The Turkish insurance market

Photo credit: US Gov / CIA World Factbook

Insurance market features

  • Regulatory authority: Undersecretariat of Treasury Directorate General of Insurance
  • Life and non life premiums (2013): 12 700 million USD
  • Insurance density(2013): 169.33 USD
  • Insurance penetration rate (2013): 1.55%

Market structure 2013

Market actors
Number
Non life companies
40
Life companies
8
Reinsurance companies
2
Pension funds
18

Country profile

  • Area: 783 562 km2
  • Population (2013): 75 millions inhabitants
  • GDP (2013): 821 billion USD
  • GDP per capita (2013): 10 947 USD
  • GDP growth rate (2013): 4.2
  • Inflation rate (2013): 7.5%
  • Main economic sectors: Textile, tourism, electronics, motor industry, agriculture (tobacco, cotton, sugar, livestock), food industry

Main cities

(per number of inhabitants in 2011) 
  • Ankara (capital): 4 194 000 000
  • Istanbul: 11 253 000 000
  • Izmir: 2 927 000 000
 

Turnover’s evolution per class of business: 2009-2013

in thousands USD
 200920102011201220132013 shares
Accident
345 703399 334394 373377 629463 2703.6%
Health
914 7211 138 0121 189 3721 237 0321 295 98010.2%
Motor
3 125 4473 778 7064 024 4124 705 5285 457 39343%
Marine
250 877283 020294 077294 251304 8152.4%
Aviation
67 50165 23085 81671 70858 4340.5%
Fire and other property damage
1 819 8331 984 0742 251 3702 438 1302 889 15022.7%
General third party liability
162 345218 518229 871233 346266 3532.1%
Assistance and credit
17 91221 34631 97943 21959 8010.5%
Other risks
65 98285 326114 682107 370124 8291%
Total non life
6 770 7 973 566 8 615 952 9 508 213 10 920 025 86%
Life
1 168 0061 455 4181 598 0751 505 6721 779 77714%
Grand total
7 938 3299 428 98410 214 02711 013 88512 699 802100%

Turnover’s breakdown per class of business in 2013

Evolution of technical result per class of business: 2009-2013

in thousands USD
 20092010201120122013
Accident
152 478132 488108 45682 139126 594
Health
-75 586-22 9269 84293 14159 036
Motor
-310 548-378 143- 308 856- 645 194116 490
Marine
74 10989 72675 03882 17344 321
Aviation
-504-3 8171712 293- 11 575
Fire and other property damage
169 202163 983118 311118 590183 160
General third party liability
45 983-12 19913 076- 77 585- 75 008
Assistance and credit
-1 2293 970- 2 353-5 640- 9 566
Other risks
16 37323 72621 94935 14327 487
Total non life
70 278 -3 192 35 634 - 314 940 460 939
Life
69 99596 409117 937137 010224 534
Pension
7 14137 6421856 848- 91 628
Grand total
147 414130 859153 756- 171 082593 845

Turnover’s evolution per life and non life company: 2009-2013

in thousands USD
 200920102011201220132013 shares2012/2013 evolution
Axa
825 5781 013 3271 188 5771 325 3941 660 85813.1%25.3%
Anadolu
803 784947 8711 146 0241 241 1821 441 39511.3%16.1%
Allianz
601 600664 487671 779802 5271 018 1158%26.9%
Ak
550 197591 419676 358728 353800 0016.3%9.8%
Mapfre Genel
233 452274 786331 887492 437709 1845.6%44%
Yapi Kredi
392 996505 935578 993681 724658 8705.2%-3.4%
Gunes
469 981492 046487 868512 360564 4204.4%10.2%
Groupama
381 481463 022486 862459 231511 4914%11.4%
Ziraat Hayat ve Emeklilik
-401 561482 004327 910421 8853.3%28.7%
Eureko
348 526412 660421 880380 691413 6363.3%8.7%
Ziraat
-115 171189 482210 383297 5532.4%41.4%
Ergo
436 791462 873416 484379 516295 6742.3%-22.1%
Sompo Japan
--196 171250 477291 3562.3%16.3%
HDI
113 312149 227171 317221 365249 6642%12.8%
Halk
-103 892122 868219 489246 5651.9%12.3%
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik
323 231238 633207 319204 380207 0641.6%1.3%
Zurich
139 691154 298188 224189 930201 4751.6%6.1%
Ray
164 073168 409150 513169 073185 7231.5%9.8%
Acibadem Saglik ve Hayat
82 09490 222105 207131 756161 4641.3%22.5%
Garanti Emeklilik
117 060156 255143 091145 997156 2691.2%7%
Total top 20 companies
5 983 849 7 406 096 8 362 912 9 074 177 10 492 664 82.6% 15.6%
Rest of the market(1)
1 954 4802 022 8881 851 1151 939 7082 207 13817.4%13.8%
Grand total
7 938 3299 428 98410 214 02711 013 88512 699 802100%15.3%
1 46 companies
Exchange rate
TRY/USD as at 31/12
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
0.6464
0.6673
0.5950
0.5554
0.5242
Sources: Insurance Association of Turkey (TSB), Sigma
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