The year 2006 appears to be an exceptional year for global insurance industry as a whole, with a few catastrophe losses, double-digit profits and renewed investor interest in insurance stocks. The financial and underwriting performance of the property/casualty insurance industry in 2006 was strong. Insurers face a variety of challenges unrelated to catastrophe losses; these challenges include increasing price pressure that could erode underwriting performance and profitability.
The Global Insurance Industry Insight-2007 provides an overall coverage of the industry. The report essentially covers the macro issues and gives a broad overview of the industry. It consists of chapters including the industry overview, major markets associated with the sector, the major players driving the industry, regulatory aspects, mergers and acquisitions and critical success factors related to the insurance industry. This report provides the profiles of the major players in the insurance industry and the future outlook of the players.
