Executive summary

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Scope

• This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the reinsurance market in Poland:
• It provides historical values for the Polish reinsurance market for the review period (2007–2011) and forecast period (2012–2016)
• It offers a detailed analysis of the key sub-segments in the Polish reinsurance market, along with market forecasts until 2016
• It provides a detailed analysis of the reinsurance ceded from various direct insurance markets in Poland and its growth prospects
• It profiles the top reinsurance companies in Poland

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Key highlights

• Polish reinsurance segment growth varied during the review period, as the percentage of insurance premium ceded to reinsurance companies changed on an annual basis.
• The presence of large multinational reinsurers in Poland, such as Swiss Re, Munich Re and Allianz, make the Poland reinsurance segment highly competitive.
• The implementation of Solvency II norms based on economic risk analysis is expected to improve the competitiveness of the insurance industry, which will have a direct impact on the reinsurance segment and generate more demand for reinsurance protection over the forecast period.
• The unfavorable weather conditions in 2010 also encouraged more insurance premium to be ceded to reinsurers.

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Reasons to buy

• Make strategic business decisions using in depth historic and forecast market data related to the Polish reinsurance market and each sector within it
• Understand the demand-side dynamics, key market trends and growth opportunities within the Polish reinsurance market
• Assess the competitive dynamics in the reinsurance market
• Identify the growth opportunities and market dynamics within key product categories
• Gain insights into key regulations governing the Polish insurance market and its impact on companies and the market's future

Table of contents

1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
2.1 What is this Report About?
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Methodology
3 Polish Insurance Industry Attractiveness
3.1 Insurance Industry Market Size, 2007–2016
3.2 Reinsurance Growth Dynamics and Challenges
3.2.1 Reinsurance market size, 2007–2016
3.2.2 Reinsurance market size by insurance segment, 2007–2016
4 Key Industry Trends and Drivers
4.1 Fundamental Business Drivers
4.2 Life Insurance Segment Drivers
4.3 Non-Life Insurance Segment Drivers
4.4 Personal Accident and Health Insurance Segment Drivers
4.5 Recent Market Developments
5 Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights
5.1 Overview
5.2 Leading Companies in the Polish Reinsurance Segment
5.3 Polskie Towarzystwo Reasekuracji SA – Company Overview
5.3.1 Polskie Towarzystwo Reasekuracji SA – key facts
5.4 RGA International Reinsurance Company Limited – Company Overview
5.4.1 RGA International Reinsurance Company Limited – key facts
5.5 Swiss Re – Company Overview
5.5.1 Swiss Re – key facts
5.6 Munich Reinsurance Company – Company Overview
5.6.1 Munich Reinsurance Company – key facts
6 Business Environment and Country Risk
6.1 Business Confidence
6.1.1 Market capitalization trend – The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), Poland
6.2 Economic Performance
6.2.1 GDP at constant prices (US dollar)
6.2.2 GDP per capita at constant prices (US dollar)
6.2.3 GDP at current prices (US dollar)
6.2.4 GDP per capita at current prices (US dollar)
6.2.5 GDP by key sectors
6.2.6 Agricultural net output at current prices (Polish zloty)
6.2.7 Agricultural net output at current prices (US dollar)
6.2.8 Agricultural net output at current prices as a percentage of GDP
6.2.9 Manufacturing net output at current prices (Polish zloty)
6.2.10 Manufacturing net output at current prices (US dollar)
6.2.11 Manufacturing net output at current prices as a percentage of GDP
6.2.12 Mining, manufacturing and utilities net output at current prices (Polish zloty)
6.2.13 Mining, manufacturing and utilities at current prices (US dollar)
6.2.14 Mining, manufacturing and utilities at current prices as a percentage of GDP
6.2.15 Construction net output at current prices (Polish zloty)
6.2.16 Construction net output at current prices (US dollar)
6.2.17 Construction net output at current prices as a percentage of GDP
6.2.18 Inflation rate
6.2.19 Current account balance as a percentage of GDP
6.2.20 Exports as a percentage of GDP
6.2.21 Imports as a percentage of GDP
6.2.22 Exports growth
6.2.23 Imports growth
6.2.24 Annual average exchange rate (US$–PLN)
6.2.25 End-of-period exchange rate (US$–PLN)
6.3 Infrastructure Quality and Availability
6.3.1 Total airports and sea ports
6.3.2 Railways and roadways
6.3.3 Passenger vehicle production volume
6.3.4 Commercial vehicle production volume
6.3.5 Automotive component exports trend
6.3.6 Automotive component imports trend
6.3.7 Passenger car penetration
6.3.8 Healthcare expenditure
6.3.9 Healthcare expenditure as a percentage of GDP
6.3.10 Healthcare expenditure per capita
6.3.11 Total internet subscribers
6.4 Labor Force
6.4.1 Labor force
6.4.2 Unemployment rate
6.5 Demographics
6.5.1 Annual disposable income
6.5.2 Annual per capita disposable income
6.5.3 Total population
6.5.4 Urban and rural population
6.5.5 Female population as a percentage of the total population
6.5.6 Male population as a percentage of the total population
6.5.7 Mean age of the population
6.5.8 Median age of population
6.5.9 Population density
6.5.10 Age distribution of the total population
6.5.11 Age distribution of the male population
6.5.12 Age distribution of the female population
6.5.13 Number of households
6.6 Political and Social Risk
6.6.1 Political stability
6.6.2 Terrorism index
6.6.3 Transparency index
7 Appendix
7.1 Methodology
7.1 Contact Us
7.2 About Timetric
7.3 Disclaimer

List of tables

Table 1: Insurance Industry Definitions
Table 2: Polish Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (PLN Billion), 2007–2011
Table 3: Polish Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Table 4: Polish Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (PLN Billion), 2011–2016
Table 5: Polish Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (US$ Billion), 2011–2016
Table 6: Polish Insurance Segmentation (% Share), 2007–2016
Table 7: Polish Reinsurance Market Size by Category (PLN Billion), 2007–2011
Table 8: Polish Reinsurance Market Size by Category (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Table 9: Polish Reinsurance Market Size by Category (PLN Billion), 2011–2016
Table 10: Polish Reinsurance Market Size by Category (US$ Billion), 2011–2016
Table 11: Polish Reinsurance Premium Ceded by Segment (PLN Billion), 2007–2011
Table 12: Polish Reinsurance Premium Ceded by Segment (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Table 13: Polish Reinsurance Premium Ceded by Segment (PLN Billion), 2011–2016
Table 14: Polish Reinsurance Premium Ceded by Segment (US$ Billion), 2011–2016
Table 15: Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2007–2011
Table 16: Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2011–2016
Table 17: Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded, 2007–2011
Table 18: Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded, 2011–2016
Table 19: Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2007–2011
Table 20: Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2011–2016
Table 21: Polish Reinsurance Segment – Leading Companies, 2011
Table 22: Polskie Towarzystwo Reasekuracji SA, Key Facts
Table 23: RGA International Reinsurance Company Limited, Key Facts
Table 24: Swiss Re, Key Facts
Table 25: Munich Reinsurance Company, Key Facts

List of figures

Figure 1: Polish Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (PLN Billion), 2007–2016
Figure 2: Polish Insurance Market Dynamics by Segment, 2007–2016
Figure 3: Polish Reinsurance Market Size by Category (PLN Billion), 2007–2016
Figure 4: Polish Reinsurance Market Size by Category (% Share), 2011 and 2016
Figure 5: Polish Reinsurance Market Dynamics by Category, 2007–2016
Figure 6: Polish Reinsurance Premium Ceded by Segment (PLN Billion), 2007–2016
Figure 7: Polish Reinsurance Market Dynamics by Segment, 2007–2016
Figure 8: Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2007–2011
Figure 9: Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2011–2016
Figure 10: Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded, 2007–2011
Figure 11: Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded, 2011–2016
Figure 12: Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2007–2011
Figure 13: Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2011–2016
Figure 14: Warsaw Stock Exchange Market Capitalization (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 15: Polish GDP at Constant Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 16: Polish GDP Per Capita at Constant Prices (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 17: Polish GDP at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 18: Polish GDP Per Capita at Current Prices (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 19: Polish GDP by Key Sectors (%), 2009 and 2011
Figure 20: Polish Agricultural Net Output at Current Prices (PLN Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 21: Polish Agricultural Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 22: Polish Agricultural Net Output at Current Prices as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 23: Polish Manufacturing Net Output at Current Prices (PLN Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 24: Polish Manufacturing Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 25: Polish Manufacturing Net Output at Current Prices as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 26: Polish Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities Net Output at Current Prices (PLN Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 27: Polish Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 28: Polish Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities Net Output at Current Prices as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 29: Polish Construction Net Output at Current Prices (PLN Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 30: Polish Construction Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007– 2011
Figure 31: Polish Construction Output at Current Prices as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 32: Polish Inflation Rate (%), 2007–2011
Figure 33: Polish Current Account Balance as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 34: Polish Exports as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 35: Polish Imports as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 36: Polish Exports Growth (%), 2007–2011
Figure 37: Polish Imports Growth (%), 2007–2011
Figure 38: Polish Annual Average Exchange Rate (US$–PLN), 2007–2011
Figure 39: Polish End-of-Period Exchange Rate (US$–PLN), 2007–2011
Figure 40: Polish Number of Airports and Sea Ports, 2011
Figure 41: Polish Length of Railways and Roadways (Kilometers), 2011
Figure 42: Polish Passenger Vehicle Production, 2007–2011
Figure 43: Polish Commercial Vehicle Production, 2007–2011
Figure 44: Polish Automotive Component Exports (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 45: Polish Automotive Component Imports (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 46: Polish Passenger Car Penetration (per Thousand People), 2007–2011
Figure 47: Polish Healthcare Expenditure (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 48: Polish Healthcare Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 49: Polish Per Capita Healthcare Expenditure (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 50: Polish Internet Subscribers (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 51: Polish Labor Force Size (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 52: Polish Unemployment Rate (%), 2007–2011
Figure 53: Polish Annual Disposable Income (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 54: Polish Annual Per Capita Disposable Income (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 55: Polish Total Population Size (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 56: Polish Urban and Rural Population (%), 2007–2011
Figure 57: Polish Female Population as a Percentage of the Total Population (%), 2007–2011
Figure 58: Polish Male Population as a Percentage of the Total Population (%), 2007–2011
Figure 59: Polish Mean Age of Population (Year), 2007–2011
Figure 60: Polish Median Age of Population (Year), 2007–2011
Figure 61: Polish Population Density (per Square Kilometer), 2007–2011
Figure 62: Polish Population Distribution by Age Group (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 63: Polish Male Population Distribution by Age Group (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 64: Polish Female Population Distribution by Age Group (% Share), 2007–2011
Figure 65: Polish Number of Households (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 66: Global Terrorism Heat Map, 2011
Figure 67: Polish Transparency Index, 2007–2011