World Market Reinsurance

• Publication date: May 2012
• Report size: 35 pages

The profile also contains descriptions of the key companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the industry . Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Global reinsurance industry . Includes industry size data, textual and graphical analysis of industry growth trends, main industry players and macroeconomic information. Key Market Facts *The global reinsurance in...

The profile also contains descriptions of the key companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the industry . Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Global reinsurance industry . Includes industry size data, textual and graphical analysis of industry growth trends, main industry players and macroeconomic information.

Key Market Facts

*The global reinsurance industry is valued as the amount of direct insurance ceded to reinsurers according to that line of business. The industry value reflects gross written premiums ceded to the reinsurer. Industrieshare reflects net insurance premiums earned by the reinsurers for providing reinsurance cover only. Any direct premiums written by the industry players have been excluded.

*The global reinsurance industry reached USD 165.5 billion of gross written premiums ceded to the reinsurer in 2009, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -3.5% for the period spanning from 2005 to 2009 .

*The property sector was the industry 's most lucrative in 2010, generating total gross written premiums ceded to the reinsurer of USD 66.1 billion, equivalent to 39.5% of the industry 's overall gross written premiums ceded.

*The performance of the industry is projection to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.3% for the five-year period from 2010 to 2015 .

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and key companies in the reinsurance industry in Global

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the globalreinsurance industry

Leading industry player profiles reveal details of key reinsurance industry players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Global reinsurance industry with five year projections

Key Questions Answered

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Global Reinsurance Industry

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
MARKET SHARE 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 16
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 23
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 23
Hannover Rückversicherung AG 28
Munich Re 32
Swiss Re Group 36
MARKET FORECASTS 40
Market value projection 40
APPENDIX 41
Methodology 41
Industry associations 42
Related Datamonitor research 42
Disclaimer 43
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 44
Premium Reports 44
Summary Reports 44
Datamonitor consulting 44

Index of Tables
Data table 1: Global reinsurance market sales : USD billion, 2006–10 10
Data table 2: Global reinsurance industry sector ation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Data table 3: Global reinsurance industry sector ation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Data table 4: Global reinsurance industry share: % share, by value, 2010 13
Data table 5: Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.: key facts 23
Data table 6: Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.: key financials ($) 26
Data table 7: Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.: key financial ratios 26
Data table 8: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: key facts 28
Data table 9: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: key financials ($) 30
Data table 10: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: key financials (€) 30
Data table 11: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: key financial ratios 30
Data table 12: Munich Re: key facts 32
Data table 13: Munich Re: key financials ($) 34
Data table 14: Munich Re: key financials (€) 34
Data table 15: Munich Re: key financial ratios 34
Data table 16: Swiss Re Group: key facts 36
Data table 17: Swiss Re Group: key financials ($) 38
Data table 18: Swiss Re Group: key financials (CHF) 38
Data table 19: Swiss Re Group: key financial ratios 38
Data table 20: Global reinsurance market sales projection : USD billion, 2010–15 40

Index of Figures
Chart 1: Global reinsurance market sales : USD billion, 2006–10 10
Chart 2: Global reinsurance industry sector ation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Chart 3: Global reinsurance industry sector ation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Chart 4: Global reinsurance industry share: % share, by value, 2010 13
Chart 5: Forces driving competition in the global reinsurance industry, 2010 14
Chart 6: Drivers of buyer power in the global reinsurance industry, 2010 16
Chart 7: Drivers of supplier power in the global reinsurance industry, 2010 17
Chart 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global reinsurance industry, 2010 18
Chart 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global reinsurance industry, 2010 20
Chart 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global reinsurance industry, 2010 21
Chart 11: Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.: revenues & profitability 27
Chart 12: Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.: assets & liabilities 27
Chart 13: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: revenues & profitability 31
Chart 14: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: assets & liabilities 31
Chart 15: Munich Re: revenues & profitability 35
Chart 16: Munich Re: assets & liabilities 35
Chart 17: Swiss Re Group: revenues & profitability 39
Chart 18: Swiss Re Group: assets & liabilities 39
Chart 19: Global reinsurance market sales projection : USD billion, 2010–15 40