New Market Report: Oman Insurance Report Q4 2014

From: Fast Market Research, Inc.
Published: Mon Sep 08 2014


Looking ahead to 2015 and beyond, we anticipate that Oman's insurance sector will achieve steady growth. As a whole, the sector will remain small and under-developed. We envisage that forecast growth will largely come from an increase i n the volume of policies.

By many metrics, Oman's insurance sector will remain a small market opportunity. The sector is small and fragmented, with intense price competition. The existence of sub-scale insurers across the sector has in part caused low retention rates, often below 50%. This is because such insurers are forced to forgo a significant portion of their premiums in outwards reinsurance. We do not envisage that this competitive landscape will change over the forecast period. Indeed market consolidation, caused by a wave of mergers and acquisitions, remains unlikely. As such, growth will largely come from an increase in the volume of policies. In areas such as health insurance this will be driven by the wealthy, western expatriate community. Overall, the sector will rely on, and be driven by, consistent economic growth, which should stimulate demand for insurance solutions.

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We do not identify any potential catalyst for growth beyond an increase in the volume of policies. Most of the insurers operating in the market are not subsidiaries of multi-nationals, and as such lack the ability to introduce innovative products and means of distribution. The exception to this is al-Ahlia, an affiliate of global non-life major RSA Insurance. Given that most domestic operators lack scale, it is no surprise that many focus in basic non-life segment lines such as motor and home insurance. This not only encourages intense price competition in these sub-sectors, but also leaves other sub-sectors underdeveloped.

As of yet, Oman has not benefitted from the growth in takaful, Sharia-compliant, insurance solutions. This area has proved a key factor in other regional markets such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The Capital Markets...

The Oman Insurance Report has been researched at source and features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent assessment and forecasts for the insurance sector. It examines industry developments, key growth drivers and risk management projections, including the macroeconomic situation, government policy, regulatory environment and the level of development and potential for growth, broken down by line. Leading insurers are profiled, covering premiums, products and services and competitive positioning.

BMI's Oman Insurance Report provides professionals, consultancies, government departments, regulatory bodies and researchers with independent forecasts and regional competitive intelligence on the Omani insurance industry.

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