The Insurance Industry in Georgia, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2021

Published: Sep, 2017 | Pages: 133 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Insurance | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis

Timetric’s 'The Insurance Industry in Georgia, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2021' report provides detailed analysis of the market trends, drivers and challenges in the Georgian insurance industry.

It provides key performance indicators such as written premium, incurred loss, loss ratio, commissions and expenses, total assets, total investment income and retentions during the review period (2012–2016) and forecast period (2016–2021).

The report also analyzes distribution channels operating in the segment, gives a comprehensive overview of the Georgian 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 'The Insurance Industry in Georgia, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2021' report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Georgian insurance industry, including:

• The Georgian insurance industry's growth prospects by segment and category

• A comprehensive overview of Georgian economy and demographics

• The detailed competitive landscape in the Georgian insurance industry

• The various distribution channels in the Georgian insurance industry

• Detailed regulatory policies of the Georgian insurance industry

• Analysis of natural hazards in Georgian insurance industry

Scope

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the insurance industry in Georgia:

• It provides historical values for the Georgian insurance industry for the report’s 2012–2016 review period, and projected figures for the 2016–2021 forecast period.

• It offers a detailed analysis of the key segments in the Georgian insurance industry, along with market forecasts until 2021.

• It covers an exhaustive list of parameters, including written premium, incurred loss, loss ratio, combined ratio, total assets, total investment income and retentions.

• It analyzes the various distribution channels in Georgia.

• It profiles the top insurance companies in Georgia 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 Georgian insurance industry and each segment and category within it.

• Understand the demand-side dynamics, key market trends and growth opportunities in the Georgian insurance industry.

• Assess the competitive dynamics in the Georgian insurance industry.

• Identify the growth opportunities and market dynamics in key segments.

• Gain insights into key regulations governing the Georgian insurance industry and their impact on companies and the industry's future.

Key Highlights

• On July 8, 2016, the Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia (Supervision Service) made it mandatory for insurance companies to form a joint-stock company to carry out insurance activities.

• Amendments to the state universal healthcare program came into effect on March 1, 2017, which restricts private insurers from participating in the state health insurance program.

• In March, 2017, Aldagi BCI launched a new product related to trip insurance for the Georgian insurance market.

• TBC Bank acquired 100% shares of insurance company Kopenbur in October 2016. This acquisition was in accordance with the bank’s strategy to enhance its product offerings and is an important development for bancassurance.

 Table of Content

1 KEY FACTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3 ECONOMY AND DEMOGRAPHICS

4 INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
4.1 Regional Comparison
4.2 Industry Indicators
4.2.1 Gross written premium
4.2.2 Policies sold
4.2.3 Claims
4.2.4 Assets

5 LIFE INSURANCE OUTLOOK

6 NON-LIFE INSURANCE OUTLOOK
6.1 Property Insurance
6.1.1 Gross written premium
6.1.2 Policies sold
6.1.3 Penetration
6.1.4 Claims
6.2 Motor Insurance
6.2.1 Gross written premium
6.2.2 Policies sold
6.2.3 Penetration
6.2.4 Claims
6.3 Liability Insurance
6.3.1 Gross written premium
6.3.2 Policies sold
6.3.3 Penetration
6.3.4 Claims
6.4 Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance
6.4.1 Gross written premium
6.4.2 Policies sold
6.4.3 Penetration
6.4.4 Claims

7 PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE OUTLOOK
7.1 Personal Accident Insurance
7.1.1 Gross written premium
7.1.2 Policies sold
7.1.3 Penetration
7.1.4 Claims
7.2 Health Insurance
7.2.1 Gross written premium
7.2.2 Policies sold
7.2.3 Penetration
7.2.4 Claims
7.3 Travel Insurance
7.3.1 Gross written premium
7.3.2 Policies sold
7.3.3 Penetration
7.3.4 Claims

8 REINSURANCE OUTLOOK
8.1 Premium Ceded

9 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL OUTLOOK

10 NATURAL AND MAN-MADE HAZARDS
10.1 Flooding
10.2 Earthquakes
10.3 Exposure

11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
11.1 Company Profiles
11.1.1 Georgian Pension and Insurance Holding – company overview
11.1.2 Aldagi BCI – company overview
11.1.3 Imedi L Insurance Company – company overview
11.1.4 Unison Insurance Company Ltd – company overview
11.1.5 International Insurance Company (IRAO) – company overview

12 GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE
12.1 Legislation Overview and Historical Evolution
12.2 Latest Changes in Regulation
12.3 Legislation and Market Practice by Type of Insurance
12.3.1 Life Insurance
12.3.2 Property Insurance
12.3.3 Motor Insurance
12.3.4 Liability insurance
12.3.5 Marine, aviation and transit insurance
12.3.6 Personal accident and health insurance
12.4 Compulsory Insurance
12.4.1 Liability insurance for ships with respect to oil pollution
12.4.2 Aviation liability insurance
12.5 Supervision and Control
12.5.1 International Association of Insurance Supervisors
12.5.2 The Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia
12.5.3 Georgian Insurance Association
12.6 Non-Admitted Insurance Regulations
12.6.1 Overview
12.6.2 Intermediaries
12.6.3 Market practices
12.6.4 Fines and Penalties
12.7 Company Registration and Operations
12.7.1 Type of insurance organization
12.7.2 Establishing a local company
12.7.3 Foreign ownership
12.7.4 Types of license
12.7.5 Capital requirements
12.7.6 Solvency margin
12.7.7 Reserve requirements
12.7.8 Investment regulations
12.7.9 Statutory return requirements
12.7.10 Fee structure
12.8 Taxation
12.8.1 Insurance premium or policy taxation
12.8.2 Withholding taxes on premium paid overseas
12.8.3 Corporate tax
12.8.4 VAT
12.8.5 Captives
12.9 Legal System
12.9.1 Introduction
12.9.2 Access to court
12.9.3 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

13 DATABOOK
13.1 Life Insurance
13.1.1 Policies and premium
13.1.2 Claims and expenses
13.1.3 Assets and investments
13.2 Non-Life Insurance
13.2.1 Policies and premium
13.2.2 Claims and expenses
13.2.3 Assets and investments
13.2.4 Property insurance
13.2.5 Motor insurance
13.2.6 Motor insurance by category
13.2.7 Liability insurance
13.2.8 Marine, aviation and transit insurance
13.3 Personal Accident and Health Insurance
13.3.1 Policies and premium
13.3.2 Claims and expenses
13.3.3 Assets and investments
13.3.4 Personal accident insurance
13.3.5 Health insurance
13.3.6 Travel insurance

14 DEFINITIONS AND METHODOLOGY
14.1 Definitions
14.2 Methodology

15 ABOUT TIMETRIC
15.1 Contact Timetric
15.2 About Timetric
15.3 Timetric’s Services
15.4 Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Georgian Insurance Industry – Key Facts, 2016
Table 2: Georgian Insurance Industry – Leading Insurers, 2016
Table 3: Georgian Government Credit Ratings
Table 4: Georgian Insurance Industry – Gross Written Premium by Segment (GEL Million), 2012–2016
Table 5: Georgian Insurance Industry – Gross Written Premium by Segment (GEL Million), 2016–2021
Table 6: Georgian Insurance Industry – Density (Direct Written Premium Per Capita) by Segment (GEL), 2012–2016
Table 7: Georgian Insurance Industry – Density (Direct Written Premium Per Capita) by Segment (GEL), 2016–2021
Table 8: Georgian Insurance Industry – Number of Policies Sold by Segment (Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 9: Georgian Insurance Industry – Number of Policies Sold by Segment (Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 10: Georgian Insurance Industry – Paid Claims by Segment (GEL Million), 2012–2016
Table 11: Georgian Insurance Industry – Paid Claims by Segment (GEL Million), 2016–2021
Table 12: Georgian Insurance Industry – Total Assets by Segment (GEL Million), 2012–2016
Table 13: Georgian Insurance Industry – Total Assets by Segment (GEL Million), 2016–2021
Table 14: Georgian Life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 15: Georgian Life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 16: Georgian Non-life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 17: Georgian Non-life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 18: Georgian Property Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 19: Georgian Property Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 20: Georgian Property Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 21: Georgian Property Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 22: Georgian Property Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 23: Georgian Property Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 24: Georgian Motor Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 25: Georgian Motor Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 26: Georgian Motor Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 27: Georgian Motor Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 28: Georgian Motor Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 29: Georgian Motor Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 30: Georgian Liability Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 31: Georgian Liability Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 32: Georgian Liability Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 33: Georgian Liability Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 34: Georgian Liability Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Thousands and US$ Thousands), 2012–2016
Table 35: Georgian Liability Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Thousands and US$ Thousands), 2016–2021
Table 36: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 37: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 38: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 39: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 40: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 41: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 42: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 43: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 44: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 45: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 46: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 47: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 48: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Thousand and US$ Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 49: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Thousand and US$ Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 50: Georgian Health Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 51: Georgian Health Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 52: Georgian Health Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 53: Georgian Health Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 54: Georgian Health Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 55: Georgian Health Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 56: Georgian Travel Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 57: Georgian Travel Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million and US$ Million), 2016–2021
Table 58: Georgian Travel Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 59: Georgian Travel Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 60: Georgian Travel Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Thousand and US$ Thousand), 2012–2016
Table 61: Georgian Travel Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Thousand and US$ Thousand), 2016–2021
Table 62: Georgian Reinsurance – Premium Ceded by Insurance Segment (GEL Million), 2012–2016
Table 63: Georgian Reinsurance – Premium Ceded by Insurance Segment (GEL Million), 2016–2021
Table 64: Georgian Average Annual Loss by Natural Hazards (US$ Million), 1990–2014
Table 65: Georgian Life Segment – Market Shares of Leading Insurers (%), 2016
Table 66: Georgian Non-Life Segment – Market Shares of Leading Insurers (%), 2016
Table 67: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Segment – Market Shares of Leading Insurers (%), 2016
Table 68: Georgian Pension and Insurance Holding – Key Facts
Table 69: Aldagi BCI – Key Facts
Table 70: Imedi L Insurance Company – Key Facts
Table 71: Unison Insurance Company Ltd – Key Facts
Table 72: International Insurance Company IRAO – Key Facts
Table 73: Georgia – Insurance Regulatory Framework Key Features
Table 74: Georgia – Life Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 75: Georgia – Property Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 76: Georgia – Motor Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 77: Georgia – Liability Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 78: Georgia – Surcharge for the Financial Year 2016
Table 79: Georgian Life Insurance – Policies and Premium, 2012–2016
Table 80: Georgian Life Insurance – Policies and Premium, 2016–2021
Table 81: Georgian Life Insurance – Claims, 2012–2016
Table 82: Georgian Life Insurance – Claims, 2016–2021
Table 83: Georgian Life Insurance – Assets, 2012–2016
Table 84: Georgian Life Insurance – Assets, 2016–2021
Table 85: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Policies and Premium, 2012–2016
Table 86: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Policies and Premium, 2016–2021
Table 87: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Claims and Expenses, 2012–2016
Table 88: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Claims and Expenses, 2016–2021
Table 89: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Assets and Investments, 2012–2016
Table 90: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Assets and Investments, 2016–2021
Table 91: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Property Insurance, 2012–2016
Table 92: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Property Insurance, 2016–2021
Table 93: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Motor Insurance, 2012–2016
Table 94: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Motor Insurance, 2016–2021
Table 95: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Motor Insurance by Category, 2012–2016
Table 96: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Motor Insurance by Category, 2016–2021
Table 97: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Liability Insurance, 2012–2016
Table 98: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Liability Insurance, 2016–2021
Table 99: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance, 2012–2016
Table 100: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance, 2016–2021
Table 101: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Policies and Premium, 2012–2016
Table 102: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Policies and Premium, 2016–2021
Table 103: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Claims and Expenses, 2012–2016
Table 104: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Claims and Expenses, 2016–2021
Table 105: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Assets and Investments, 2012–2016
Table 106: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Assets and Investments, 2016–2021
Table 107: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Personal Accident Insurance, 2012–2016
Table 108: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Personal Accident Insurance, 2016–2021
Table 109: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Health Insurance, 2012–2016
Table 110: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Health Insurance, 2016–2021
Table 111: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Travel Insurance, 2012–2016
Table 112: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Travel Insurance, 2016–2021
Table 113: Insurance Industry Definitions

List of Figures

Figure 1: Georgian GDP Composition, 2016
Figure 2: Georgian Real GDP (US$ Billion), 2012–2021
Figure 3: Georgian Consumer Price Inflation (%), 2012–2021
Figure 4: Georgian Current Account Balance as Percentage of GDP (%), 2012–2021
Figure 5: Georgian Exchange Rate, 2012–2021
Figure 6: Georgian Unemployment Rate, 2012–2021
Figure 7: Georgian Population by Age Group, 1991–2025
Figure 8: Georgian Life Insurance Penetration – Regional Comparison (%), 2016
Figure 9: Georgian Non-Life Insurance Penetration – Regional Comparison (%), 2016
Figure 10: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance Penetration – Regional Comparison (%), 2016
Figure 11: Georgian Insurance Segment Direct Written Premium Shares – Regional Comparison (%), 2016
Figure 12: Georgian Insurance Industry – Gross Written Premium by Segment, 2012–2021
Figure 13: Georgian Insurance Industry – Density (Direct Written Premium Per Capita) by Segment (GEL), 2012–2021
Figure 14: Georgian Insurance Industry – Number of Policies Sold by Segment (Million), 2012–2021
Figure 15: Georgian Insurance Industry – Paid Claims by Segment (GEL Million), 2012−2021
Figure 16: Georgian Insurance Industry – Total Assets by Segment (GEL Million), 2012−2021
Figure 17: Georgian Life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2012−2021
Figure 18: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2012−2021
Figure 19: Georgian Property Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2012−2021
Figure 20: Georgian Property Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2021
Figure 21: Georgian Property Insurance – Penetration, 2012−2016
Figure 22: Georgian Property Insurance – Penetration, 2016−2021
Figure 23: Georgian Property Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 24: Georgian Motor Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 25: Georgian Motor Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2021
Figure 26: Georgian Motor Insurance – Penetration, 2012−2016
Figure 27: Georgian Motor Insurance – Penetration, 2016−2021
Figure 28: Georgian Motor Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 29: Georgian Liability Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 30: Georgian Liability Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2021
Figure 31: Georgian Liability Insurance – Penetration, 2012−2016
Figure 32: Georgian Liability Insurance – Penetration, 2016−2021
Figure 33: Georgian Liability Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Thousands), 2012–2021
Figure 34: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 35: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2021
Figure 36: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Penetration, 2012−2016
Figure 37: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Penetration, 2016−2021
Figure 38: Georgian Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million), 2016–2021
Figure 39: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 40: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2016–2021
Figure 41: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2021
Figure 42: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Penetration, 2012−2016
Figure 43: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Penetration, 2016−2021
Figure 44: Georgian Personal Accident Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million), 2016–2021
Figure 45: Georgian Health Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2016–2021
Figure 46: Georgian Health Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2021
Figure 47: Georgian Health Insurance – Penetration, 2012−2016
Figure 48: Georgian Health Insurance – Penetration, 2012−2016
Figure 49: Georgian Health Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 50: Georgian Travel Insurance – Gross Written Premium (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 51: Georgian Travel Insurance – Number of Policies sold (Thousand), 2012–2021
Figure 52: Georgian Travel Insurance – Penetration, 2012−2016
Figure 53: Georgian Travel Insurance – Penetration, 2016−2021
Figure 54: Georgian Travel Insurance – Paid Claims (GEL Thousand), 2012–2021
Figure 55: Georgian Reinsurance – Premium Ceded by Insurance Segment (GEL Million), 2012–2021
Figure 56: Georgian Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance ceded (%), 2012−2021
Figure 57: Georgian Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance ceded (%), 2012−2021
Figure 58: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2012−2021
Figure 59: Georgia – Frequency of Hazards by Type, 1990−2014
Figure 60: Georgia – Mortality by Hazard Type, 1990−2014
Figure 61: Georgia – Economic Losses by Hazard Type, 1990−2014
Figure 62: Georgian Life Segment – Market Shares of Leading Insurers (%), 2016
Figure 63: Georgian Non-Life Segment – Market Shares of Leading Insurers (%), 2016
Figure 64: Georgian Personal Accident and Health Segment – Market Shares of Leading Insurers (%), 2016
Figure 65:  Georgia – Insurance Supervision and Control at Various Levels
Figure 66: Georgia – Insurance Regulatory Frameworks for Company Registration and Operation"