发布时间：2008.3

摘要

Countries covered: France

The French Insurance Industry Report provides insightful analysis, market overview, industry structure and outlook of life and non-life insurance industries in the country. Richly laden with quantitative analysis, the report provides the reader with a rudimentary statistical preface to the French insurance industry. A synopsized discussion offers preludes to other insurance markets within the non-life insurance sector, such as auto, property and Marine Aviation Transport (MAT) insurance. The closely summarized French market report is designed to offer a macro level picture of the trends, market structure/basics, recent mergers & acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments witnessed by the industry. Also provided is a compilation of recent past/ historical perspective of the country’s insurance market and corporate developments within the industry. The report examines the leading companies’ footing in insurance markets at regional level, along with their annual written premiums and/ or market shares. Regional key and niche players briefly discussed and abstracted in the report include AXA Group, BNP Paribas Assurance, CNP Assurances, Coface Group, Euler & Hermes SA, Groupama, Pacifica - Crédit Agricole, and Scor SE.

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目录及图表

1. Market Overview

France: A Leading European Life Insurance Market

Motor Insurance Hogs the Limelight

New Products Drive Growth

Table 1: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Insurance Industry by Segment - Life & Non-Life Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Premium Income in US$

Billion for the Years 2006 through 2010 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 2: French 5-Year Perspective for Insurance Industry by

Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Premium Income for Life

and Non-Life Markets for 2006, 2008, and 2010 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 3: French Insurance Industry (2006): Per Capita Premium

in US$, and Penetration of Insurance by Category - Life and

Non-Life

Table 4: French Insurance Industry (2007 & 2008): Percentage

Breakdown of Premium Income by Category - Life Insurance,

Automobile, Bodily Injury, Property and Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 5: French Insurance Industry (2006 & 2007): Percentage

Breakdown of Insurance Companies’ Investment Channels by

Category - Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Equities, Real

Estate and Others. (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

The Leaders

Table 6: French Insurance Industry (2004): Gross Written

Premium in US$ Million by Leading Companies for AXA, CNP,

Prédica/Pacifica, AGF, Groupama, Generali France, BNP Paribas

assurance, Sogecap, ACM and Aviva France (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. A Fragmented Market

Table 7: Number of Insurance Companies Operating in France

(2002-2003)

Foreign Re-insurers in France

French Firms Fared Well Overseas

Table 8: French Insurance Industry (2006 & 2007): Percentage

Breakdown of Premiums Earned by French Insurers in the

European Union by Country - United Kingdom, Germany, Italy,

Belgium, Spain and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Table 9: French Insurance Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown

of Premium Income Earned by French Re-insurers Abroad

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 10: French Reinsurance Industry (2007 & 2008):

Percentage Breakdown of French Reinsurers Geographical Spread

by Region - Europe, Americas, Asia and Other Regions

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 11: French Reinsurance Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage

Breakdown of Premium Income Earned by French Reinsurers

Abroad (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Review of Sectors

3a. Life Insurance

Life Insurance Highlights

The Market Leaders

Table 12: Leading Players in French Life Insurance Market

(2006 & 2007): Percentage Market Share of Premiums by Company

- CNP, Crédit Agricole, Axa, Generali, BNP and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 13: French Life Insurance Industry (2004): Gross

Written Premium in US$ Million by Leading Companies for CNP,

Prédica/Pacifica, AXA, Generali France, BNP Paribas

assurance, Sogecap, AGF, Groupama, ACM and Aviva France

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 14: French Life Insurance Industry (2002): Gross

Written Premium in US$ Billion by Leading Companies for CNP,

AXA, Credit Agricole, BNP, Generali, AGF, Sogecap, ACM,

Aviva, and Groupama (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 15: Top-Five Players in the French Life Insurance

Industry (2001) - Gross Written Premiums in US$ Billion for

CNP, Credit Agricole, AXA France, BNP Paribas, and Credit

Mutuel - CIC (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Factors Favoring Growth

Life Insurance: A Source of Funding

Life Products

Table 16: French Insurance Industry (2005): Percentage

Breakdown of Insurance Companies’ Investment Channels by

Category (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Banks in Life Insurance

Industry Trends

Health Insurance Boosts the Segment’s Phenomenal Growth

Table 17: French Life and Health Insurance Market (2002):

Total Premium Income by Category in Euro Billion (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Fastest Growing Life Products in France

Shift in Household Preference

Health Insurance

Groupama -The Market Leader

Retirement Funding

Professional Pension Contracts

Table 18: French Insurance Market (2002): Professional

Pension Contracts Written by Insurance Companies in Euro

Billion (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Tax Benefits to Help Pension Funds Growth

Compulsory Pension (Contributory State Pension)

Safety Net Pension (Non-Contributory State Pension)

Occupational Pension (Voluntary)

Personal Pensions and Other Retirement Savings (Voluntary)

3b. Non-Life Insurance

Table 19: French Non-Life Insurance Market (2006 & 2007):

Percentage Breakdown of Written Premiums by Category - Motor,

Fire, Accident, General Liability, Construction, Natural

Catastrophes, Transport and Miscellaneous (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 20: French Non-Life Insurance Market (2006 & 2007):

Percentage Breakdown of Ceded Premiums by Category - Fire,

Natural Catastrophes, Motor, Accident, General Liability,

Transport, Construction and Miscellaneous (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

The Market Leaders

Table 21: Leading Players in French Property & Casualty

(P&C) Insurance Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage Market Share

of Premiums by Company - Axa, Groupama, AGF, Generali, CNP

and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 22: French Property and Casualty Insurance Industry

(2004): Gross Written Premium in US$ Million by Leading

Companies for Groupama, AXA, AGF, Generali France, CNP, ACM,

Aviva France and Prédica/Pacifica (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Table 23: French Non-Life Insurance Industry (2002): Gross

Written Premium in US$ Billion by Leading Companies for

Groupama GAN, AXA, AGF Allianz, Generali, Mutual du Mans,

Azur GMF, MACIF, MAIF, MAAF, and ACM (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Table 24: Top-Five Players in the French Non-Life Insurance

Industry (2001) - Gross Written Premiums in US$ Billion for

AXA, Groupama GAN, AGF Allianz, MACIF, and Azur GMF

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Property and Casualty Insurance: Market Overview

Table 25: French Property and Casualty Insurance Market

(2005): Premiums in € Billion by Category - Automobile,

Commercial Property, Construction, General liability, and

Homeowners Comprehensive (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 26: French Property and Casualty Insurance Market

(2005): Percentage Breakdown of Coverage Costs Under

Homeowners‘ Comprehensive Policies by Category - Fire,

Liability, Natural Disasters, Theft, Water Damage, and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 27: French Property and Casualty Insurance Market

(2002): Categories Ranked by Primary Business Premium in

Euro Billion (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Commercial Property Insurance

Table 28: French Commercial Property Insurance Market

(2002): Premiums by Category in Euro Billion (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

3c. Auto Insurance

High Mortalities from Auto Accidents

3d. Marine Aviation Transport (MAT) Insurance

Table 29: French MAT Insurance Market (2005): Percentage

Breakdown of Premium Income by Category - Aviation, Cargo,

Hull, and Space (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 30: French Marine Insurance Market (2004): Percentage

Market Share for Allianz, AXA, Generali, Groupama, and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 31: French MAT Insurance Market (2002): Premium Income

by Category in Euro Million (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Marine and Transport Insurance Market Recovers

4. Reinsurance

Table 32: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Reinsurance Industry by Segment - Life & Non-Life Markets

Independently Analyzed with Gross Premium Income in Euro

Billion for the Years 2005 through 2009 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 33: French 5-Year Perspective for Reinsurance Industry

by Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Gross Premium Income for

Life and Non-Life Markets for 2005, 2007, and 2009 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 34: French Reinsurance Industry (2006 & 2007):

Percentage Breakdown of Gross Written Premiums by Leading

Companies for Scor, Axa Re, CCR, Partner Re, Paris Re and

Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Distribution

Insurance Distribution Methods in France - A Comparison

Distribution Channels Play a Vital Role

Table 35: French Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance Market

(2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Premium Income by

Distribution Channel - Tied Agents, Direct Writing

Companies, Brokers, Bancassurance, Salaried Sales Associates

and Other Alternative Channels (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Table 36: French Life Insurance Market (2005): Percentage

Breakdown of Life Insurance Policy Distributors - Banks,

Brokers, Employee Networks, General Agents, and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 37: French Insurance Market (2004): Percentage

Breakdown of Premium Income by Distribution Channel

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Product Launch

AXA Launches Group Individual Accident Insurance

6. Recent Industry Activity

HSBC France to Buy Remaining Stake in Erisa and Erisa IARD

CNP Acquires Ecureuil

AXA France to Acquire Nationale Suisse

Axa to Acquire Winterthur Group from Credit Suisse Group

SCOR to Acquire Revios

Stone Point Capital to Acquire AXA Ré

Forum Assurances Merges Forum Assurances with Resolution

ACE Sells its Three Run-off Re-insurance Subsidiaries

Cardif Announces Plans to Tap Latvian Insurance Market

Groupama to Acquire Liguria Assicurazioni

Aon Corp Acquires Lange SA

Suravenir to Acquire GE Assurances Vie Plus

Wellington Acquires AXA’s Insurance Business

Coface Acquires Arkwright Insurance

7. Strategic Developments in the Past

General Re Corp. Acquires Stake in KRG

AXA Hikes Stake in Tecis

XL Capital and Five European Insurers form Joint Venture for Terrorism Coverage

Scor Divests Stake in Coface

Gras Savoye & Cie Takes Over Dignac S.A.

AXA Acquires Stake in AXA Aurora Iberica

Axa Corporate Solutions Buys the Hong Kong Marine Business of Markel

CNP Assurances Acquires Stake in Sasse

Groupama Insurances Forms New Division

Societe Generale Creates Inora Life

8. Focus on Select French Players

AXA Group

BNP Paribas Assurance, France - Fourth Largest Life-Insurance Group in France

CNP Assurances.

Coface Group

Euler & Hermes SA

Groupama

Pacifica - Crédit Agricole

Scor SE