[October 10, 2008] Research and Markets: Examine the Greek Insurance Industry with this Essential and Comprehensive Q3 2008 Report Tweet (M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:10102008 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fcfa47/greece_insurance_r) has announced the addition of the "Greece Insurance Report Q3 2008" report to their offering. Our Greece Insurance Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Greece's insurance industry. The author has made some key changes to its methodology in Q308, one of which is the inclusion of more information about companies operating across entire geo-political regions. We have sought to make it much clearer who is operating in each country and under what name(s). Perhaps equally importantly, our profiles make it plain which multi-national companies are not operating in each country. In Central and Eastern Europe, we profile 22 multi-national insurance companies. In alphabetical order, these are AEGON, AIG, Allianz, Aviva, AXA, Cardif, ERGO, Eureko, Fortis, Generali, GRAWE, Groupama, HDI-Gerling, HSBC Insurance, ING, MetLife, Prudential Financial, QBE, RSA, UNIQA, Vienna Insurance Group and Zurich Financial Services. We also discuss the regional presence of Belgium s KBC and Austria s Erste Bank through a number of insurance subsidiaries and explain the importance, for each of the various countries, of purely domestic firms. For almost all the countries whose reports we are updating, we are also able to include actual data for calendar 2007. This was not the case for our Q208 reports. In 2007, total premiums in Greece rose by 8% to EUR4, 686mn. Non-life premiums rose by 6% to EUR2, 185mn, while life premiums rose by 10% to EUR2, 5013mn. Between now and the end of the forecast period, we expect that annual non-life premiums will grow by EUR6, 802mn, while annual life premiums should increase by EUR1, 804mn. Growth in non-life premiums should be driven by the general growth in nominal GDP plus a rise in non-life penetration from the current level of 0.85% to 2.70%. Growth in life premiums should be driven by the change in the overall population and a rise in life density from US$299 to US$500 per capita. Our Insurance Business Environment Rating is 63.7. Key Topics Covered: The Sector At A Glance Key Insights On Greeces Insurance Sector Greece Insurance Industry SWOT Development Of Our Insurance Reports Projections And Forecasts Projections And Drivers Of Growth Country Update Macroeconomic Outlook Political Outlook Regional Context Analysis Of Competitive Conditions Greece Non-Life Segment Greece Life Segment Company Profiles Methodology Basis Of Projections Insurance Business Environment Rating Companies Mentioned: - AEGON - AIG - Allianz - Aviva - AXA - Cardif - Ergo - Eureko - Fortis - Generali - Grawe - Groupama - HDI-Gerling - HSBC Insurance - ING - MetLife - Prudential Financial - QBE - RSA - UNIQA - Vienna Insurance Group - Zurich For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fcfa47/greece_insurance_r CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Manager, Research and Markets Fax: +1 646 607 1907 (US) Fax: +353 1 481 1716 (Rest of World) e-mail: [email protected] ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]