DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1ffe69/global_top_10_insu) has announced the addition of the "Global Top 10 Insurance Companies - Industry, Financial and SWOT Analysis" report to their offering.

Scope:

'Top 10 Global Insurance Companies Report: Strategic evaluation of industry and key players' is a business report that provides a comprehensive view of the global insurance industry and its top 10 companies.

The report includes the following:

• Industry analysis including market value, market volume, market share and forecast growth till 2013
• Assessment of intensity of competition based on five-forces model including degree of rivalry, substitutes, new entrants, buyer power and supplier power
• SWOT and 5-year financial analysis of top 10 players in the industry
• Descriptive profiles of the leading players including the strategic initiatives undertaken in the last 12 months

The top 10 companies have been ascertained based on their insurance premiums for the year ended December 2008.

Highlights:

The global insurance industry contracted by 4.2% in 2008 to reach gross written premiums of $3,888.6 billion. The compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of the industry over the period 2004-08 was 4.6%. In 2013, the global insurance market is forecast to have gross written premiums of $4,665.1 billion, an increase of 20% since 2008. The CAGR of the industry in the period 2009-2013 is predicted to be 4.7%.

Global Top 10 insurance companies accounted for 18.7% of global premiums in 2008. AXA had the largest market share at 3.2% and Aegon had the least market share among the top 10 insurance companies at 0.8%. Global Top 10 insurance companies recorded revenues of $611 billion during 2008, a decrease of 37.8% over 2007.

Reasons to Purchase

• Gain insights into the industry, leading companies and competitors through a single report
• Benchmark the leading players using 5-year financial analysis, ratios and adjusted financial statement data
• Form opinions about key players using SWOT Analysis to understand internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats) influencing the companies
• Determine industry attractiveness from five-forces analysis of constituent segments

Key Topics Covered:

• Executive Summary
• Industry analysis
• Industry definition
• Research highlights
• Market Value
• Market Forecast
• Market Share
• Market Segementation
• Five Forces Analysis
• Summary
• Buyer power
• Supplier power
• New entrants
• Substitutes
• Rivalry
• Top 10 Companies Landscape
• Revenue analysis
• Financial performance analysis
• Company Reports
• APPENDIX
• TABLE OF FIGURES
• TABLES

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Source: Datamonitor





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