Argentinean Insurance Industry

Table of Contents

1. Market Overview

• Sector Representation & Market Size
• Table 1: Argentine Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Insurance Industry by Segment - Life and Non-Life Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Premium Income in US$ Billion for the Years 2005 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 2: Argentine 5-Year Perspective for Insurance Industry by Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Premium Income for Life and Non-Life Markets for 2006, 2008, and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 3: Argentinean Insurance Industry (2006): Per Capita Premium in US$, and Penetration of Insurance by Category - Life and Non-Life
• Facts & Stats
• Geographic Characteristics

2. Insurance Industry Structure

• Regulatory Overview
• Taxation
• Premium Payment
• Internationalization of the Market
• Liberalization of Argentina
• Foreign Participation - Positive for the Market
• Insurance in the Country' s GDP
• Reinsurance in Argentina
• Relevance of Insurance-Related Education in Argentina.
• Insurance Industry - Future Prospects

3. Life Insurance Sector

• Table 4: Argentinean Life Insurance Market by Segment (In %) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Collapse and Reconstruction of the Life Business
• Group Life: Victor of Difficult Times
• Pensions System Benefits from Privatization
• Private Funds Help Raise Memberships
• Market Leaders
• Table 5: Argentinean Life Insurance Industry (2003): Gross Written Premium in US$ Million by Leading Companies for Origenes Retiro, Consolidar Retiro, Caja Seguros Vida, HSBC NY Life Retiro, Siembra Retiro, Zurich Life, Nacion Retiro, HSBC NY Life Vida, Siembra Vida, and Internacional Vida (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 6: Top-Five Players in the Life Insurance Industry of Argentina (2002) - Gross Written Premium in US$ Million by Companies for Caja Seguros Vida, HSBC- NYL Retiro, HSBC-NYL Vida, ALICO, and Internacional Vida (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Non-Life Insurance Sector

• Table 7: Argentine General & Property Insurance Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Premium by Category - Vehicle, Work Related Risk, Fire, Hale, Transport, Theft and Similar Threats, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 8: Argentine Personal Insurance Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Premiums by Category - Life, Pension, Supplemental Retirement, Accident and Workers' Compensation (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Compulsory Insurance
• Brokers & Agents
• Various Insurance Covers
• Workers Compensation and Employers' Liability
• Key Benefits of Workers' Compensation Law
• Workers' Compensation - On Road to Profitability
• Property Damage
• Civil Liability
• Engineering/Construction
• Automobile
• Special Classes
• Market Leaders
• Table 9: Argentinean Non-Life Insurance Industry (2003): Gross Written Premium in US$ Million by Leading Companies for HSBC Buenos Aires, Federacion Patronal, Caja Seguros, Meridional, Mapfre Argentina, Provincia, Zurich Argentina, San Cristobal, Segunda C.S.L., and Sancor (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 10: Top-Five Players in the Non-Life Insurance Industry of Argentina (2002) - Gross Written Premiums in US$ Million for Caja Seguros, Provincia, Federacion Patronal, HSBC-Buenos Aires, and Meridional (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. A Recent Past Perspective of Argentinean Insurance Industry

• Table 11: Argentinean Insurance Industry (1999 & 2000): Leading Insurers' Gross Premiums Written in US$ Million & Market Share in % (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• A Backgrounder
• Traditional Insurance Products Available During Mid-90s
• Provisional Life: Non-Traditional Insurance Product
• A Review of Major Amendments to Law
• The Workers' Compensation Law of 1995
• Other Developments

6. Recent Industry Activity

• AR Growth to Acquire Stake in Probenefit
• ING to Acquire Origenes AFJP and Origenes Seguros de Retiro

7. Strategic Corporate Development in Recent Past

• Grupo Financiero Galicia Acquires Stake in Sudamericana Holding