Description

Standard & Poor's Global Industry Surveys help meet the growing demand for in-depth industry analysis from a European, Asian and Latin American perspective. Designed for strategic planners, management consultants, money managers, researchers, business students, and academic faculty, Global Industry Surveys are an excellent way to get up to speed on current events, future trends and the competitive dynamics of leading industries outside of North America. Intended to complement a subscription to Standard & Poor's flagship industry research product - Industry Surveys - each Global Industry Survey will include the following sections: Current Environment, Industry Trends, How the Industry Operates, Key Industry Ratios and Statistics, Glossary, Industry References and Comparative Company Analysis.

Table of Contents

CURRENT ENVIRONMENT Insurers forced to adjust to competitive forces India's regulator lifts rate caps for most nonlife products Premiums grow rapidly in China, but claims rise too Catastrophe losses pinch profits for Japan's insurers Australian insurers shrug off competition, Cyclone Larry Auto losses, reserving requirements curb profits in South Korea INDUSTRY PROFILE Small market, huge upside Japan: large but slow-growing market South Korea's market concentrated Australia: domestic and global competitors Emerging markets grow briskly INDUSTRY TRENDS Losses widen for Asia's auto insurers Increasing market access Changing distribution systems HOW THE INDUSTRY OPERATES A way to share risks The role of reinsurance Products offered Insurance in Asia KEY INDUSTRY RATIOS AND STATISTICS GLOSSARY INDUSTRY REFERENCES COMPARATIVE COMPANY ANALYSIS