Non-Life Insurance in Sweden, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019

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The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, or Finansinspektionen (FI), operates under the Ministry of Finance, and is responsible for supervising insurers. Following a merger between the Private Insurance Supervisory Service and the Bank Inspection Board in 1991, the FI took over responsibility for insurance supervision. The FI is responsible for maintaining financial stability, regulating market behavior, combating illegal practices and protecting consumer interests. Insurance and reinsurance companies are obliged to provide information about their financial status to the FI, which can, at any time, conduct on-site inspections of insurers’ operations.

Non-life insurance was the second-largest segment of the Swedish insurance industry in 2014, accounting for 25.3% of the industry’s direct written premium. The non-life gross written premium rose from SEK83.9 billion (US$11.6 billion) in 2010 to SEK93.9 billion (US$13.7 billion) in 2014, at a review period (2010 to 2014) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.9%. This can be attributed to rises in construction activity and vehicle sales. The non-life gross written premium is expected to increase from SEK93.9 billion (US$13.7 billion) in 2014 to SEK116.6 billion (US$14.9 billion) in 2019, at a forecast period CAGR of 4.4%.

Scope

• An analysis of the key trends, drivers and challenges for the non-life insurance segment in Sweden

• An examination of the various distribution channels

• A detailed overview of the competitive landscape in the non-life insurance segment

• The key regulatory policies affecting the Swedish non-life insurance industry

• An exhaustive list of parameters in the non-life insurance industry in Sweden, including: written premium, incurred loss, loss ratio, commissions and expenses, combined ratio, total assets, total investment income and retentions

• Profiles of the leading non-life insurance companies in Sweden and an outline of the key regulations affecting them

• A detailed analysis of the key categories in the non-life insurance segment, and market forecasts to 2019

• Historical values for the Swedish non-life insurance segment for the report’s 2010 to 2014 review period, with projected figures up to 2019

• The non-life insurance segment’s outlook by product category

• A comprehensive overview of the Swedish economy and associated demographics

• A comparison of the Swedish insurance industry with its regional counterparts

• Detailed analysis of natural hazards and their impact on the Swedish insurance industry

Key Highlights

What was the second-largest non-life category in 2014? What percentage of the total direct written premium did this account for in the same year?

Which category of insurance is solely provided by private insurers on a voluntary basis? What is the key driver behind this?

What is an integral part of insurance distribution in Sweden?

Which new regulatory framework came into force on January 1, 2016?

Reasons to Buy

• Make strategic business decisions in the Swedish non-life insurance segment utilizing GlobalData’s in-depth historic and forecast market data

• Evaluate competitor performance and assess potential areas for growth

• Analyze the growth opportunities in key product categories and better position yourself maximize your return on investment

• Investigate key regulations governing the Swedish insurance industry and their potential impact on the industry’s future, to ensure you remain compliant

Länsförsäkringar
If Skadeförsäkring
Folksam
Trygg-Hansa
Moderna

Table of Contents

1 Key Facts and Highlights

2 Executive Summary

3 Economy and Demographics

4 Segment Outlook

4.1 Regional Comparison

4.2 Segment Indicators

4.2.1 Gross written premium and penetration

4.2.2 Claims

4.2.3 Profitability

4.2.4 Assets and investments

5 Outlook by Category

5.1 Property Insurance

5.1.1 Product overview

5.1.2 Premium

5.1.3 Claims

5.1.4 Profitability

5.2 Motor Insurance

5.2.1 Product overview

5.2.2 Premium

5.2.3 Claims

5.2.4 Profitability

5.3 Liability Insurance

5.3.1 Product overview

5.3.2 Premium

5.3.3 Claims

5.3.4 Profitability

5.4 Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance

5.4.1 Product overview

5.4.2 Premium

5.4.3 Claims

5.4.4 Profitability

6 Distribution Channel Outlook

6.1 Analysis by Distribution Channel

7 Natural Hazards

7.1 Windstorms

7.2 Flooding

7.3 Wildfire

7.4 Exposure

8 Competitive Landscape

8.1 Leading Companies in the Swedish Non-Life Insurance Market

8.1.1 Länsförsäkringar Sak – company overview

8.1.2 If Skadeförsäkring – company overview

8.1.3 Folksam – company overview

8.1.4 Trygg-Hansa – company overview

8.1.5 Moderna – company overview

9 Governance, Risk and Compliance

9.1 Legislation Overview and Historical Evolution

9.2 Latest Changes in Regulations

9.3 Legislation and Market Practice by Type of Insurance

9.3.1 Life insurance

9.3.2 Property insurance

9.3.3 Motor insurance

9.3.4 Liability insurance

9.3.5 Marine, aviation and transit insurance

9.3.6 Personal accident and health insurance

9.4 Compulsory Insurance

9.4.1 Motor third-party liability insurance

9.4.2 Workers’ compensation insurance

9.4.3 Air carriers and aircraft operators insurance

9.4.4 Professional indemnity insurance for alternative investment fund managers

9.5 Supervision and Control

9.5.1 International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)

9.5.2 European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)

9.5.3 Finansinspektionen (FI)

9.6 Non-Admitted Insurance Regulations

9.6.1 Overview

9.6.2 Intermediaries

9.6.3 Market practices

9.6.4 Fines and penalties

9.7 Company Registration and Operations

9.7.1 Types of insurance organization

9.7.2 Establishing a domestic company

9.7.3 Foreign ownership

9.7.4 Types of license

9.7.5 Capital requirements

9.7.6 Solvency margins

9.7.7 Reserve requirements

9.7.8 Investment regulations

9.7.9 Statutory return requirements

9.7.10 Fee structure

9.8 Taxation

9.8.1 Insurance premium or policy taxation

9.8.2 Withholding taxes on premium paid overseas

9.8.3 Corporate tax

9.8.4 VAT

9.8.5 Captives

9.9 Legal System

9.9.1 Introduction

9.9.2 Access to court

9.9.3 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

10 Databook

10.1 Premium

11 Definitions and Methodology

11.1 Definitions

11.2 Methodology

12 About GlobalData

12.1 Contact GlobalData

12.2 About GlobalData

12.3 GlobalData’s Services

12.4 Disclaimer

Table

Table 1: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Key Facts, 2014

Table 2: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Segment Shares of the Top Insurers, 2014

Table 3: Swedish Government Credit Ratings

Table 4: Swedish Life Expectancy at Birth, 2010–2014

Table 5: Swedish Number of Households, 2011–2014

Table 6: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2010–2014

Table 7: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Penetration (%), 2010–2014

Table 8: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2014–2019

Table 9: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Penetration (%), 2014–2019

Table 10: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Premium per Capita (SEK and US$), 2010–2014

Table 11: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Premium per Capita (SEK and US$), 2014–2019

Table 12: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Paid Claims (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2010–2014

Table 13: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Paid Claims (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2014–2019

Table 14: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Profitability Ratio (%), 2010–2014

Table 15: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Profitability Ratio (%), 2014–2019

Table 16: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Total Assets (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2010–2014

Table 17: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Total Assets (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2014–2019

Table 18: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Total Investment Income (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2010–2014

Table 19: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Total Investment Income (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2014–2019

Table 20: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Investment Portfolio (SEK Billion), 2010–2014

Table 21: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Investment Portfolio (SEK Billion), 2014–2019

Table 22: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Direct Written Premium by Category (SEK Billion), 2010–2014

Table 23: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Direct Written Premium by Category (SEK Billion), 2014–2019

Table 24: Swedish Property Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2014

Table 25: Swedish Property Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2014–2019

Table 26: Swedish Property Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2010–2014

Table 27: Swedish Property Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2014–2019

Table 28: Swedish Property Insurance – Loss Ratio (%), 2010–2014

Table 29: Swedish Property Insurance – Loss Ratio (%), 2014–2019

Table 30: Swedish Motor Insurance – Number of New Vehicle Registration, 2010–2014

Table 31: Swedish Motor Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2014

Table 32: Swedish Motor Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2014–2019

Table 33: Swedish Motor Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2010–2014

Table 34: Swedish Motor Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2014–2019

Table 35: Swedish Motor Insurance – Loss Ratio (%), 2010–2014

Table 36: Swedish Motor Insurance – Loss Ratio (%), 2014–2019

Table 37: Swedish Liability Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2014

Table 38: Swedish Liability Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2014–2019

Table 39: Swedish Liability Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2010–2014

Table 40: Swedish Liability Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion and US$ Billion), 2014–2019

Table 41: Swedish Liability Insurance – Loss Ratio (%), 2010–2014

Table 42: Swedish Liability Insurance – Loss Ratio (%), 2014–2019

Table 43: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Number of Aircraft, 2010–2014

Table 44: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2014

Table 45: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2014–2019

Table 46: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Million and US$ Million), 2010–2014

Table 47: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Million and US$ Million), 2014–2019

Table 48: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Loss Ratio (%), 2010–2014

Table 49: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Loss Ratio (%), 2014–2019

Table 50: Swedish Average Annual Loss by Hazard

Table 51: Swedish Number of Flood Related Claims and Paid Claims (SEK Million), 2011–2014

Table 52: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Shares of Top Insurers (%), 2014

Table 53: Länsförsäkringar Sak – Key Facts

Table 54: If Skadeförsäkring – Key Facts

Table 55: Folksam – Key Facts

Table 56: Trygg-Hansa – Key Facts

Table 57: Moderna – Key Facts

Table 58: Sweden – Insurance Regulatory Framework Key Features

Table 59: Sweden – Life Insurance Regulatory Framework

Table 60: Sweden – Property Insurance Regulatory Framework

Table 61: Sweden – Motor Insurance Regulatory Framework

Table 62: Sweden – Liability Insurance Regulatory Framework

Table 63: Sweden – Minimum Coverage for Aircraft Third-Party Liability Per Accident Per Aircraft

Table 64: Sweden – Corporate Tax Rates for the Financial Year 2015

Table 65: Swedish Insurance Industry – Premium, 2010–2014

Table 66: Swedish Insurance Industry – Premium, 2014–2019

Table 67: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Premium, 2010–2014

Table 68: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Premium, 2014–2019

Table 69: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Property Insurance Premium, 2010–2014

Table 70: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Property Insurance Premium, 2014–2019

Table 71: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Motor Insurance Premium, 2010–2014

Table 72: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Motor Insurance Premium, 2014–2019

Table 73: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Liability Insurance Premium, 2010–2014

Table 74: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Liability Insurance Premium, 2014–2019

Table 75: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance Premium, 2010–2014

Table 76: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance Premium, 2014–2019

Table 77: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Direct Written Premium by Sub-Category (SEK), 2010–2014

Table 78: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Direct Written Premium by Sub-Category (SEK), 2014–2019

Table 79: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Penetration by Sub-Category (%), 2010–2014

Table 80: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Penetration by Sub-Category (%), 2014–2019

Table 81: Insurance Industry Definitions

Figures

Figure 1: Swedish GDP – Contribution by Sector (%), 2014

Figure 2: Swedish Real GDP (SEK Trillion), 2010–2019

Figure 3: SEK – US$ Exchange Rate, 2010–2019

Figure 4: Swedish Consumer Price Inflation, 2010–2019

Figure 5: Swedish Current Account Balance as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2010–2019

Figure 6: Swedish Unemployment Rate, 2010–2019

Figure 7: Swedish Population by Age Group, 1990–2025

Figure 8: Swedish Immigration and Emigration, 2010–2014

Figure 9: Swedish Non-Life Insurance Penetration – Regional Comparison (%), 2014

Figure 10: Swedish Insurance Segment Direct Written Premium Shares – Regional Comparison (%), 2014

Figure 11: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Gross Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 12: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Penetration (%), 2010–2019

Figure 13: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Premium per Capita (SEK), 2010–2019

Figure 14: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Paid Claims (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 15: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Total Assets (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 16: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Total Investment Income (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 17: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Investment Portfolio (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 18: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Investment Portfolio Dynamics by Category, 2010–2019

Figure 19: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Direct Written Premium by Category (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 20: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Direct Written Premium Dynamics by Category, 2010–2019

Figure 21: Swedish Property Insurance – Construction Value Output by Category (SEK Billion), 2010–2014

Figure 22: Swedish Property Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 23: Swedish Property Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 24: Swedish Property Insurance – Earned Premium, Incurred Loss and Loss Ratio (SEK Billion and %), 2010–2019

Figure 25: Swedish Motor Insurance – Shares (%) of New Vehicle Registrations, 2015

Figure 26: Swedish Motor Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 27: Swedish Motor Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 28: Swedish Motor Insurance– Earned Premium, Incurred Loss and Loss Ratio (SEK Billion and %), 2010–2019

Figure 29: Swedish Liability Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 30: Swedish Liability Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 31: Swedish Liability Insurance – Earned Premium, Incurred Loss and Loss Ratio (SEK Billion and %), 2010–2019

Figure 32: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Direct Written Premium (SEK Billion), 2010–2019

Figure 33: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Gross Claims (SEK Million), 2010–2019

Figure 34: Swedish Marine, Aviation and Transit Insurance – Earned Premium, Incurred Loss and Loss Ratio (SEK Billion and %), 2010–2019

Figure 35: Swedish Frequency of Hazards by Type, 1990–2014

Figure 36: Swedish Non-Life Insurance – Shares of Top Insurers (%), 2014

Figure 37: Sweden – The Three Pillars of Solvency II

Figure 38: Sweden – Insurance Supervision and Control at Various Levels

Figure 39: Sweden – Insurance Regulatory Frameworks for Company Registration and Operation

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