Discounts in fitness centers, in dental services or in consultations with psychologists, are some of the benefits offered by insurance companies in Costa Rica to maintain their portfolio of clients and attract new ones.
The National Insurance Institute (INS), Sagicor, Pan American Life Insurance, Océanica de Seguros and Mapfre, are some of the competitors in the Costa Rican market that offer this type of privileges in their policies.
During 2018, Guatemala's insurance sector increased 3% year-on-year, well below the 8% growth rate reported between 2016 and 2017.
According to figures presented by the Guatemalan Association of Insurance Institutions (AGIS), between 2017 and 2018 the total of premiums subscribed in the country went from $881 million to $907 million.
According to the association of insurers, the increase in the sector's income is partly because of the dynamism registered in the life and medical i
Because of vehicle and health insurance performance, premiums paid in Panama last year totaled $1.562 million, 6% more than in 2017.
Preliminary figures from the Superintendence of Insurance and Reinsurance detail that last year income from vehicle insurance totaled $321 million and increased 9% with respect to 2017.
During 2018, premiums paid for health insurance totaled $312 million, 7.8% more than reported in 2017.
The National Electric Power Company tenders the provision of a life insurance policy for permanent and retired employees of the institution.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN-100-018-2018:
"Number of employees in detail:
- Permanent employees: 1,689
- ENEE Retirees and Pensioners: 657
In the event of the natural death of an insured person (whether caused by illness, murder or manslaughter or presumed death) the insurance company will pay the agreed sum insured. In the event of the accidental death of an insured person, the insurance company will pay double the sum insured for natural death."
The Superintendence of Competition has authorized the purchase of Davivienda Vida Seguros by the Honduran company Inversiones Atlántida.
A statement issued by the Superintendence of Competition (SC) indicates that the purchase of the insurer Davivienda Vida Seguros, S.A., Seguros de Personas (Davivienda Vida), was made through the Salvadoran subsidiary of Grupo Atlántida,Inversiones Financieras Atlántida, S.A.
Representatives from the sector stated that in 2017 premiums totalled $627 million, which meant an increase of just 1% with respect to the figures reported in 2016.
According to the Salvadoran Association of Insurance Companies (Ases) last year's performance was associated with lower demand in some sectors, greater competition and a volume of risks that has not increased substantially.
Growth in sales of vehicles and homes in the country has generated an opportunity for the insurance business, in a market where penetration is only 3%.
Greater purchasing power and the consequent increase in purchases of homes, cars and other goods is generating interesting opportunities for other complementary businesses.
Income from insurance premiums grew by 15% compared to the same month in 2015, reaching $924 million.
From the Monthly Bulletin by the Superintendent of Insurance:
Income from insurance premiums grew by 15% compared to September 2015, reaching ¢497 billion colones.Growth remains widespread by category and personal insurance is still the most dynamic category.The contribution of compulsory insurance, as explained in previous bulletins, responds to the increase in SOA in January 2016 due to accounting changes because RT premiums decreased by 20% year on year.
Panama stands out as the country with the highest penetration rate in the region, and at the other end is Honduras, with the lowest rate, and below the average in Latin America.
From a report by MAPFRE: "Trends of growth in insurance markets in Latin America":
Guatemala
The insurance market penetration rate in Guatemala stood at 1.23% in 2015, showing a stable trend over the analyzed period,graduallymoving awayfrom the average for the region. The deepening index, meanwhile, stood at 19.7%, with a tendency toward gradual improvement, but still below the average for the Latin American markets.
In the first quarter of the year, total premiums in the country totaled $338 million, 5% more than in the same period last year, driven by automobile insurance.
Vehicle insurance is the most in demand, reporting $63 million in premiums from January to March 2015, representing an increase of 11.8% compared to the same period last year. The second sector reporting the most growth is health, with premiums of $57.3 million, ie an increase of 6% and finally the premiums for group life reported $41 million, according to the Superintendency of Insurance and Reinsurance in Panama.
Auto policies are the fastest growing category, with an increase of 14% so far this year compared to 2013.
Lack of a culture of prevention is preventing the emerging Nicaraguan insurance market from achieving high growth rates in most policies. Car policies are the most sought after, but those for life, property and health are growing slowly.
"... In 2013, the insurance industry paid $40 million in personal insurance, which included life insurance, accident and health insurance and pension income; also in property insurance including car insurance, fire and other policies, $105.2 million was paid."
As of July claims for payments totaled $284 million, with personal insurance policies having increased the most.
In the case of personal accident insurance, registered insurance companies reported an increase of 13% between July 2013 and March this year. "...Within this category, those that grew the most were those of health and accident insurance, going from $26 million to $28 million. "
The amount of premiums written during the first half of 2014 totaled $657 million, which is 12% more than in the same period in 2013.
Of the total of premiums paid in the first six months of the year, health insurance, group life and car policies accounted for about 45%. In the case of auto insurance, one of the fastest growing in the country, the total was $112.4 million, 9.78% more than in the first half of 2013.
Between December 2012 and December 2013 revenue from premiums went from $138 million to $156 million.
The pace of growth in the insurance sector in Nicaragua increased during the first quarter of 2014, registering premiums of $43 million, an increase of 21% compared to the same period in 2013.
Laprensa.com.ni reports that "... of the total premiums sold during 2013, the property insurance segment accounted for 71% of total sales, receiving $111.15 million, reflecting a growth of 10 5% compared to the $100.56 million sold in 2012. "
Products in the category of life, accident and health lead the 6% increase in premiums seen in the first three months of the year compared with the same period in 2013.
Total premiums paid in the first quarter amounted to $42 million, of which 37.4% were for first party car insurance, 21.0 % for fire insurance and associated lines, 19.09 % for life insurance (individual and collective) and the remaining 6.01 % for health insurance.