Life Insurance Risk Market Inflows up 2.5% over the year from $15.8bn to $16.2bn

Overview of Life Insurance Risk Market Inflows & Sales: 12 months to September 2017

Overall Risk Premium Inflows increased by just 2.5% year on year, despite this Zurich (68.8%), MetLife (12.8%), TAL (10.0%) and AIA (8.2%) still managed to record significant percentage growth rates; Zurich's jump was due to its takeover of Macquarie Life business.

Annual Sales in the Risk market fell 10.1%.  While MetLife (204.8%) and Zurich (43.6%) both reported large jumps in their Risk Sales year on year those of most of the rest were substantially lower with in particular volatility in the Group Risk market a significant factor in many of these results.

The Life Insurance Risk Market is comprised of both Individual Risk Lump Sum & Risk Income Insurances plus Group Risk Insurance.

Source:  Strategic Insight (Plan For Life)

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