Global Life and Non-Life Insurance Market Size

Life and Non-Life Insurance Market Analysis

• The Global Life and Non-Life Insurance market are estimated to grow at a CAGR of approximately 3% during the forecast period.
• Global insurance premiums passed the USD 5 trillion mark for the first time in 2018, equivalent to more than 6% of world gross domestic product, growth came generally from property/casualty insurance expansion in China and other emerging Asian markets. In terms of Global insurance premiums, Asia Pacific holds 32.4%, North America 30.8% and Europe 31.6% in 2018. North America and Europe had the highest insurance penetration rates in 2017, measured by premiums as a percentage of GDP, with 7.1% and 6.5% of GDP, respectively. Asia, which includes the Middle East, and Oceania tied in third place with 5.6%. While Taiwan (21.3%), Hong Kong (17.9%), South Korea (11.6%), Japan (8.6%) and Singapore (8.2%) recorded rates above those seen in North America, about half of the countries in Asia have rates of less than 3% of GDP, with large, populous economies such as Pakistan and Bangladesh registering rates under 1%. Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Africa, hold the most potential for catch-up growth, with penetration rates of 3.06% and 2.96%, respectively.
• The insurTech sector has seen much technological and investment development over the past few years. Traditional insurance business lines such as health, auto, and commercial are being revolutionized by new digital-centric startups. New technologies such as AI and IoT are re-architecting insurance data, the foundation of the insurance industry.