May 18, 2016: During the review period (2010-2021), the insurance industry grew at 17.6% ? The rising popularity of insurance products of all types, including life and health insurance, engineering and transit insurance and religious insurance, are driving the steep growth in insurance industry and its rapid privatisation.

Insurance Industry Key Trends and Opportunities provides an exhaustive overview of the trends and participants in the insurance industry. It outlines the sector’s prospect for growth by segment and category and provides market forecasts. Also analyzes the competitive landscape of insurance industry in detail, along with the economic, demographic and regulatory factors that affect it. Additionally, it profiles the top companies and the key sub-segments in insurance industry, on the basis of a comprehensive set of parameters including written premium, incurred loss, loss ratio, combined ratio, total assets, total investment income and retentions.

The insurance industry is currently witnessing a growth in demand for products of different types, which is expected to continue over the forecast period. It is anticipated that the introduction of mandatory insurance classes including motor third-party liability and property insurance against fire and natural disasters will draw European insurers over the next few years. Besides, it is expected that the rapid inclination towards health consciousness, as well as the proposed increase in healthcare expenditure by the government will result in a spike in demand for health insurance products over the forecast period. Investments in the mining sector are also slated to increase, which will spur demand for non-mainstream insurance products like engineering and transit insurance.

In May 2014, Simmons & Simmons, an international law firm, signed a partnership agreement with the government for provision of takaful insurance (Islamic insurance) and sukuk (Islamic bonds), which is identified as another factor that will drive demand for insurance in the country. The introduction of newer, more innovative insurance products, the increasing transparency in the sector, as well as the spread of insurance awareness in the nation will further fuel growth in the insurance industry over the next five years.

Some of the prominent trends in the insurance industry are:
• Consistently improving regulatory framework
• Continual integration of technology in various insurance segments
• Increased sophistication in risk management techniques
• Better risk monitoring
• More intelligent usage of data analytics to enhance profitability

Key Topics Covered in the Report:
– Detailed economic overview of Kyrgystan
– Analysis of the insurance industry, including major segments, current trends and competitive landscape
– Study of the regulatory framework that governs the sector
– Detailed profiles of top players in the insurance industry