2008-07-07 23:22:11 -

www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9ab652/romania_insurance) has announced the addition of the "Romania Insurance Report Q2 2008" report to their offering.

As was the case in Q108, the main focus of this report is BMI's proprietary Insurance Business Environment Rating (IBER). The rating brings together a number of pieces of relevant quantitative data, together with BMI's Country Risk Rating

(CRR). The IBER makes it easier for the business environment for the insurance sector in a particular country to be compared with the business environment for any other industry in that country that is surveyed by BMI. The IBER also allows an objective and meaningful comparison of the business environment for the insurance sector in one country with the business environment for insurance in another country.

Over the coming months, we will substantially change the format of the BMI insurance reports. In essence, we will focus to a much greater extent on the companies that are active in the non-life and life segments.

Romania's IBER is 55.5. Romania is a very small insurance market relative to other countries in Central and Eastern Europe for foreign insurers. Romania stands out within the region for the measure of openness of the non-life and life segments. The economic outlook is generally positive, although there are some political uncertainties and a growing budget deficit. The very small size of the industry and low levels of expected growth and penetration hold back the IBER of both the life and non-life sectors. It is also held back by the legal framework and bureaucracy and external risks.

Key Topics Covered:

The Sector At A Glance

Table: Overview Of Romania's Insurance Sector

Key Insights On Romania's Insurance Sector

SWOT Analysis

Romania Industry SWOT

Future Development Of BMI's Insurance Reports

Latest News

Projections And Forecasts

Table: Premiums - Historical Data And Forecasts

Projections And Drivers Of Growth

Table: Growth Drivers

Country Update

Macroeconomic Outlook

Table: Romania - Economic Activity

Political Outlook

Insurance Business Environment Rating

Table: Romania - Insurance Business Environment Indictors

Table: Central And Eastern Europe Insurance Business Environment Rankings

Regional Context

Table: Non-Life Premiums In A Regional Context, 2007

Table: Life Premiums In A Regional Context, 2007

Table: Comparison Of Major Lines As % Of Non-Life Premiums, 2006

Analysis Of Competitive Conditions

Romania - Non-Life Segment

Table: Presence Of Cross-Border Insurers, Non-Life, Central And Eastern Europe

Romania - Life Segment

Table: Presence Of Cross-Border Insurers, Life, Central And Eastern Europe

Methodology

Basis Of Projections

Insurance Business Environment Rating

Table: Insurance Business Environment Indicators And Rationale

Table: Weighting Of Indicators

For more information visit www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9ab652/romania_insurance

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