Datamonitor's Global Life Insurance industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the life insurance industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

* Market shares are covered by manufacturer or brand

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* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The value of the life insurance market is shown in terms of gross premium incomes from mortality protection and retirement savings plans. All currency conversions have been calculated using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

The insurance market depends on a variety of economic and non-economic factors and future performance is difficult to predict. The forecast given in this report is not based on a complex economic model, but is intended as a rough guide to the direction in which the market is likely to move.

This forecast is based on a correlation between past market growth and growth of base drivers, such as GDP, population growth and long-term interest rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Share 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 15
5.5 Substitutes 16
5.6 Rivalry 17
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 18
6.1 ING Groep N.V. 18
6.2 AXA 21
6.3 MetLife, Inc 24
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 27
7.1 Market Value Forecast 27
CHAPTER 8 Appendix 28
8.1 Methodology 28
8.2 Industry Associations 29
8.3 Related Datamonitor Research 29

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global Life Insurance Market Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: Global Life Insurance Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2006 10
Table 3: Global Life Insurance Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: Key Facts: ING Groep N.V. 18
Table 5: Key Financials: ING Groep N.V. 20
Table 6: Key Facts: AXA 21
Table 7: Key Financials: AXA 23
Table 8: Key Facts: MetLife, Inc 24
Table 9: Key Financials: MetLife, Inc 26
Table 10: Global Life Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 27