The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017 Charting a Successful Path in the New Landscape Overview & Methodology This report, in its fourth iteration, provides analysis of the insurance segment of Europe s institutional investment landscape, from asset managers to gatekeepers, and broad coverage of the end-client. It explores the opportunities and challenges created by Solvency II, and the regional nuances that are necessary to understand to win insurance business. It provides an overview of Solvency II-friendly product development and capital optimization solutions for insurers, and an updated analysis of the implications of Solvency II for insurers and asset managers following its implementation. The report also offers comprehensive insight into the dynamics between insurers and asset managers, and covers the general account assets of insurers in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the Nordics. The report s analysis centers on proprietary research, including over 35 interviews with a range of practitioners, including insurers, captive and independent asset managers (traditional and alternative), regulators, ratings agencies, and industry associations. It features insight from two proprietary surveys, with asset managers representing more than 1.9 trillion (US$2.0 trillion) of European insurance general account assets, and insurers representing more than 952 billion (US$1,004 billion) of European insurance general account assets. Benefits y Review the volume of addressable general account assets by country, and compare the addressability rates by country and type of insurer y Gain insight into how asset managers can deepen their relationships with general account teams, and the types of Solvency II-friendly products and customized solutions offered y Analyze the increasing interaction between life insurers and asset managers, as insurers continue to change their product mix and create business opportunities for managers Questions Answered Subscription details $19,000 Purchase Includes y Digital copy and hardcopy in color y Online access to 3 related reports y Unlimited online firm-wide access y Exhibits in Excel y Key findings y Analyst support y Interactive Report Dashboards NEW y Executive Summary Video NEW For more information, contact us: ``info@cerulli.com Annual 143 PAGES 95 EXHIBITS Research Included with Subscription y Three years of The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry y What proportion of general account assets do insurers outsource to independent managers, and how does this translate to volumes available both currently and over the next five years? y What are the absolute volumes for unit-linked and general accounts since 2011, and how will these industries grow until 2020? y Which attributes are most important to insurers when looking for external asset managers? y Which distribution strategies should asset managers develop to win more insurance business? cerulli Interactive Report Dashboards NEW Experience Cerulli s digital analytics platform and explore interactive data from this report We are pleased to include these interactive report dashboards with your subscription: 1. European Insurance Market Sizing: Explore growth expectations, compare markets by country, and review AUM by market and business type. 2. What European Insurers Want: Analyze asset managers and insurers reasons for and against outsourcing, attributes for winning mandates, and products to outsource over the next 12-24 months. Cerulli Associates info@cerulli.com www.cerulli.com
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Outsourcing 01 Exhibit 1.04 Asset Managers Views on the Main Drivers for European Insurance Companies Outsourcing More Assets, 2017 Source: Cerulli Associates Analyst Note: Asset managers were able to select more than one option. Other includes Accessing more specialist asset classes in a hunt for yield that cannot be done in-house and requires a good external asset manager and Situation dependent most of the other points can also apply. Insurers exploring new asset classes where it is more efficient to outsource 78.6% Insurers lack of internal investment resources 71.4% Increasing investment management complexity 64.3% Lower cost of outsourcing versus building in-house expertise 57.1% A smaller investment portfolio makes it more efficient to outsource 35.7% Asset managers understand insurance investments and regulations 28.6% Insurers want to better understand risks within their investment portfolio 21.4% Other 14.3% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Cerulli s survey of European insurers found that asset managers lack of understanding of insurers needs is the most important factor that prevents insurers from outsourcing and forces them to manage more assets internally. The desire to see through to the underlying holdings, the need for data transparency, and the desire to preserve control can also prevent insurers from outsourcing to external asset managers (see Exhibit 1.05). The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017 23
Table of Contents Table of Contents: Expanded Key Questions Answered...13 1. What are the most significant obstacles facing asset managers under the current European regulations?....13 2. What are the key qualities that European insurers are looking for in asset managers?...14 3. Which markets in Europe offer third-party asset managers the most outsourcing opportunities?...15 4. Which products offer asset managers the best chance of winning insurance business?....16 5. Where are German insurers allocating their assets?...17 6. To what extent are Swiss insurers being affected by the Europe-wide trend for consolidation?............................... 18 Chapter 1: Outsourcing...20 Exhibit 1.01. Asset Managers Views on the Addressability of Total European General Account Insurance Assets for Third-Party Managers by Market, 2017...21 Exhibit 1.02. Asset Managers Expectations Around Insourcing and Outsourcing in the European Insurance Industry, 2017....22 Exhibit 1.03. Insurers Views on the Main Drivers for Increasing Outsourcing to External Asset Managers, 2017...22 Exhibit 1.04. Asset Managers Views on the Main Drivers for European Insurance Companies Outsourcing More Assets, 2017...23 Exhibit 1.05. Factors Preventing Insurers from Outsourcing More to Asset Managers, 2017...23 Exhibit 1.06. Asset Managers Views on the Main Drivers for European Insurance Companies Insourcing/Taking Back Assets, 2017..24 Exhibit 1.07. Insurers Expected Changes in the Fixed-Income Portion of the Investment Portfolio Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017...25 Exhibit 1.08. Asset Managers Views on European Insurance Companies Demand for Selected Products Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017...26 Exhibit 1.09. Asset Classes That Insurers Are Most Likely to Outsource to a Third-Party Manager Over the Next 12 Months, 2017...26 Exhibit 1.10. Asset Managers Views on the Main Drivers of European Insurance Companies Demand for Selected Products Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017...27 Exhibit 1.11. Asset Managers Development of New Capabilities to Cope with Outsourced Opportunities from Insurance Companies in Response to Solvency II, 2017...28 Chapter 2: Product Development...29 Exhibit 2.01. The Most Significant Challenges for Insurers With Regard to Pillar III Under Solvency II, 2017...29 Exhibit 2.02. Insurers Expectations with Regard to Meeting Pillar I Requirements Under Solvency II Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017...30 Exhibit 2.03. Pillar I Diversified Market Solvency Capital Requirements (SCR) Breakdown by International Model, Partial Internal Model, and Standard Formula Firms, 2016...31 Exhibit 2.04. Insurers Anticipated Changes in Relation to Solvency II Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017....31 The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017 7
Table of Contents Exhibit 2.05. Services Expected to See the Most Demand from European Insurers Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017...32 Exhibit 2.06. Capital Optimization Tools/Strategies Used by Insurers, 2017...32 Exhibit 2.07. Asset Managers Views on the Key Challenges When Developing Products for Insurance Companies, 2017...33 Exhibit 2.08. Asset Managers Views on the Most Significant Challenges in Terms of Providing Reporting and Transparency to Insurers Under Solvency II, 2017...34 Exhibit 2.09. Asset Managers Anticipated Changes in Operational Plans to Provide Data Solutions Required Under Solvency II, 2017...35 Exhibit 2.10. Asset Classes Approved for Inclusion in Insurers Matching Adjustment Portfolios, 2016...36 Chapter 3: Selling to Insurers....37 Exhibit 3.01. Asset Managers Priorities When Developing a Marketing Strategy for European Insurers Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017...37 Exhibit 3.02. Insurers Views on the Most Important Attributes When Selecting a Third-Party Asset Manager, 2017...38 Exhibit 3.03. Importance of Key Attributes for Winning Mandates Direct from European Insurance Companies, 2017....39 Exhibit 3.04. Insurers Views on the Most Significant Challenges for Investing Their Firms General Account Assets in the Current Environment, 2017...40 Exhibit 3.05. Asset Managers Plans to Increase Insurance Investment Strategies Sales Efforts by Market, 2017...41 Exhibit 3.06. Asset Managers Efforts to Increase European Insurance Business Presence Over the Next 12 24 Months by Market, 2017...41 Exhibit 3.07. Asset Managers European Insurance Business Presence by Market, 2017....42 Exhibit 3.08. Most Important Channel for Asset Managers Distributing Insurance Products Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017...42 Exhibit 3.09. Insurers Views on the Management of Guaranteed Funds Business Under Solvency II, 2017....43 Chapter 4: Overview...44 Exhibit 4.01. European Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2011 2015...46 Exhibit 4.02. European Insurance Assets Under Management by Country, 2011 2015...47 Exhibit 4.03. Unit-Linked Assets Expressed as Percentage of Total Life Insurance Assets by Country, 2011 2015.................. 49 Exhibit 4.04. European Total Insurance Assets Under Management Forecast, 2016E 2020E...50 Exhibit 4.05. European General Account Insurance Assets Addressable to Third-Party Asset Managers, 2013 2015....51 Exhibit 4.06. Main Drivers of European Insurance Companies Demand for Selected Fixed-Income Products Over the Next 12 24 Months, 2017...53 Exhibit 4.07. Ex-North America Domiciled Non-Affiliated Asset Managers by General Account Assets, 2016...55 Exhibit 4.08. European Gross Written Premiums by Business Type for Selected Markets, 2011 2015...56 Exhibit 4.09. Guarantee Rates and Guaranteed Life Insurance Products in Selected European Countries, 2016...58 Exhibit 4.10. Duration of Fixed-Income Assets Reported by Stress-Test Participants, 2016...59 Exhibit 4.11. European Life and Non-Life Insurance Solvency Ratios for Selected Markets, 2011 2015...60 8 The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017
Table of Contents Chapter 5: United Kingdom...62 Exhibit 5.01. U.K. General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2011 2015...64 Exhibit 5.02. U.K. Long-Term and General Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown, 2011 2015...65 Exhibit 5.03. U.K. Gross Written Premiums by Business Type, 2011 2015...66 Exhibit 5.04. Gross Written Premium Forecast in the U.K. by Insurance Type, 2015 2020E...68 Exhibit 5.05. Largest 20 U.K. General Insurance Companies by Gross Written Premiums, 2014 2015............................ 69 Exhibit 5.06. U.K. Solvency II Applications for Matching Adjustment, Volatility Adjustment, and Transitional Measures, 2017....70 Exhibit 5.07. Top 10 U.K. Insurers by Current Allocation to Real Estate, 2017...72 Exhibit 5.08. Solvency Measures Used in Balance Sheets by U.K. Insurance Companies, 2016...74 Chapter 6: Germany....75 Exhibit 6.01. German General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2011 2015....77 Exhibit 6.02. German Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown by Business Type, 2011 2015...78 Exhibit 6.03. German Life Insurers Fixed-Income Portfolio Credit Rating Distribution, 2012 2015...79 Exhibit 6.04. German Insurers Allocations to Investment Funds by Fund Structure, 2011 2015...80 Exhibit 6.05. German Insurers Allocations to Property Investments, 2011 2015...81 Exhibit 6.06. Top 10 German Insurers by Current Allocation to Real Estate, 2016...82 Exhibit 6.07. German Gross Written Premiums by Business Type, 2011 2015...85 Exhibit 6.08. Largest 10 German Life Insurance Companies by Gross Written Premiums, 2014 2015...86 Exhibit 6.09. Largest 10 German Property and Casualty Insurance Companies by Gross Written Premiums, 2014 2015....87 Exhibit 6.10. Number of German Insurance Companies Under Federal Supervision by Business Type, 2011 2015....88 Chapter 7: France...89 Exhibit 7.01. French General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2011 2015....91 Exhibit 7.02. French General Acount Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown, 2011 2015....92 Exhibit 7.03. French Gross Written Premiums by Business Type, 2011 2015...93 Exhibit 7.04. Number of French Insurance Companies by Business Type, 2011 2015....94 Exhibit 7.05. Estimated Net Inflows to General Account and Unit-Linked Insurance, 2012 2015....95 Exhibit 7.06. French Insurers Solvency II Ratios by Business Type, 2013 2015....96 Exhibit 7.07. Top 10 French Insurers by Current Allocation to Real Estate, 2017....97 Exhibit 7.08. Largest French Insurance Companies, 2017...99 The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017 9
Table of Contents Chapter 8: Switzerland... 101 Exhibit 8.01. Swiss General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2011 2015... 104 Exhibit 8.02. Swiss General Account Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown by Business Type, 2011 2015...105 Exhibit 8.03. General Account Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown for Largest Swiss Life Companies, 2011 2015... 106 Exhibit 8.04. General Account Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown for Largest Swiss Non-Life Companies, 2011 2015...108 Exhibit 8.05. Largest Five Swiss Life and Non-Life Insurance Companies by Direct Business Marketshare, 2014 2015.... 109 Exhibit 8.06. Estimated Outsourcing of Selected Swiss Insurance Companies, 2017...110 Exhibit 8.07. Swiss Gross Written Premiums by Business Type, 2011 2015.... 112 Exhibit 8.08. Number of Swiss Insurance Companies by Business Type, 2011 2015... 113 Exhibit 8.09. Returns on Swiss Insurers Investment by Business Type, 2011 2015........................................... 114 Chapter 9: The Nordics... 115 Exhibit 9.01. Swedish General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2012 2Q 2016...118 Exhibit 9.02. Swedish Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown by Business Type, 2012 2Q 2016... 119 Exhibit 9.03. Swedish Gross Written Premiums by Business Type, 2012 3Q 2016... 120 Exhibit 9.04. Largest 10 Swedish Life Insurance Companies Marketshare by Gross Written Premiums, 2014 3Q 2016... 121 Exhibit 9.05. Danish General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2011 2015.... 122 Exhibit 9.06. Danish Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown by Business Type, 2011 2015...123 Exhibit 9.07. Finnish General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2011 2015...124 Exhibit 9.08. Top Five Finnish Employee Pension Insurance Companies Asset Allocation Breakdown, 2011 2015.... 125 Exhibit 9.09. Finnish Gross Written Premiums by Business Type, 2011 2015................................................ 127 Exhibit 9.10. Norwegian General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2012 3Q 2016...128 Exhibit 9.11. Norwegian Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown by Business Type, 2012 3Q 2016.... 129 Chapter 10: Italy... 130 Exhibit 10.01. Italian General Account Insurance Assets Under Management by Business Type, 2011 2015...132 Exhibit 10.02. Italian General Insurance Asset Allocation Breakdown, 2011 2015... 133 Exhibit 10.03. Italian General Account Insurers Allocation to Debt Securities, 2011 2015...134 Exhibit 10.04. Italian Gross Written Premiums by Business Type, 2011 2015... 135 Exhibit 10.05. Italian Insurers Solvency Ratios by Business Type, 2011 2015... 137 Exhibit 10.06. Return on Segregated Funds/With-Profits Life Policies, 2011 2015...138 Exhibit 10.07. Largest Five Italian Life Insurance Companies by Gross Written Premiums, 2014 2015.... 139 Exhibit 10.08. Largest Five Italian Non-Life Insurance Companies by Gross Written Premiums, 2014 2015...140 10 The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017
Index of Companies Index of Companies Aberdeen Asset Management...125 Aegon...64 AFA...115 Albourne Partners... 20, 115, 124 Alecta...120 Allianz...12, 22, 58, 76, 77, 86, 87, 88, 94, 102, 106, 109, 140 AMF...120 Amlin...69 Amundi... 38, 43, 44, 90 Assekurata...79 Aviva... 12, 64, 69 AXA...12, 22, 32, 76, 96, 108, 109, 111 Baloise...102 Barmenia...84 Basler... 12, 107, 109 BlackRock... 38, 111, 125 BNP Paribas... 50, 81 Brummer & Partners...115 Bupa...66 CBRE Group...139 Cinven...88 CNP Assurances... 54, 58, 100 Columbia Threadneedle Investments...37 Crédit Agricole... 43, 90 Deutsche... 38, 80, 103 DNB Liv...128 EDHEC Business School... 40, 75 Elo... 50, 115 EQT...115 Ergo...77 Etera...115 EY...113 Fitch Ratings...40, 61, 85, 87, 111 The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017 141
Index of Companies Folksam... 120, 121 Friends Life...64 Generali... 58, 76, 86, 94, 133, 139, 140 German Medical Insurance...84 GLL Real Estate Partners...139 Goldman...38 Gothaer Group...81 Groupama...54 Heidelberger Leben...88 Helvetia... 12, 21, 102, 107, 109, 111 HSBC...73 HUK Coburg...84 If...120 Ilmarinen... 20, 115, 125 Intesa Sanpaolo...140 Invesco...41 JP Morgan...38 KLP...128 KPMG... 30, 35 La Banque Postale...58 La Française Global Investment Solutions... 33, 90 Länsförsäkringar... 120, 121 Legal & General... 12, 63, 64 Lend Lease Real Estate Investments...139 Liverpool Victoria...69 Mayfair Capital Investment Management...102 MEAG...76 Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance...69 Moderna Försäkringar...120 Moody s... 40, 62 Morningstar... 117, 120 Munich Re...77 NFU Mutual...73 NN Group...139 Nordea...115, 119, 121 Oasis...66 Partnership Assurance...64 142 The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017
Index of Companies Pax Anlage...102 PFA...123 Pohjola...115 Poste Vita...139 Prudential...64 PwC...133 REI Germany Cross Docks...139 Schroders...38 Schweizerische Mobiliar...108 SEB...115, 120, 121 Serena Properties...125 Skandia... 115, 120 Società Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni...140 Société Générale... 39, 41, 42 SOGECAP...98 SPP...115 Standard Life...64 Storebrand...128 Suravenir...98 Swiss Life...12, 101, 102, 106, 107, 109, 111 Swiss Re... 21, 85, 101, 102, 111, 112 Trygg Hansa...120 UBS... 73, 139 UnipolSai... 133, 140 Uniqa...140 Varma...20, 50, 115, 125 Vaudoise... 21, 101 Versicherungskammer Bayern...84 Wellington...38 Zurich... 21, 69, 101, 102, 108, 111 The Cerulli Report European Insurance Industry 2017 143