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Explore the core economic and structural drivers of insurance industry penetration in MENA, with insights on country effects proxies and predictive factors for life and P&C insurance. Discover how factors like GDP per capita, population density, Sharia roles, and legal rights influence market dynamics.
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Developing the MENA Insurance Sector – Econometric and Anecdotal Indicators Rodney Lester World Bank Consultant
Core economic and structural drivers of penetration – country effects proxies P&C Life GDP/ Capita GDP/ Capita Population (trade proxy) Inflation Population Inflation Population Density
P&C Penetration v. GDP/ Capita and Actual v. Expected after economic and structural factors
Life Penetration v. GDP/ Capita and Actual v. Expected after economic and structural factors
Other highly predictive drivers of penetration Life P&C Concentration Private credit Private credit Private insurer SOM Private insurer SOM Sharia role Sharia role Bond Market Legal rights Legal rights Car fleet Top 20% income share Old age dependency
The scale/ competition trade off leads to natural concentrations levels Source: Thorburn, ‘Insurers: Too Many, Too Few or Just right”
MENA’s low insurance penetration represents an enormous opportunity