations
8.6.1 Overview
8.6.2 Intermediaries
8.6.3 Market practices
8.6.4 Fines and penalties
8.7 Company Registration and Operations
8.7.1 Types of insurance organization
8.7.2 Establishing a local company
8.7.3 Foreign ownership
8.7.4 Types of license
8.7.5 Capital requirements
8.7.6 Solvency margins
8.7.7 Reserve requirements
8.7.8 Investment regulations
8.7.9 Statutory return requirements
8.7.10 Fee structure
8.8 Taxation
8.8.1 Insurance premium or policy taxation
8.8.2 Withholding taxes on premium paid overseas
8.8.3 Corporate tax
8.8.4 VAT
8.8.5 Captives
8.9 Legal System
8.9.1 Introduction
8.9.2 Access to court
8.9.3 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
9 Appendix
9.1 Methodology
9.2 Contact Timetric
9.3 About Timetric
9.4 Timetric's Services
9.5 Disclaimer

List of Tables
Table 1: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Key Facts, 2014
Table 2: Insurance Industry Definitions
Table 3: Hong Kong Government Credit Ratings
Table 4: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 5: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2010-2014
Table 6: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 7: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2014-2019
Table 8: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 9: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2010-2014
Table 10: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 11: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2014-2019
Table 12: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Earned Premium (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 13: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Earned Premium (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 14: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Paid Claims by Category (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 15: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Paid Claims by Category (US$ Billion), 2010-2014
Table 16: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Paid Claims by Category (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 17: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Paid Claims by Category (US$ Billion), 2014-2019
Table 18: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Incurred Loss by Category (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 19: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Incurred Loss by Category (US$ Billion), 2010-2014
Table 20: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Incurred Loss by Category (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 21: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Incurred Loss by Category (US$ Billion), 2014-2019
Table 22: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Written Premium by Category (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 23: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2010-2014
Table 24: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Written Premium by Category (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 25: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Written Premium by Category (US$ Billion), 2014-2019
Table 26: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 27: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 28: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Commission and Expenses (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 29: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Commission and Expenses (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 30: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 31: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 32: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Total Assets (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 33: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Total Assets (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 34: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Written Premium (% of GWP), 2010-2014
Table 35: Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Written Premium (% of GWP), 2014-2019
Table 36: Hong Kong Personal Accident Insurance - Direct Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 37: Hong Kong Personal Accident Insurance - Direct Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 38: Hong Kong Personal Accident Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 39: Hong Kong Personal Accident Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 40: Hong Kong Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Sub-Category (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 41: Hong Kong Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Sub-Category (US$ Billion), 2010-2014
Table 42: Hong Kong Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Sub-Category (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 43: Hong Kong Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Sub-Category (US$ Billion), 2014-2019
Table 44: Hong Kong Non-Life Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 45: Hong Kong Non-Life Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 46: Hong Kong Non-Life Health Insurance - Paid Claims (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 47: Hong Kong Non-Life Health Insurance - Paid Claims (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 48: Hong Kong Non-Life Health Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 49: Hong Kong Non-Life Health Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 50: Hong Kong Non-Life Health Insurance - Net Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 51: Hong Kong Non-Life Health Insurance - Net Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 52: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Number of Policies Sold (Thousand), 2010-2014
Table 53: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Number of Policies Sold (Thousand), 2014-2019
Table 54: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2010-2014
Table 55: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 56: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Paid Claims (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 57: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Paid Claims (HKD Million), 2014-2019
Table 58: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 59: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 60: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Net Written Premium (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 61: Hong Kong Life Health Insurance - Net Written Premium (HKD Billion), 2014-2019
Table 62: Shares of Key Insurers in the Hong Kong Personal Accident and Health Insurance Segment (%), 2014
Table 63: Bupa (Asia) Ltd - Key Facts
Table 64: Bupa (Asia) Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 65: Axa General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - Key Facts
Table 66: Axa General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 67: Axa China Region Insurance Company Ltd - Key Facts
Table 68: Axa China Region Insurance Company Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 69: Blue Cross (Asia-Pacific) Insurance Ltd - Key Facts
Table 70: Blue Cross (Asia-Pacific) Insurance Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 71: AIA International Company - Key Facts
Table 72: AIA International Company - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 73: Prudential General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - Key Facts
Table 74: Prudential General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2014
Table 75: Liberty International Insurance Ltd - Key Facts
Table 76: Liberty International Insurance Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 77: Bank of China Group Insurance Company Ltd - Key Facts
Table 78: Bank of China Group Insurance Company Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 79: AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - Key Facts
Table 80: AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2011-2014
Table 81: Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong) Ltd - Key Facts
Table 82: Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong) Ltd - Key Financials (HKD Million), 2010-2014
Table 83: Hong Kong - Insurance Regulatory Framework Key Features
Table 84: Hong Kong - Life Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 85: Hong Kong - Property Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 86: Hong Kong - Motor Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 87: Hong Kong - Liability Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 88: Hong Kong - Minimum Cover for Aircraft Liability Per Accident Per Aircraft
Table 89: Hong Kong - Corporation Tax Rates for the Financial Year 2016