Global Reinsurance

Introduction

Global Reinsurance industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Global reinsurance market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The global reinsurance market is valued as the amount of direct insurance ceded to reinsurers according to that line of business. The market value reflects gross written premiums ceded to the reinsurer. Market share reflects gross written premiums by the reinsurers for providing reinsurance cover only. Any direct premiums written by the companies have been excluded.

*The global reinsurance market grew by 1.1% in 2011, to reach a value of $217.5 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2% for the period spanning 2007-2011.

*The property segment was the market's most lucrative in 2011, with total ceded premiums of $84.1 billion, equivalent to 38.7% of the market's overall value.

*The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.9% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $251.2 billion by the end of 2016.

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Key Questions Answered

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Global Reinsurance Industry

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 2
Market value 2
Market value forecast 2
Category segmentation 2
Geography segmentation 2
Market share 2
Market rivalry 2
Market Overview 7
Market definition 7
Market analysis 7
Market Data 8
Market value 8
Market Segmentation 9
Category segmentation 9
Geography segmentation 10
Market share 11
Market Outlook 12
Market value forecast 12
Five Forces Analysis 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Threat of substitutes 18
Degree of rivalry 19
Leading Companies 21
American International Group, Inc. 21
Hannover Rückversicherung AG 24
Munich Re 27
Swiss Re Group 30
Appendix 33
Methodology 33
Industry associations 34
Related MarketLine research 34

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global reinsurance market value: $ billion, 2007–11 8
Table 2: Global reinsurance market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 9
Table 3: Global reinsurance market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 10
Table 4: Global reinsurance market share: % share, by value, 2011 11
Table 5: Global reinsurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 12
Table 6: American International Group, Inc.: key facts 21
Table 7: American International Group, Inc.: key financials ($) 22
Table 8: American International Group, Inc.: key financial ratios 22
Table 9: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: key facts 24
Table 10: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: key financials ($) 25
Table 11: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: key financials (€) 25
Table 12: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: key financial ratios 25
Table 13: Munich Re: key facts 27
Table 14: Munich Re: key financials ($) 28
Table 15: Munich Re: key financials (€) 28
Table 16: Munich Re: key financial ratios 28
Table 17: Swiss Re Group: key facts 30
Table 18: Swiss Re Group: key financials ($) 31
Table 19: Swiss Re Group: key financials (CHF) 31
Table 20: Swiss Re Group: key financial ratios 31

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global reinsurance market value: $ billion, 2007–11 8
Figure 2: Global reinsurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 9
Figure 3: Global reinsurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 10
Figure 4: Global reinsurance market share: % share, by value, 2011 11
Figure 5: Global reinsurance market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 12
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global reinsurance market, 2011 13
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global reinsurance market, 2011 14
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global reinsurance market, 2011 15
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global reinsurance market, 2011 16
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global reinsurance market, 2011 18
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global reinsurance market, 2011 19
Figure 12: American International Group, Inc.: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 13: American International Group, Inc.: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 14: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 15: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 16: Munich Re: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 17: Munich Re: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 18: Swiss Re Group: revenues & profitability 32
Figure 19: Swiss Re Group: assets & liabilities 32