Argentina Insurance Report Q4 2015 - New Report Available

Structurally high inflation in Argentina has severely restricted the development of individual life insurance, and will likely continue to do so through the forecast period. However, it has provided an environment in which the non-life insurers have been able to pass on increased claims (and other) costs on to their clients. In the meantime, group life insurance sales have been rising strongly, as employers have seen life cover as a valuable benefit with which to attract and retain key staff. These trends will likely persist through the forecast period, with the result that premiums rise steadily in both USD and real terms. However, in the short term, the likely weakness in the ARS will constrain growth in USD terms.

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Like its counterparts in Iran and Venezuela, Argentina's insurance sector is shaped by the structurally high level of inflation. This affects the two main segments in very different ways. In the non-life segment, the effect is to boost claims costs and to complicate estimations of future costs. However, the insurers have been able, in the two main sub-sectors (motor vehicle insurance and workers compensation insurance or ART) at least, to pass on the costs to their customers.

This has meant that non-life premiums have risen in real and USD terms and should continue to do so. New rules, which came into force at the end of June 2015, will increase the upfront costs of non-life insurers which are making underwriting losses (as most are). However, the higher reserves can be amortised over two years. Moody's Investor Services believes that the new rules will strengthen the non-life insurers financially.

The Argentina Insurance Report has been researched at source and features BMI Research'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.

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