Life Insurance - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2016-2025
Summary
Global Life Insurance industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2016-20, and forecast to 2025). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The value of the life insurance market is shown in terms of gross premium incomes from mortality protection and retirement savings plans.
- All market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e., without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2020 annual average exchange rates.
- Forecast figures presented in this report are calculated using crisis scenarios for the market. The length of the pandemic and restrictions introduced by various countries are still difficult to predict. Many governments had introduced the national lockdowns and temporarily banned sales of products that are deemed non-essential. As the length of the pandemic and its impact on this market is not certain, the data used in this report has been modeled taking forecast impacts on national economics into consideration.
- The global life insurance market had total gross written premiums of $2,724.9bn in 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2% between 2016 and 2020.
- The Life Insurance segment was the market's most lucrative in 2020, with total gross written premiums of $1,939.5bn, equivalent to 71.2% of the market's overall value.
- The COVID-19 pandemic, which first took hold in China in 2019 and spread across the rest of the world in early 2020, has had a dramatic impact on the life insurance market, with cuts to interest rates affecting life insurance companies’ profits.
Scope- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global life insurance market
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- Leading company profiles reveal details of key life insurance market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global life insurance market with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy- What was the size of the global life insurance market by value in 2020?
- What will be the size of the global life insurance market in 2025?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global life insurance market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- Who are the top competitors in the global life insurance market?
Companies Mentioned
China Life Insurance Co Ltd
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chin
Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc
Prudential Plc
Credit Agricole SA
CNP Assurances SA
AXA SA
BNP Paribas SA
R+V Versicherung AG
Assicurazioni Generali SpA
Poste Italiane SpA
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
Allianz SE
Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co
TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Ltd
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Challenger Ltd
AIA Group Ltd
Knights of Columbus
Assurant Inc
Globe Life Inc
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd
Huaxia Life Insurance Co Ltd
Nationale-Nederlanden Levensverzekering M
AEGON NV
ASR Nederland NV
VidaCaixa, S.A.U. de Seguros y Reaseguros
Mapfre SA
Ibercaja Banco SA
Aviva Plc
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
Lloyds Banking Group Plc
American International Group Inc (AIG)
New York Life Insurance Co
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
MetLife Inc
Prudential Financial Inc
- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Category segmentation
- 1.4. Geography segmentation
- 1.5. Market share
- 1.6. Competitive Landscape
- 2 Introduction
- 2.1. What is this report about?
- 2.2. Who is the target reader?
- 2.3. How to use this report
- 2.4. Definitions
- 3 Global Life Insurance
- 3.1. Market Overview
- 3.2. Market Data
- 3.3. Market Segmentation
- 3.4. Market outlook
- 3.5. Five forces analysis
- 4 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 4.1. Country data
- 5 Life Insurance in Asia-Pacific
- 5.1. Market Overview
- 5.2. Market Data
- 5.3. Market Segmentation
- 5.4. Market outlook
- 5.5. Five forces analysis
- 6 Life Insurance in Europe
- 6.1. Market Overview
- 6.2. Market Data
- 6.3. Market Segmentation
- 6.4. Market outlook
- 6.5. Five forces analysis
- 7 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 7.1. Country data
- 8 Life Insurance in France
- 8.1. Market Overview
- 8.2. Market Data
- 8.3. Market Segmentation
- 8.4. Market outlook
- 8.5. Five forces analysis
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Life Insurance in Germany
- 10.1. Market Overview
- 10.2. Market Data
- 10.3. Market Segmentation
- 10.4. Market outlook
- 10.5. Five forces analysis
- 11 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 11.1. Country data
- 12 Life Insurance in Italy
- 12.1. Market Overview
- 12.2. Market Data
- 12.3. Market Segmentation
- 12.4. Market outlook
- 12.5. Five forces analysis
- 13 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 13.1. Country data
- 14 Life Insurance in Japan
- 14.1. Market Overview
- 14.2. Market Data
- 14.3. Market Segmentation
- 14.4. Market outlook
- 14.5. Five forces analysis
- 15 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 15.1. Country data
- 16 Life Insurance in Australia
- 16.1. Market Overview
- 16.2. Market Data
- 16.3. Market Segmentation
- 16.4. Market outlook
- 16.5. Five forces analysis
- 17 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 17.1. Country data
- 18 Life Insurance in Canada
- 18.1. Market Overview
- 18.2. Market Data
- 18.3. Market Segmentation
- 18.4. Market outlook
- 18.5. Five forces analysis
- 19 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 19.1. Country data
- 20 Life Insurance in China
- 20.1. Market Overview
- 20.2. Market Data
- 20.3. Market Segmentation
- 20.4. Market outlook
- 20.5. Five forces analysis
- 21 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 21.1. Country data
- 22 Life Insurance in The Netherlands
- 22.1. Market Overview
- 22.2. Market Data
- 22.3. Market Segmentation
- 22.4. Market outlook
- 22.5. Five forces analysis
- 23 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 23.1. Country data
- 24 Life Insurance in Spain
- 24.1. Market Overview
- 24.2. Market Data
- 24.3. Market Segmentation
- 24.4. Market outlook
- 24.5. Five forces analysis
- 25 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 25.1. Country data
- 26 Life Insurance in The United Kingdom
- 26.1. Market Overview
- 26.2. Market Data
- 26.3. Market Segmentation
- 26.4. Market outlook
- 26.5. Five forces analysis
- 27 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 27.1. Country data
- 28 Life Insurance in The United States
- 28.1. Market Overview
- 28.2. Market Data
- 28.3. Market Segmentation
- 28.4. Market outlook
- 28.5. Five forces analysis
- 29 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 29.1. Country data
- 30 Company Profiles
- 31 Appendix
- 31.1. Methodology
- 31.2. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Global life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Table 2: Global life insurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 3: Global life insurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 4: Global life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Table 5: Global life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Table 6: Global size of population (million), 2016-20
- Table 7: Global gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 8: Global gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 9: Global inflation, 2016-20
- Table 10: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
- Table 11: Global exchange rate, 2016-20
- Table 12: Asia-Pacific life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Table 13: Asia-Pacific life insurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 14: Asia-Pacific life insurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 15: Asia-Pacific life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Table 16: Asia-Pacific life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Table 17: Europe life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Table 18: Europe life insurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 19: Europe life insurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 20: Europe life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Table 21: Europe life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Table 22: Europe size of population (million), 2016-20
- Table 23: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 24: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 25: Europe inflation, 2016-20
- Table 26: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
- Table 27: Europe exchange rate, 2016-20
- Table 28: France life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Table 29: France life insurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 30: France life insurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 31: France life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Table 32: France life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Table 33: France size of population (million), 2016-20
- Table 34: France gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 35: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 36: France inflation, 2016-20
- Table 37: France consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
- Table 38: France exchange rate, 2016-20
- Table 39: Germany life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Table 40: Germany life insurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 41: Germany life insurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 42: Germany life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Table 43: Germany life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Table 44: Germany size of population (million), 2016-20
- Table 45: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 46: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 47: Germany inflation, 2016-20
- Table 48: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
- Table 49: Germany exchange rate, 2016-20
- Table 50: Italy life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Table 51: Italy life insurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 52: Italy life insurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 53: Italy life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Table 54: Italy life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Table 55: Italy size of population (million), 2016-20
- Table 56: Italy gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 57: Italy gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 58: Italy inflation, 2016-20
- Table 59: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
- Table 60: Italy exchange rate, 2016-20
- Table 61: Japan life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Table 62: Japan life insurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 63: Japan life insurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 64: Japan life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Table 65: Japan life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Table 66: Japan size of population (million), 2016-20
- Table 67: Japan gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 68: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
- Table 69: Japan inflation, 2016-20
- Table 70: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
- Table 71: Japan exchange rate, 2016-20
- Table 72: Australia life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Table 73: Australia life insurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- Table 74: Australia life insurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Global life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Figure 2: Global life insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 3: Global life insurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 4: Global life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 5: Global life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global life insurance market, 2020
- Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global life insurance market, 2020
- Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global life insurance market, 2020
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global life insurance market, 2020
- Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global life insurance market, 2020
- Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global life insurance market, 2020
- Figure 12: Asia-Pacific life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Figure 13: Asia-Pacific life insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 14: Asia-Pacific life insurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 15: Asia-Pacific life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 16: Asia-Pacific life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Figure 17: Forces driving competition in the life insurance market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
- Figure 18: Drivers of buyer power in the life insurance market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
- Figure 19: Drivers of supplier power in the life insurance market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
- Figure 20: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the life insurance market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
- Figure 21: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the life insurance market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
- Figure 22: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the life insurance market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
- Figure 23: Europe life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Figure 24: Europe life insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 25: Europe life insurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 26: Europe life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 27: Europe life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Figure 28: Forces driving competition in the life insurance market in Europe, 2020
- Figure 29: Drivers of buyer power in the life insurance market in Europe, 2020
- Figure 30: Drivers of supplier power in the life insurance market in Europe, 2020
- Figure 31: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the life insurance market in Europe, 2020
- Figure 32: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the life insurance market in Europe, 2020
- Figure 33: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the life insurance market in Europe, 2020
- Figure 34: France life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Figure 35: France life insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 36: France life insurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 37: France life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 38: France life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Figure 39: Forces driving competition in the life insurance market in France, 2020
- Figure 40: Drivers of buyer power in the life insurance market in France, 2020
- Figure 41: Drivers of supplier power in the life insurance market in France, 2020
- Figure 42: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the life insurance market in France, 2020
- Figure 43: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the life insurance market in France, 2020
- Figure 44: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the life insurance market in France, 2020
- Figure 45: Germany life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Figure 46: Germany life insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 47: Germany life insurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 48: Germany life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 49: Germany life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Figure 50: Forces driving competition in the life insurance market in Germany, 2020
- Figure 51: Drivers of buyer power in the life insurance market in Germany, 2020
- Figure 52: Drivers of supplier power in the life insurance market in Germany, 2020
- Figure 53: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the life insurance market in Germany, 2020
- Figure 54: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the life insurance market in Germany, 2020
- Figure 55: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the life insurance market in Germany, 2020
- Figure 56: Italy life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Figure 57: Italy life insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 58: Italy life insurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 59: Italy life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 60: Italy life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Figure 61: Forces driving competition in the life insurance market in Italy, 2020
- Figure 62: Drivers of buyer power in the life insurance market in Italy, 2020
- Figure 63: Drivers of supplier power in the life insurance market in Italy, 2020
- Figure 64: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the life insurance market in Italy, 2020
- Figure 65: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the life insurance market in Italy, 2020
- Figure 66: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the life insurance market in Italy, 2020
- Figure 67: Japan life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Figure 68: Japan life insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 69: Japan life insurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 70: Japan life insurance market share: % share, by value, 2020
- Figure 71: Japan life insurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
- Figure 72: Forces driving competition in the life insurance market in Japan, 2020
- Figure 73: Drivers of buyer power in the life insurance market in Japan, 2020
- Figure 74: Drivers of supplier power in the life insurance market in Japan, 2020
- Figure 75: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the life insurance market in Japan, 2020
- Figure 76: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the life insurance market in Japan, 2020
- Figure 77: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the life insurance market in Japan, 2020
- Figure 78: Australia life insurance market value: $ billion, 2016-20
- Figure 79: Australia life insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020