The Tunisian insurance market : 2010-2014

Tunisian insurance market features
- Regulatory authority: Ministry of finance, General insurance committee (CGA)
- Life and non life premiums(2014): 837 million USD
- Insurance density (2014): 76 USD
- Insurance penetration rate (2014): 1.7%
Insurance market structure
Actors | Number |
---|---|
Reinsurance company | 1 |
Company specialized in credit insurance | 1 |
Life and non life insurance companies | 16 |
Life insurance companies | 4 |
Actuaries | 25 |
Identity
- Area: 163 610 km2
- Population (2014): 10 982 800 inhabitants
- GDP (2014): 49 billion USD
- GDP per capita(2014): 4 462 USD
- GDP growth rate (2014): 2.3%
- Inflation rate(2014): 5.4%
- Main economic sectors: Phosphate extraction and conversion, agricultural products (olive oil, dates, citrus and cereals), food industry, textile, tourism and services.
(per number of inhabitants in 2014)
- Tunis (capital): 1 056 247
- Sfax: 330 440
- Sousse: 239 124
Evolution of life and non life premiums in the Tunisian insurance market 2010-2014
in USD2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non life | 671 770 827 | 669 596 473 | 700 500 840 | 727 087 150 | 691 955 269 |
Life | 113 487 621 | 118 374 914 | 129 372 092 | 135 065 445 | 145 396 556 |
Total | 785 258 448 | 787 971 387 | 829 872 932 | 862 152 595 | 837 351 825 |
Evolution of non life incurred losses and life benefits: 2010-2014
in USD2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non life | 468 710 368 | 619 790 046 | 503 439 953 | 499 651 247 | 459 921 994 |
Life | 98 777 656 | 90 873 653 | 103 247 532 | 106 209 096 | 120 890 201 |
Total | 567 488 024 | 710 663 699 | 606 687 485 | 605 860 343 | 580 812 195 |
Premiums and incurred losses: 2010-2014
in thousands USD
Evolution of turnover per insurance class of business of the Tunisian market
in USD2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | % 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motor | 362 607 185 | 360 101 286 | 379 427 080 | 391 498 636 | 380 420 403 | 45.4% |
Group health insurance | 102 511 681 | 112 110 147 | 119 516 424 | 123 510 115 | 117 178 581 | 14% |
Technical and miscellaneous risks | 88 072 419 | 81 450 815 | 81 943 059 | 90 155 336 | 78 967 060 | 9.4% |
Fire | 44 339 480 | 47 411 456 | 52 081 599 | 58 070 326 | 57 509 494 | 6.9% |
Marine | 53 097 303 | 49 159 746 | 47 549 107 | 44 198 563 | 38 974 835 | 4.7% |
Credit | 7 085 336 | 6 328 947 | 7 022 100 | 6 921 144 | 6 216 131 | 0.7% |
Agricultural risks | 6 522 125 | 4 879 151 | 4 404 140 | 3 533 815 | 4 049 986 | 0.5% |
Workmen’s compensation | -269 377 | 79 | -106 219 | - | - | - |
Acceptances | 7 804 675 | 8 154 846 | 8 663 550 | 9 199 215 | 8 638 779 | 1% |
Total non life | 671 770 827 | 669 596 473 | 700 500 840 | 727 087 150 | 691 955 269 | 82.6% |
Life | 113 487 621 | 118 374 914 | 129 372 092 | 135 065 445 | 145 396 556 | 17.4% |
Grand total | 785 258 448 | 787 971 387 | 829 872 932 | 862 152 595 | 837 351 825 | 100% |
Breakdown of turnover per class of business in 2014

Evolution of incurred losses per insurance class of business of the Tunisian market
in USD2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | % 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motor | 285 448 940 | 314 851 649 | 313 405 334 | 316 925 532 | 286 414 415 | 49.3% |
Group health insurance | 92 945 197 | 95 122 928 | 107 324 713 | 113 242 522 | 105 572 846 | 18.2% |
Technical & miscellaneous risks | 26 437 646 | 42 959 800 | 22 655 776 | 23 764 708 | 23 269 070 | 4% |
Fire | 35 181 165 | 145 865 496 | 44 270 328 | 20 282 262 | 20 915 029 | 3.6% |
Marine | 20 251 060 | 5 628 777 | 6 581 139 | 10 688 313 | 12 310 600 | 2.1% |
Credit | +4 039 495 | 4 298 690 | +1 090 350 | 4 185 827 | 3 462 533 | 0.6% |
Agricultural risks | 5 282 157 | 4 894 835 | 3 204 698 | 3 019 549 | 2 695 824 | 0.5% |
Workmen’s compensation | 1 080 757 | 1 147 061 | 871 552 | 1 048 552 | 1 006 795 | 0.2% |
Acceptances | 6 122 941 | 5 020 812 | 6 216 763 | 6 493 982 | 4 274 882 | 0.7% |
Total non life | 468 710 368 | 619 790 046 | 503 439 953 | 499 651 247 | 459 921 994 | 79.2% |
Life (1) | 98 777 656 | 90 873 653 | 103 247 532 | 106 209 096 | 120 890 201 | 20.8% |
Grand total | 567 488 024 | 710 663 699 | 606 687 485 | 605 860 343 | 580 812 195 | 100% |
Breakdown of incurred losses per class of business in 2014

Loss ratios per class of business: 2010-2014(1)
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motor | 81.1% | 89.4% | 85.1% | 83.8% | 77.1% |
Group health insurance | 90.4% | 84.8% | 89.7% | 91.8% | 90.3% |
Technical & miscellaneous risks | 31.2% | 53% | 28.1% | 27.2% | 30.7% |
Fire | 82.2% | 311.4% | 88.1% | 36.7% | 36.6% |
Marine | 40.3% | 11.4% | 13.3% | 24.5% | 31.7% |
Credit | 57.6% | 70.3% | 15.1% | 61.1% | 55.6% |
Agricultural risks | 80.7% | 99.4% | 73.4% | 84% | 69.8% |
Total non life | 71.5% | 94.1% | 73% | 70.4% | 67.8% |
Loss ratios per class of business in 2014

The Tunisian insurance market: evolution of turnover(1) per company
in USD2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013/2014 evolution | % in 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STAR | 149 129 686 | 137 628 482 | 150 801 046 | 158 181 899 | 155 090 521 | -1.95% | 18.5% |
COMAR | 90 867 762 | 92 623 050 | 93 466 898 | 94 265 843 | 84 739 244 | -10.11% | 10.1% |
GAT | 66 833 653 | 71 577 149 | 77 746 392 | 80 549 425 | 71 530 163 | -11.20% | 8.5% |
AMI | 64 897 532 | 61 051 468 | 69 732 821 | 72 621 062 | 66 665 177 | -8.20% | 8% |
Maghrebia | 60 357 040 | 63 122 160 | 64 613 267 | 67 960 868 | 64 796 906 | -4.66% | 7.7% |
Astrée | 63 644 957 | 67 716 405 | 67 745 572 | 66 843 220 | 63 454 067 | -5.07% | 7.6% |
MAE | 47 151 715 | 46 167 231 | 46 986 225 | 47 187 182 | 46 061 505 | -2.39% | 5.5% |
CARTE | 62 337 641 | 50 061 648 | 49 376 474 | 51 880 808 | 43 985 530 | -15.22% | 5.3% |
Groupe CTAMA | 15 592 360 | 14 558 585 | 35 753 686 | 36 527 723 | 39 582 546 | 8.36% | 4.7% |
Lloyd Tunisien | 34 160 374 | 35 056 014 | 36 643 573 | 38 900 934 | 37 584 686 | -3.38% | 4.5% |
Assurance BIAT | 42 223 004 | 42 475 028 | 42 276 032 | 40 034 813 | 37 350 187 | -6.71% | 4.5% |
SALIM | 25 775 155 | 27 114 670 | 26 941 150 | 26 308 872 | 26 973 733 | 2.53% | 3.2% |
Attijari Assurances | - | - | - | 9 944 248 | 21 750 398 | 118.72% | 2.6% |
Maghrebia Vie | 18 684 943 | 19 858 585 | 21 956 426 | 22 234 116 | 21 196 585 | -4.67% | 2.5% |
Assurance Hayett | 14 451 523 | 15 552 658 | 17 545 351 | 16 815 440 | 16 443 243 | -2.21% | 2% |
CARTE Vie | - | 15 450 248 | 18 080 684 | 16 556 098 | 15 108 088 | -8.75% | 1.8% |
Zitouna Takaful | - | - | 1 071 975 | 5 398 574 | 10 387 887 | 92.42% | 1.2% |
COTUNACE | 4 460 466 | 3 646 605 | 3 911 920 | 6 006 963 | 5 185 011 | -13.68% | 0.6% |
GAT Vie | - | - | - | 3 879 509 | 4 196 768 | 8.18% | 0.5% |
El Amana Takaful | - | - | - | 54 998 | 2 847 085 | 5076.67% | 0.4% |
At-Takafulia | - | - | - | - | 2 422 495 | - | 0.3% |
Mutuelle Générale d'Assurances (2) | 21 022 193 | 20 315 641 | - | - | - | - | - |
AMINA (3) | 1 955 529 | 2 154 714 | 2 984 568 | - | - | - | - |
AssurCredit (4) | 1 712 915 | 1 841 046 | 2 238 874 | - | - | - | - |
Grand total | 785 258 448 | 787 971 387 | 829 872 932 | 862 152 595 | 837 351 825 | -2.9% | 100% |
(2) is part of CTAMA group
(3) renamed GAT Vie in 2011
(4) absorbed by COTUNACE in 2013
Market share of the ten main companies in 2014

Exchange rate TND/USD as at 31/12 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
0.7009 | 0.66896 | 0.64558 | 0.6103 | 0.53812 |
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