Facts and Figures
Economic Research & Consulting — Swiss Re's centre of competence for global insurance market analyses and publisher of the internationally respected sigma series — offers you at a glance the most important indicators for the insurance industry. These include world insurance premium volumes and growth rates in life and non-life insurance according to region and country. Categorised data on losses due to natural and man-made catastrophes are also available. In addition, highlights from recent sigma publications are presented.
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Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters 2007: high losses in Europe |
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Number of events 1970-2007 |
Numbers of victims 1970-2007 |
Insured catastrophe losses 1970-2007 |
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Insured flood events 1970-2007 |
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To your health: diagnosing the state of healthcare and the global private medical insurance industry |
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Healthcare spending funded by private prepaid plans, 2007 estimates |
The world's top health underwriters by net premiums earned, 2006 |
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Bancassurance: emerging trends, opportunities and challenges |
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Share of bancassurance distribution in selected markets in % |
Market share of bancassurance in European life insurance markets |
Market share of bancassurance in European non-life insurance markets |
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Market share of bancassurance in household insurance |
Market share of bancassurance in private motor insurance |
Bancassurance penetration in selected emerging life insurance markets, 2005 |
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World insurance in 2006: Premiums came back to "life" |
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Global Premium Growth |
Life Business Development By Region |
Non-Life Business Development By Region |
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Life insurance growth, penetration and density by region |
Non-life insurance growth, penetration and density by region |
Total insurance growth, penetration and density by region |
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Annuities: a private solution to longevity risk |
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Life Expectancy |
Total Pension Expenditure |
Total Assets |
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Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2006 |
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Number Of Events 1970-2006 |
Number Of Victims 1970-2006 |
Insured Catastrophe Losses |
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Interest Margins For Selected Catastrophe Bonds |
Reference Losses |
Reference Losses US & Japan |
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Insurance in emerging markets |
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Agriculture share of GDP across emerging market regions |
Agricultural output distribution across emerging markets |
Agricultural Premiums In Emerging Markets |
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Agricultural Premiums By Region |
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Securitization - new opportunities for insurers and investors |
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Total ILS issued & outstanding |
Outstanding life bonds by type (USDmn) |
P&C bonds issued & outstanding |
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P&C cat bond spreads (July 2004 - August 2006) |
Returns to cat bonds and corporate bonds (January 2002 - August 2006) |
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Credit insurance and surety: solidifying commitments |
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Geographic distribution of credit insurance |
Geographic distribution of surety |
Surety penetration rates over time: 1990 - 2004 |
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Consolidation trends in credit insurance |
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