scholarly journals Globalization on the Romanian insurance market in terms of competition

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-323
Author(s):  
Aurora Elena Dina
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Solvency Ii ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
The European Union ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Major Step ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Competition Level ◽  
Legislative Framework

Abstract This article proposes an analysis of the globalization process impact on the Romanian insurance industry in the last decade, after accession of Romania to the European Union, in terms of competition. One of the main lines of change caused by globalization includes changes in the legislative framework, which are considered to be forced by globalization. The introduction of Solvency II directive to the beginning of 2016 year to ensure for all European insurers, the integration, globalization and the unitary functioning on the same insurance market and the recent measures taken by several Romanian insurance undertakings to strengthen their financial position could be consider a major step to further encourage the improvement of market competition and better policyholder protection. In the last ten years, the Romanian insurance sector has been faced with changes such as mergers & acquisitions and bankruptcies that have modified the local landscape of the industry, so the majority of active companies in the market are now owned by the biggest financial groups worldwide. The results of the research reveal that the Romanian insurance market is characterised by a high concentration and competition level and in spite of the present risks, it is still attractive for foreign investors.

scholarly journals Introduction: The European Union, the Insurance Industry and the Public-Private Mix in Healthcare

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Cyril Benoît ◽  
Marion Del Sol ◽  
Philippe Martin
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Selection Processes ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
Public Private Mix

AbstractResearch has paid little attention to date on how the European Union (EU) affects private (usually voluntary) health insurance at domestic level and more broadly, the political economy of the public-private mix in healthcare. Our argument in this Introduction is that EU law and regulation is, essentially, likely to do so through the provisions applicable to the insurance sector as a whole. We then explain why it could potentially be a vehicle for transformative changes of private health insurers, and why, by extension, it could interact with the prior effects of domestic policy choices in healthcare. Ultimately, such interactions could also help change the nature and scope of health coverage. On the basis of these statements, we develop an analytical approach to elucidate, characterize and prove this influence. We then outline the research design and case selection processes and discuss the various methods applied in the nine contributions to this book. After a short summary of their respective findings, we reflect in a concluding section on how they echo wider debates in the literature on the role of private actors in contemporary Welfare States and on EU influence in healthcare.

Evaluation of Life Insurance Market Development in Poland During the Years 1991-2010

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-227
Author(s):  
Andrzej Grzebieniak
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Premium ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Market Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Growth Rate ◽  
Domestic Markets ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Significant Acceleration

Radical changes in Poland during the last decade of the 20th c. causednot only a significant acceleration of Poland's economic growth rate but also rapid increase in the importance of insurance for the national economy. The penetration coefficient, i.e. the ratio of the gross premium written to the GDP, which in case of the total premiums increased from 1.83% in 1991 to 3.83% in 2010, and in case of life insurance from 0.26% to 2.31% respectively, is considered one of the synthetic measures of that importance. Although the Polish insurance market is developed far less than the European Union market where that coefficient is 7.9% and 4.8% respectively those differences decrease every year. The similar trend is presented by the depth coefficient that is the per capita insurance premium that additionally in case of life insurance increases faster than in case of the insurance sector as a whole. This indicates a relatively good life insurance market development rate in Poland although that market still ranks within the second half of the total number of the European Union countries' domestic markets.

scholarly journals Generating unfavourable VaR scenarios under Solvency II with patchwork copulas

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 327-346
Author(s):  
Dietmar Pfeifer ◽  
Olena Ragulina
Keyword(s):  
Value At Risk ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Solvency Ii ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Risk Scenarios ◽  
Copula Approach

Abstract The central idea of the paper is to present a general simple patchwork construction principle for multivariate copulas that create unfavourable VaR (i.e. Value at Risk) scenarios while maintaining given marginal distributions. This is of particular interest for the construction of Internal Models in the insurance industry under Solvency II in the European Union. Besides this, the Delegated Regulation by the European Commission requires all insurance companies under supervision to consider different risk scenarios in their risk management system for the company’s own risk assessment. Since it is unreasonable to assume that the potential worst case scenario will materialize in the company, we think that a modelling of various unfavourable scenarios as described in this paper is likewise appropriate. Our explicit copula approach can be considered as a special case of ordinal sums, which in two dimensions even leads to the technically worst VaR scenario.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Solvency II Directive on the Insurance Sector in Europe // Uticaj direktive solventnost II na sektor osiguranja u Evropi

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Tošić
Keyword(s):  
Member State ◽  
Solvency Ii ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Healthy Functioning ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Paper Author

Solvency of insurance companies, its conservation, regulation and control is the basis for the healthy functioning of the insurance market. Solvency is an indicator of stability and security of the companies, as well as the guarantor of execution of obligations. The Solvency II Directive was adopted on 25th of November 2009. She announced big changes in the insurance and reinsurance law, both EU member countries and non-member countries, when it comes to the solvency of the company. The main reason for the adoption of the new directive is strengthening of the integrated market in insurance and reinsurance law through harmonized legal rules. Solvency II aims at a common market, working permit in one member State allows the company carrying out activities in all other member countries. Also, during the implementation of the new directive the countries should have the same rights of protection of the insured. For both requirements is necessary that the supervision rules are agreed and converged all across Europe. In this paper author analyzes influence of the Solvency II on EU member countries, and to non-EU countries, the state of security in Europe, as well as the extent to which some of the countries harmonized their legislation with the Directive.

scholarly journals Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (233) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
International Association ◽  
Solvency Ii ◽  
Technical Note ◽  
Group Supervision ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Regulation And Supervision ◽  
Insurance Group ◽  
Governance Risk ◽  
The Eu

This technical note (TN) provides an update and an assessment of the supervisory framework and practices for the Italian insurance sector since the last assessment concluded in 2013. The mission conducted a target review focusing on the implementation of Solvency II, the financial resilience of insurers, the effectiveness of supervision, and previously identified weaknesses without a full assessment of Italy’s observance with the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) Insurance Core Principles (ICPs). Implementation of the European Union (EU) Solvency II Directive in 2016 has significantly strengthened regulation and supervision since the last FSAP, introducing risk-based capital standards, comprehensive insurance group supervision and new requirements on governance, risk management and controls. The supervision of intermediaries has also been strengthened in line with the EU Insurance Distribution Directive in 2018.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Stability of Insurance Companies: The Case of Baltic Non-Life Insurance Market

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilze Zariņa ◽  
Irina Voronova ◽  
Gaida Pettere
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Value At Risk ◽  
Risk Measure ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Solvency Ii ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Coverage Ratio ◽  
The Baltic

Abstract The study gives an overview of the Baltic non-life insurance market. The purpose of the research is to summarise stability statistics on solvency ratios, risk profiles and capital surplus, which was contained in Solvency and Financial Condition reports (SFCR) in 2016 published first time by non-life insurance companies in European Union and Baltic market (Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania). Solvency II came into effect in 2016, and these reports have been prepared using the new requirements of the Solvency II framework. All non-life insurance companies are required to have eligible own funds at least equal to solvency capital requirement (SCR) in order to avoid supervisory intervention (own funds divided by SCR are required to be at least 100 %). The SCR is based on well known risk measure value at risk with 99.5 % confidence level over a one-year time horizon. Baltic non-life insurance companies were strong capitalized (median 155 %) in 2016. It means that all Baltic companies can survive even if 1 in 200 years events have occurred although Baltic solvency coverage ratio is lower than the median ratio in European Union (209 %). For Latvian non-life insurance market, solvency ratio median is the lowest in European Union comparing by countries. The authors have analysed the historical development of the market and have calculated financial ratios, Gini’s concentration index, as well as dissimilarity index. The authors have investigated the current and future internal and external risks and issues for the Baltic non-life insurance market, such as political environment, low-yield environment, and market competition due to new mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities, and a new rule for accounting for insurance companies IFRS17.

scholarly journals Trends in Marketing of New Insurance Schemes and Distribution: An Empirical Study on Indian Life Insurance Sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-81
Author(s):  
Suman Kalyan Chaudhury ◽  
Sanjay Kanti Das
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Insurance Sector

Insurance has been an integral part of financial services system and recognised as a cornerstone of a country’s financial health and symbol of progress. Insurance provides for the financial security of citizens and their families. The present paper discusses the role of marketing in insurance distribution of life insurance sector in India as insurance offers a valuable investment advices and serves as an effective step towards both individual and national financial stability. The waves of globalisation have deeply influenced the insurance sector worldwide. Financial globalisation has been strongly supported by globalisation of insurance. With the increase in trade, direct investment and portfolio investment, there has been an ever growing demand for insurance services particularly in the emerging markets. Globalisation of insurance market, as a part of the overall process of liberalisation in emerging and other countries enabled the foreign insurance companies to enter in those countries and benefited both. Triggered by the sound fundamentals in global economy and internationalisation of world markets, several countries turned towards free market regimes in banking and insurance, putting an end to several decadeold state-owned controlled markets. There was a remarkable progress in the Indian insurance industry soon after the acceptance and adaptation of LPG in the year 1991. After 1991, the Indian life insurance industry has geared up in all respects, as well as it has been forced to face a lot of healthy competition from many national as well as international private insurance players. It is also reported by Swiss Re and Munich Re that there would be 20-25 percent growth in life and health insurance market by 2015, particularly in India and China. In this paper an effort is made to study the current status and challenges faced by the life insurance business houses in India.Journal of Business and Technology (Dhaka) Vol.9(2) 2014; 61-81

scholarly journals Automobile insurance in Brazil: market concentration and demand

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (81) ◽  
pp. 396-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivileine Maria Peres ◽  
Wilfredo L. Maldonado ◽  
Osvaldo Candido
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Automobile Insurance ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Demand For Insurance ◽  
Structural Framework ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run

ABSTRACT This paper studies two aspects of the automobile insurance market in Brazil: first, it determines the degree of competition among insurance companies, and second, it estimates and analyzes the demand for automobile insurance. Most of the studies on the automobile insurance market in Brazil analyze the performance of the firms in this sector or present regional studies of the demand for insurance and its determinants. Thus, this study innovates both in showing the competition among the firms and estimating the demand for insurance in the country. The relevance of this research lies in the sequential and ordered way it analyzes the demand in a sector. Firstly, it identifies the type of competition that takes place in the sector and then, based on this, it proposes a structural framework based on optimizing decisions for estimating the price, income, and market power elasticities of demand. Furthermore, analyzing the insurance industry is of the utmost importance since it moves significant amounts of financial resources and provides an essential service in the economy. With information about the market structure and demand profile in the automobile insurance sector it is possible to propose strategic policies for individual firms as well as for the whole sector in order to introduce more efficiency. To analyze the degree of competitiveness, several concentration indices were calculated using annually-aggregated monthly data on the premium paid to all the automobile insurance firms in the period from 2001 to 2016. To estimate the demand for automobile insurance, half-yearly data from 2002 to 2010 for each one of the 27 federative units of Brazil were used. Two main findings are presented in this study. First, we find evidence of little concentration in the Brazilian automobile insurance market, with shares being well distributed among the players. Second, we estimate the demand for automobile insurance in Brazil and find a price-elasticity of -0.47 in the short run and -1.33 in the long run, while the lagged profitability has a negative impact on the amount insured: -0.21 in the short run and -0.59 in the long run. Income does not significantly influence the demand for insurance in Brazil.

scholarly journals Corporate governance of insurers in Germany. German National Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-64
Author(s):  
Jens Gal
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Solvency Ii ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
The Past ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Paternalistic Approach

Abstract Corporate governance is the set of rules, be they legal or self-regulatory, practices and processes pursuant to which an insurance undertaking is administrated. Good corporate governance is not only key to establishing oneself and succeeding in a competitive environment but also to safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders in an insurance undertaking. It is insofar not surprising that mandatory requirements on the administration of insurance undertakings have become rather prolific in recent years, in an attempt by regulators to protect especially policyholders against perceived risks hailing from improperly governed insurance undertakings. In Germany this has been regarded by many undertakings as an overly paternalistic approach of the legislator, especially considering that the German insurance sector has experienced for decades if not centuries a remarkably low number of insolvencies and that German insurers were neither the trigger nor the (especially) endangered actors in the financial crisis commencing in 2007. Notwithstanding the true core of this criticism, that the insurance industry was taken to a certain degree hostage by the shortcomings within the banking sector, the reform of German Insurance Supervisory Law via implementation of the Solvency II-System has brought many advances in the sense of better governance of insurance undertakings and has also brought to light many deficiencies that the administration of some insurance undertakings may have suffered from in the past, which are now more properly addressed.

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