The Insurance Industry in Sri Lanka, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019

Published: Mar, 2016 | Pages: 167 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Insurance | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis
Timetric's 'The Insurance Industry in Sri Lanka, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019' report provides detailed analysis of the market trends, drivers and challenges in the Sri Lankan 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 (2010-2014) and forecast period (2014-2019).

The report also analyzes distribution channels operating in the segment, gives a comprehensive overview of the Sri Lankan 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 Sri Lanka, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019' report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Sri Lankan insurance industry, including:

The Sri Lankan insurance industry's growth prospects by segment and category

A comprehensive overview of Sri Lanka's economy and demographics

Details of the competitive landscape in the Sri Lankan insurance industry

The various distribution channels in the Sri Lankan insurance industry

Details of regulatory policy applicable to the Sri Lankan insurance industry

Analysis of natural hazards in the Sri Lankan insurance industry

Scope
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the insurance industry in Sri Lanka:

It provides historical values for the Sri Lankan insurance industry 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 segments in the Sri Lankan insurance industry, along with market forecasts until 2019.

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 Sri Lanka.

It profiles the top insurance companies in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lankan insurance industry and each segment and category within it.

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

Assess the competitive dynamics in the Sri Lankan insurance industry.

Identify the growth opportunities and market dynamics in key segments.

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

Key Highlights
The non-life segment's growth was primarily a result of an increase in consumer awareness, government expenditure on infrastructure projects, and rising vehicle sales.

Life insurance was the second-largest segment in the Sri Lankan insurance industry in terms of gross written premium.

The personal accident and health insurance segment posted a review-period CAGR of 12.4%, supported by rises in outbound travel, the aging population and life expectancy.

Health insurance was the largest category in the personal accident and health insurance segment, accounting for 86.1% of its gross written premium in 2014.

Growth in the insurance industry and frequent natural disasters forced insurers to share risk with reinsurers.

 Table of Contents
1 Key Facts and Highlights
2 Executive Summary
3 Economy and Demographics
4 Life Insurance Segment
5 Non-Life Insurance Segment
5.1 Property Insurance
5.2 Motor Insurance
5.3 Liability Insurance
5.4 Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance
6 Personal Accident and Health Insurance Segment
6.1 Personal Accident Insurance
6.2 Health Insurance
6.3 Travel Insurance
7 Reinsurance Segment
8 Natural Hazards
8.1 Floods
8.2 Storms
8.3 Droughts
8.4 Landslides
8.5 Exposure
9 Distribution Channel Outlook
10 Competitive Landscape
10.1 Overview
10.2 Leading Companies
10.2.1 Ceylinco Insurance Plc - company overview
10.2.2 Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation - company overview
10.2.3 Union Assurance - company overview
10.2.4 AIA Insurance Lanka Plc - company overview
10.2.5 Janashakthi Insurance Plc- company overview
11 Governance, Risk and Compliance
11.1 Legislation Overview and Historical Evolution
11.2 Latest Changes in Regulations
11.3 Legislation and Market Practice by Type of Insurance
11.3.1 Life insurance
11.3.2 Property insurance
11.3.3 Motor insurance
11.3.4 Liability insurance
11.3.5 Marine, aviation and transit insurance
11.3.6 Personal accident and health insurance
11.4 Compulsory Insurance
11.4.1 Motor third-party liability insurance
11.4.2 Personal Accident and Health Insurance
11.4.3 Professional indemnity insurance for insurance brokers
11.4.4 Weather-based crop insurance for farmers
11.4.5 Oil pollution insurance
11.5 Supervision and Control
11.5.1 International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
11.5.2 Insurance Board of Sri Lanka
11.5.3 Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL)
11.6 Non-Admitted Insurance Regulations
11.6.1 Overview
11.6.2 Intermediaries
11.6.3 Market practices
11.6.4 Fines and penalties
11.7 Company Registration and Operations
11.7.1 Types of insurance organization
11.7.2 Establishing a local company
11.7.3 Foreign ownership
11.7.4 Types of license
11.7.5 Capital requirements
11.7.6 Solvency margins
11.7.7 Reserve requirements
11.7.8 Investment regulations
11.7.9 Statutory return requirements
11.7.10 Fee structure
11.8 Taxation
11.8.1 Insurance premium or policy taxation
11.8.2 Withholding taxes on premium paid overseas
11.8.3 Corporate tax
11.8.4 VAT
11.8.5 Captives
11.9 Legal System
11.9.1 Introduction
11.9.2 Access to court
11.9.3 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
12 Appendix
12.1 Methodology
12.2 Contact Timetric
12.3 About Timetric
12.4 Timetric's Services
12.5 Disclaimer

List of Tables
Table 1: Sri Lankan Insurance Industry - Key Facts
Table 2: Sri Lankan Government Credit Ratings
Table 3: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Paid Claims (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 4: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Paid Claims (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 5: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Incurred Loss (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 6: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Incurred Loss (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 7: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Sum Assured (LKR Million), 2010-2014
Table 8: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Sum Assured (LKR Million), 2014-2019
Table 9: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Net Written Premiums (Percentage of GWP), 2010-2014
Table 10: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Net Written Premiums (Percentage of GWP), 2014-2019
Table 11: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Total Assets (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 12: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Total Assets (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 13: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Total Investment Income (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 14: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Total Investment Income (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 15: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Net Written Premiums (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 16: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Net Written Premiums (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 17: Sri Lankan Registration of Vehicles (2014-2015)
Table 18: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 19: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 20: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 21: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 22: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 23: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 24: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 25: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 26: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Paid Claims (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 27: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Paid Claims (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 28: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Incurred Loss (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 29: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Incurred Loss (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 30: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 31: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 32: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 33: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 34: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Total Assets (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 35: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Total Assets (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 36: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Total Investment Income (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 37: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Total Investment Income (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 38: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Net Written Premiums (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 39: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Net Written Premiums (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 40: Sri Lankan Property Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 41: Sri Lankan Property Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 42: Sri Lankan Motor Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 43: Sri Lankan Motor Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 44: Sri Lankan Liability Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 45: Sri Lankan Liability Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 46: Sri Lankan Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 47: Sri Lankan Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 48: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 49: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 50: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 51: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium by Category (US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 52: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 53: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (US$ Million), 2010-2014
Table 54: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 55: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Direct Written Premium by Category (US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 56: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Paid Claims (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 57: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Paid Claims (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 58: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Incurred Loss (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 59: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Incurred Loss (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 60: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 61: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Loss Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 62: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2010-2014
Table 63: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Combined Ratio (%), 2014-2019
Table 64: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Total Assets (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 65: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Total Assets (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 66: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Total Investment Income (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 67: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Total Investment Income (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 68: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Written Premiums (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 69: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Net Written Premiums (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 70: Sri Lankan Personal Accident Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 71: Sri Lankan Personal Accident Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 72: Sri Lankan Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 73: Sri Lankan Health Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 74: Sri Lankan Travel Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Million), 2010-2014
Table 75: Sri Lankan Travel Insurance - Gross Written Premium (LKR Million), 2014-2019
Table 76: Sri Lankan Reinsurance - Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession) by Insurance Segment (LKR Billion), 2010-2014
Table 77: Sri Lankan Reinsurance - Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession) by Insurance Segment (US$ Billion), 2010-2014
Table 78: Sri Lankan Reinsurance - Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession) by Insurance Segment (LKR Billion), 2014-2019
Table 79: Sri Lankan Reinsurance - Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession) by Insurance Segment (US$ Million), 2014-2019
Table 80: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Percentage of Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession), 2010-2014
Table 81: Sri Lankan Life Insurance - Percentage of Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession), 2014-2019
Table 82: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Percentage of Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession), 2010-2014
Table 83: Sri Lankan Non-Life Insurance - Percentage of Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession), 2014-2019
Table 84: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Percentage of Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession), 2010-2014
Table 85: Sri Lankan Personal Accident and Health Insurance - Percentage of Premiums Ceded (Excluding Retrocession), 2014-2019
Table 86: Sri Lankan Average Annual Loss by Hazard (US$ Million), 1990-2014
Table 87: Sri Lankan General Insurance Brokering Companies  - Market Share, 2014
Table 88: Sri Lankan Life Insurance Brokering Companies  - Market Share, 2014
Table 89: Sri Lankan Insurance Industry - Market Share, 2014
Table 90: Sri Lankan Life Insurance Segment - Market Share, 2014
Table 91: Sri Lankan General Insurance - Market Share, 2014
Table 92: Ceylinco Insurance Plc - Key Facts
Table 93: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation - Key Facts
Table 94: Union Assurance - Key Facts
Table 95: AIA Insurance Lanka Plc - Key Facts
Table 96: Janashakthi Insurance Plc - Key Facts
Table 97: Sri Lanka - Insurance Regulatory Framework Key Features
Table 98: Sri Lanka - Life Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 99: Sri Lanka - Maximum Commission Payable to an Insurance Agent
Table 100: Sri Lanka - Property Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 101: Sri Lanka - Motor Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 102: Sri Lanka - Liability Insurance Regulatory Framework
Table 103: Sri Lanka - Benefits of Mandatory Crop Insurance
Table 104: Sri Lanka - Liability Limits of Oil Pollution Insurance
Table 105: Sri Lanka - Corporate Tax Rates for the Financial Year 2016