Insurance: Japan Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Japan Insurance industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis with distinct chapters for Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Insurance and Non-Life Insurance

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation for Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Insurance and Non-Life Insurance

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes five-year forecasts for Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Insurance and Non-Life Insurance

Highlights

* The Japanese insurance market generated a gross premium income of $384.5 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -2.1% for the period spanning 2004-2008.

* The Japanese life insurance market generated total revenues of $279.3 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -$2.6% for the period spanning 2004-2008.

* The Japanese non-life insurance market generated total revenues of $105.2 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -$0.9% for the period spanning 2004-2008.

* The Japanese motor insurance market generated total revenues of $44.2 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -0.6% for the period spanning 2004-2008.

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CHAPTER 1 INSURANCE IN JAPAN 10
1.1 Market Overview 10
1.2 Market Value 12
1.3 Market Segmentation I 13
1.4 Market Segmentation II 14
1.5 Five Forces Analysis 15
1.6 Market Forecasts 23
CHAPTER 2 LIFE INSURANCE IN JAPAN 24
2.1 Market Overview 24
2.2 Market Value 26
2.3 Market Segmentation I 27
2.4 Market Segmentation II 28
2.5 Market Share 29
2.6 Five Forces Analysis 30
2.7 Market Forecasts 40
CHAPTER 3 MOTOR INSURANCE IN JAPAN 41
3.1 Market Overview 41
3.2 Market Value 43
3.3 Market Segmentation I 44
3.4 Market Segmentation II 45
3.5 Five Forces Analysis 46
3.6 Market Forecasts 53
CHAPTER 4 NON-LIFE INSURANCE IN JAPAN 54
4.1 Market Overview 54
4.2 Market Value 56
4.3 Market Segmentation I 57
4.4 Market Segmentation II 58
4.5 Market Share 59
4.6 Five Forces Analysis 60
4.7 Market Forecasts 67
CHAPTER 5 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 68
CHAPTER 6 APPENDIX 70
6.1 Data Research Methodology 70


LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan Insurance Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 12
Table 2: Japan Insurance Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 13
Table 3: Japan Insurance Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 14
Table 4: Japan Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 23
Table 5: Japan Life Insurance Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 26
Table 6: Japan Life Insurance Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 27
Table 7: Japan Life Insurance Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 28
Table 8: Japan Life Insurance Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2008 29
Table 9: Japan Life Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 40
Table 10: Japan Motor Insurance Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 43
Table 11: Japan Motor Insurance Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 44
Table 12: Japan Motor Insurance Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 45
Table 13: Japan Motor Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 53
Table 14: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 56
Table 15: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 57
Table 16: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 58
Table 17: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2008 59
Table 18: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 67
Table 19: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 68
Table 20: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 68
Table 21: Japan Inflation, 2004-2008 69
Table 22: Japan Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 69


LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan Insurance Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 12
Figure 2: Japan Insurance Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 13
Figure 3: Japan Insurance Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 14
Figure 4: Forces Driving Competition in the Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 15
Figure 5: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 17
Figure 6: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 19
Figure 7: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 20
Figure 8: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 21
Figure 9: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 22
Figure 10: Japan Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 23
Figure 11: Japan Life Insurance Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 26
Figure 12: Japan Life Insurance Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 27
Figure 13: Japan Life Insurance Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 28
Figure 14: Japan Life Insurance Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2008 29
Figure 15: Forces Driving Competition in the Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 30
Figure 16: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 32
Figure 17: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 34
Figure 18: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 35
Figure 19: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 37
Figure 20: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 38
Figure 21: Japan Life Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 40
Figure 22: Japan Motor Insurance Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 43
Figure 23: Japan Motor Insurance Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 44
Figure 24: Japan Motor Insurance Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 45
Figure 25: Forces Driving Competition in the Motor Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 46
Figure 26: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Motor Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 48
Figure 27: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Motor Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 49
Figure 28: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Motor Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 50
Figure 29: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Motor Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 51
Figure 30: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Motor Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 52
Figure 31: Japan Motor Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 53
Figure 32: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 56
Figure 33: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 57
Figure 34: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 58
Figure 35: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2008 59
Figure 36: Forces Driving Competition in the Non-Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 60
Figure 37: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Non-Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 62
Figure 38: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Non-Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 63
Figure 39: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Non-Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 64
Figure 40: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Non-Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 65
Figure 41: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Non-Life Insurance Market in Japan, 2008 66
Figure 42: Japan Non-Life Insurance Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 67