Plunkett's Insurance Industry Trends & Statistics 2008 (Summary)

Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.

Published: Oct. 16, 2007 - 45 Pages

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Insurance Industry

1) Introduction to the Insurance Industry

2) Aging Populations Create Challenges and Opportunities for the Insurance Industry

3) Selling Insurance to Consumers in Discount Stores May Grow

4) Sophisticated Risk Management and Prevention Programs Lead to Lower Losses

5) Independent Agencies Continue to Dominate Commercial Insurance, but Play a Lesser Role in Personal Lines

6) Direct Selling and E-Commerce Grow

7) Technology Drives Efficiencies in Back Office Tasks, Underwriting, Agency Networks and Customer Service

8) Homeowner’s Insurance Passes More Risk to the Policy Holders and Relies on Sophisticated Risk Analysis Tools to Set Rates

9) Insurance Industry Reform May Be on the Horizon

10) Insurance Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Continue

11) No End in Sight to the Growth of Specialized Insurance Lines

12) Variable Annuity Accounts Top $1.3 Trillion in the U.S., While Costs and Sales Practices are Scrutinized

13) Major U.S., Japanese and European Insurance Firms See Vast Promise in the Chinese Market

14) Insurers Target Developing Markets

15) Continued Rise in Health Care Costs

16) Employers Push Health Care Costs onto Employees

17) Adoption of Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts Begins to Slow

18) Malpractice Suits Are Blamed for Rising Health Care Costs/Tort Reform Is Capping Awards for Damages

19) Medicare Changes Include Drug Benefits for Seniors/Medicare Advantage Offers Private Fee for Service Plans

20) Hedge Funds Enter the Reinsurance Field in a Big Way

Chapter 2: Insurance Industry Statistics

Insurance Industry Overview

Annual Merger & Acquisition Deal Volume, U.S. Insurance Industry: 2001-2007

Largest U.S. Insurance Industry Merger & Acquisition Deals: 2006

Top 25 Global Insurance Companies by Revenues: 2006

Top 10 U.S.-Based Publicly-Traded Insurance Companies by Revenues: 2006

Top 20 Global Property & Casualty Insurance Companies by Revenues: 2006

Assets & Liabilities of U.S. Property-Casualty Insurance Companies: 2001-2nd Quarter 2007

Typical U.S. Automobile Insurance Costs per Year: 2007

Top 20 Global Life Insurance Companies by Revenues: 2006

Assets & Liabilities of U.S. Life Insurance Companies: 2001-2nd Quarter 2007

Top 10 Global Health Insurance Companies by Revenues: 2006

Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount and Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected

Years 2002-2006

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The Nation's Health Dollar: 2007 (Estimated), Where It Came From

People without Health Insurance for the Entire Year, U.S.: 2004-2006

Percent of Persons under Age 65 Years without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group & Sex:

U.S.: 2006

Medicare Deductible, Co-Payment & Premium Amounts: 2008

Employment in the Insurance Industry, U.S.: 2000-2006

Employment & Earnings in Insurance Industry Occupations, U.S.: May

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