Thursday 3 August 2006

INSURANCE

AMERICAS: Market liberalisation drives Latin American premium growth

Total insurance premium income is growing at a faster rate than the economy as a whole in Latin America. One of the reasons suggested for this dynamism is market liberalisation and consequent growth in competition from subsidiaries of overseas companies. For example the market share by premium of foreign controlled insurance companies in Mexico grew from 0% to over 50% between 1993 and early 2005.

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