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Market Guide: Life Insurance and Pensions in Spain 2006

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Apr. 17, 2007 - 37 Pages


Table of Contents



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Market overview

Market forecasts

Market regulation

Competitive market structure

Market leaders

INTRODUCTION

What is this report about?

Who is the target reader?

How to use this report

CHAPTER 1 MARKET OVERVIEW

Introduction

Key findings

In the last five years, the Spanish life and pensions market has experienced negative compound year-on-year growth

Since 2003, the proportion of premium income attributed to individual policies has increased to roughly 80%

Between 2003 and 2005, premium income from non unit-linked insurance recovered, following the decline of the previous two years

Bonds consistently account for more than 60% of the investment assets of life and pensions insurance companies

CHAPTER 2 MARKET FORECASTS

Introduction

Key findings

Over the next 5 years, premium income is set to grow at a compound annual rate of 6.9%

CHAPTER 3 MARKET REGULATION

Introduction

Key findings

The DGSFP regulates the Spanish insurance sector

The Insurance Mediation Directive creates a single passport for insurance intermediaries and enhances consumer choice

Insurance companies which belong to financial conglomerates face additional supervisory requirements

The Life Insurance register facilitates benefit claims

New legislation expands the market for occupational pensions providers

The revised income tax regime incentivizes retirement savings through insurance

Upcoming laws will enhance consumer protection

CHAPTER 4 COMPETITIVE MARKET STRUCTURE

Introduction 25

Key findings 25

Life insurance companies and mutual provident societies dominate the Spanish life and pensions market, by number

The top 5 life insurers control 37% of the market, by premium income

Banks & savings banks generate the single highest proportion of life & pensions premium income

CHAPTER 5 MARKET LEADERS

Introduction

Key findings

Mapfre Vida is the life insurance market leader, based on premium income

Vida Caixa trails the market leader in the life insurance sector

BBVA Seguros ranks third among life insurance companies

Ibercaja Vida is the fourth highest ranked life insurer by premium income

Bansabadell Vida rounds out the top 5 life insurers

APPENDIX

Definitions

Further reading

Wealth, Investments & Protection writing team




LIST OF TABLES




Table 1: Life and pensions insurance premium income, segmented by product, EURm, 2001-2005

Table 2: Life and pensions insurance premium income, segmented by product, in percentages, 2001-2005

Table 3: Life and pensions insurance premium income, segmented by buyer, EURm, 2001-2005

Table 4: Life and pensions insurance premium income, segmented by buyer, in percentages, 2001-2005

Table 5: Life and pensions insurance premium income, segmented by investment risk, EURm, 2001-2005

Table 6: Life and pensions insurance premium income, segmented by investment risk, in percentages

Table 7: Investment assets of life and pensions insurance companies, EURm, 2001-2005

Table 8: Investment assets of life and pensions insurance companies, in percentages, 2001-2005

Table 9: Life and pensions insurance premium income, segmented by product, EURm, 2006-2010

Table 10: Life and pensions insurance premium income, segmented by product, in percentages, 2006-2010

Table 11: Number of life insurance and pensions providers, segmented by type, as at Dec 2005

Table 12: Top 5 life insurers by premium income, as at Dec 2005

Table 13: Life insurance premium income, segmented by distribution channel, in percentages, Jan-Dec 2005




LIST OF FIGURES




Figure 1: Negative compound annual growth in pensions premiums has counteracted growth in the life insurance market

Figure 2: Individual policies account for the majority of life and pensions premium income.

Figure 3: The decline in premium income from unit-linked insurance has exceeded that for non unit-linked policies

Figure 4: Since 2003 the proportion of the portfolio of investments of life and pensions insurance companies held in cash has declined significantly

Figure 5: The market will be split almost equally between life and pensions, with pensions premiums growing at a slightly faster rate

Figure 6: Spanish life insurance companies represent 57% of the life & pensions market, by number

Figure 7: Mapfre Vida leads the Spanish life insurance sector

Figure 8: Banks & savings banks account for roughly 70% of premium income

Abstract

Introduction

This report is most appropriate for companies looking for an overview of the life insurance and pensions markets in order to assess the level of market opportunity (using our market data and forecasts), regulatory barriers and opportunities, and level of competition in the market. For more detailed market data please refer to Datamonitor's European Life and Pensions Interactive Database 2006.

Scope

Presents competitor market data for life insurance and pensions companies; Assesses regulatory barriers and opportunities; 5 years historic data from 2001-5 and 5 year forecast to 2010.

Highlights

The new income tax law introduced systematic savings plans - PIAS (Planes Individuales de Ahorro Sistemático). Industry practitioners predict that PIAS will replace other types of life insurance for retirement and that, in some cases, contributions previously made to pension plans will be split between these and PIAS. In 2005, banks were the primary distribution channel for life insurance, when considered in terms of total premium income. However, insurance brokers and agents together accounted for the majority of new life premiums (36.32% and 35.44%, respectively). This represents a reduced proportion attributable to brokers and agents, when compared to 2004. Mapfre Vida is the largest life insurance company in Spain, measured by premium income. The company falls under the Mapfre-Caja Madrid Holding de Entidades Aseguradoras, S.A, which was created out of a strategic alliance between the Mapfre Group and Caja Madrid in 2000. The insurer reaches its customers through Mapfre and Caja Madrid branches.

Reasons to Purchase

Get an overview of the life and pensions market, including past growth and forecast growth; Assess regulatory barriers and opportunities affecting life insurance and pensions in this country; Analyze competition from life insurance compan

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