1. Reinsurance in Japan, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016
Report Details:
Published:October 2012
No. of Pages: 98
Price: Single User License – US$1950
Synopsis
The report provides in depth market analysis, information and insights into the Japanese
reinsurance market, including:
• The Japanese reinsurance market’s growth prospects by reinsurance categories
• The Japanese reinsurance market’s growth prospects by reinsurance ceded from direct
insurance segments
• The competitive landscape in the Japanese reinsurance market
Summary
The Japanese reinsurance segment was severely affected by the earthquake and subsequent
tsunami that resulted in one of the largest natural disasters in the history of Japan after World War
II. Immediately after the Tohoku earthquake that hit Japan in March 2011, renewals in April 2011
demonstrated the reinsurance industry’s ability to operate during difficult times.
Scope
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the reinsurance market in Japan
• It provides historical values for the Japanese 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 Japanese reinsurance market, along
with market forecasts until 2016
• It provides a detailed analysis of the reinsurance ceded from various direct insurance markets in
Japan and its growth prospects
• It profiles the top reinsurance companies in Japan
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• Make strategic business decisions using in depth historic and forecast market data related to the
Japanese reinsurance market and each sector within it
• Understand the demand-side dynamics, key market trends and growth opportunities within the
Japanese reinsurance market
• Assess the competitive dynamics in the reinsurance market
• Identify the growth opportunities and market dynamics within key product categories

2. • Gain insights into key regulations governing the Japanese insurance market and its impact on
companies and the market''s future
Key Highlights
• The rise in aging population and decline in birth rate are expected to drive the growth of the life
and non-life insurance segments, with the former expected to record a forecast-period CAGR of
4.5% and the latter expected to record a forecast-period CAGR of 1.0%.
• The Japanese exposure towards natural disasters makes strong reinsurance coverage essential
to the insurance industry and economy.
• An increase in property insurance premiums is expected to drive the growth of the Japanese
non-life insurance segment.
• Following the global financial crisis of 2009, the premium ceded to reinsurance by Japanese
direct insurers increased in the non-life and personal accident and health insurance segments but
decreased in the life insurance segment.
• This shifted the global attention on risk assessment and risk management to Japan and the Asia-
Pacific region, increasing reinsurance costs by 20% regionally and more in the case of Japan.
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Major points covered in Table of Contents of this report include
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
2.1 What is this Report About?
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Methodology
3 Japanese Insurance Industry Attractiveness
3.1 Insurance Industry
3.2 Reinsurance Growth Dynamics and Challenges
3.2.1 Reinsurance market size, 2007–2016
3.2.2 Reinsurance market size by type of insurance, 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
5 Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights
5.1 Overview
5.2 List of Companies in the Japanese Reinsurance Segment
5.3 Toa Reinsurance Company – Company Overview
5.3.1 Toa Reinsurance Company – Key Facts
5.4 Japan Earthquake Reinsurance – Company Overview
5.4.1 Japan Earthquake Reinsurance – Key Facts

3. 6 Business Environment and Country Risk
6.1 Business Confidence
6.1.1 Business confidence indicator
6.1.2 Market capitalization trend – Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan
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 segments
6.2.6 Agricultural net output at current prices (Japanese Yen)
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 (Japanese Yen)
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 (Japanese Yen)
6.2.13 Mining, manufacturing and utilities at current prices (US dollar)
6.2.14 Mining, manufacturing and utilities at current prices, as percentage of GDP
6.2.15 Construction net output at current prices (Japanese Yen)
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 External debt
6.2.25 Annual average exchange rate US$–JPY
6.2.26 End-of-period exchange rate US$–JPY
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

4. 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 Females as a percentage of the total population
6.5.6 Males 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
6.6 Political and Social Risk
6.6.1 Political stability
6.6.2 Terrorism index
6.6.3 Transparency index
7 Appendix
7.1 Methodology
7.2 Contact Us
7.3 About Timetric
7.4 Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: Insurance Industry Definitions
Table 2: Japanese Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (JPY Billion), 2007–2011
Table 3: Japanese Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Table 4: Japanese Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (JPY Billion), 2011–2016
Table 5: Japanese Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (US$ Billion), 2011–2016
Table 6: Japanese Insurance Segmentation (% Share), 2007–2016
Table 7: Japanese Reinsurance Segment by Category (JPY Billion), 2007–2011
Table 8: Japanese Reinsurance Segment by Category (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Table 9: Japanese Reinsurance Segment by Category (JPY Billion), 2011–2016
Table 10: Japanese Reinsurance Segment by Category (US$ Billion), 2011–2016
Table 11: Japanese Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (JPY Billion),
2007–2011
Table 12: Japanese Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (US$ Billion),
2007–2011

5. Table 13: Japanese Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (JPY Billion),
2011–2016
Table 14: Japanese Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (US$ Billion),
2011–2016
Table 15: Japanese Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2007–2011
Table 16: Japanese Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2011–2016
Table 17: Japanese Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded, 2007–2011
Table 18: Japanese Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded, 2011–2016
Table 19: Japanese Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded
(%), 2007–2011
Table 20: Japanese Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded
(%), 2011–2016
Table 21: List of Companies Operating in the Japanese Reinsurance Segment
Table 22: Toa Reinsurance Company, Key Facts
Table 23: Japan Earthquake Reinsurance, Key Facts
List of Figures
Figure 1: Japanese Insurance Overall Written Premium by Segment (JPY Billion), 2007–2016
Figure 2: Japanese Insurance Market Dynamics by Segment, 2007–2016
Figure 3: Japanese Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Category (JPY Billion), 2007–2016
Figure 4: Japanese Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Category (% Share), 2011 and 2016
Figure 5: Japanese Reinsurance Market Dynamics by Category, 2007–2016
Figure 6: Japanese Premium Ceded to Reinsurance by Type of Insurance (JPY Billion),
2007–2016
Figure 7: Japanese Reinsurance Market Dynamics by Type of Insurance, 2007–2016
Figure 8: Japanese Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2007–2011
Figure 9: Japanese Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded (%), 2011–2016
Figure 10: Japanese Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded, 2007–2011
Figure 11: Japanese Non-Life Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance Ceded, 2011–2016
Figure 12: Japanese Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance
Ceded (%), 2007–2011
Figure 13: Japanese Personal Accident and Health Insurance – Percentage of Reinsurance
Ceded (%), 2011–2016
Figure 14: Japanese Business Confidence Indicator, Q12008–Q12012
Figure 15: Japanese Stock Exchange Market Capitalization (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 16: Japanese GDP at Constant Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 17: Japanese GDP Per Capita at Constant Prices (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 18: Japanese GDP at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 19: Japanese GDP Per Capita at Current Prices (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 20: Japanese GDP by Key Segments (%) 2009 and 2011
Figure 21: Japanese Agricultural Net Output at Current Prices (JPY Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 22: Japanese Agricultural Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011

6. Figure 23: Japanese Agricultural Net Output at Current Prices as a Percentage of GDP (%),
2007–2011
Figure 24: Japanese Manufacturing Net Output at Current Prices (JPY Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 25: Japanese Manufacturing Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 26: Japanese Manufacturing Net Output at Current Prices as a Percentage of GDP (%),
2007–2011
Figure 27: Japanese Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities Net Output at Current Prices (JPY Billion),
2007–2011
Figure 28: Japanese Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities Net Output at Current Prices (US$
Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 29: Japanese Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities Net Output at Current Prices as a
Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 30: Japanese Construction Net Output at Current Prices (JPY Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 31: Japanese Construction Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007– 2011
Figure 32: Japanese Construction Output at Current Prices as a Percentage of GDP (%),
2007–2011
Figure 33: Japanese Inflation Rate (%), 2007–2011
Figure 34: Japanese Current Account Balance as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 35: Japanese Exports as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 36: Japanese Imports as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 37: Japanese Exports Growth (%), 2007–2011
Figure 38: Japanese Imports Growth (%), 2007–2011
Figure 39: Japanese External Debt as a Percentage of GDP, 2007–2011
Figure 40: Japanese Annual Average Exchange Rate US$–JPY, 2007–2011
Figure 41: Japanese End-of-Period Exchange Rate US$–JPY, 2007–2011
Figure 42: Total Number of Japanese Airports and Sea Ports, 2011
Figure 43: Japanese Railways and Roadways (Kilometers), 2011
Figure 44: Japanese Passenger Vehicle Production, 2007–2011
Figure 45: Japanese Commercial Vehicle Production, 2007–2011
Figure 46: Japanese Automotive Component Exports (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 47: Japanese Automotive Component Imports (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 48: Japanese Passenger Car Penetration (per thousand people), 2007–2011
Figure 49: Japanese Healthcare Expenditure (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 50: Japanese Healthcare Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP (%), 2007–2011
Figure 51: Japanese Per Capita Healthcare Expenditure (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 52: Japanese Internet Subscriptions (Millions), 2007–2011
Figure 53: Japanese Size of Labor Force in 15–59 Age Group (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 54: Japanese Unemployment Rate (%), 2007–2011
Figure 55: Japanese Annual Disposable Income (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 56: Japanese Annual Per Capita Disposable Income (US$), 2007–2011
Figure 57: Japanese Total Population (Million), 2007–2011
Figure 58: Japanese Urban and Rural Population (%), 2007–2011

7. Figure 59: Japanese Females as a Percentage of the Total Population (%), 2007–2011
Figure 60: Japanese Males as a Percentage of the Total Population (%), 2007–2011
Figure 61: Japanese Mean Age of Population (Year), 2007–2011
Figure 62: Japanese Median Age of Population (Year), 2007–2011
Figure 63: Japanese Population Density (per Square Kilometer), 2007–2011
Figure 64: Japanese Population Distribution by Age (%), 2007–2011
Figure 65: Japanese Male Population Distribution by Age (%), 2007–2011
Figure 66: Japanese Female Population Distribution by Age (%), 2007–2011
Figure 67: Global Terrorism Heat Map, 2011
Figure 68: Japanese Transparency Index, 2007–2011
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