Presentation - Institute of Actuaries of Australia
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Presentation - Institute of Actuaries of Australia
Life reinsurer of the future Staying relevant in the face of a changing landscape Shweta Krishna & Stuart Mainland © Shweta Krishna & Stuart Mainland This presentation has been prepared for the Actuaries Institute 2015 Actuaries Summit. The Institute Council wishes it to be understood that opinions put forward herein are not necessarily those of the Institute and the Council is not responsible for those opinions. Agenda • Life reinsurance in Australia • Life reinsurance globally • The future horizon • So what do we learn? Life reinsurance in Australia What drove reinsurance? Then Now • Access to underwriting manual and claims experience • Capacity the primary market may not have • Reduce earnings volatility / capital strain ! - Then • More aggressive reinsurance pricing • Re-shape risk taken to align to insurer’s risk appetite • Global, technical insights Reasons to reinsure in the past remain relevant today Now ! - Reinsurer % of in-force premium Changing business mix during 2000s 50% 41% 33% 24% 15% Oct-18 Oct-17 Oct-16 Oct-15 Oct-14 Oct-13 Oct-12 Oct-11 Oct-10 Oct-09 Oct-08 Oct-07 Oct-06 Oct-05 Oct-04 Total risk Group risk Individual lump sum Individual disability income Source: Plan For Life statistics Reinsurance rate relatively stable but business mix has changed Continued strong premium growth In-force premiums have more than doubled in last ten years. In-force premium for reinsurers ($million) 4,000.000 3,000.000 2,000.000 1,000.000 0.000 Oct-18 Jan-18 Apr-17 Jul-16 Oct-15 Jan-15 Apr-14 Jul-13 Oct-12 Jan-12 Apr-11 Jul-10 Oct-09 Jan-09 Source: Plan For Life statistics Individual lump sum Individual disability income Group risk Volume growth has been attractive; at what price? Cedant & Reinsurer Annual Net Profits Group Death/TPD - 300 500 375 150 250 0 $ million $ million Turbulent times Cedant & Reinsurer Annual Net Profits - Individual DII - -150 -300 125 0 -125 -250 -450 -375 -600 -500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Profit Margin % (net) Reinsurer Direct Writer 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Profit Margin % (net) Reinsurer Direct Writer Source: APRA Life Risk Insurance – A challenge to the life industry: managing for long term portfolio health: Insights Session at Actuaries Institute by Ian Laughlin Causes of losses • Different break-even points and materiality • Competitive market conditions • Less data / less timely data • Definitions scope creep • Long guarantee periods Pricing discipline needed in a competitive environment Life reinsurance globally Looking sideways – global snapshot Continental Europe UK & Ireland 8% of global life premiums North America Cession rates 80%+ 24% of global life premiums Underlying business tends to be level premium Cession rates c25% New reinsurance business tends to be reviewable premium though historically coinsurance 28% of global life premiums Cession rates <10% Generally surplus reinsurance with high retention limits Asia 34% of global life premiums Cession rates 5-15% Reinsurance primarily risk premium Australia 2% of global life premiums Cession rates c40% Annually reviewable premiums Reinsurance generally quota share Premium source: Swiss Re Sigma 2013 / 3 Cession rates: NMG data presented in Actuary magazine Market commentary: EY research Looking sideways – what is there to learn Cession rate 60-100 % 20-60% Market features Likely to change ! Regulatory arbitrage ! Reinsurer risk evaluation aggressive ! Proportional reinsurance dominant ? ? ✓ ⌔ ? ⌔ ! New business strain ! Volatile earnings ! Periods of pricing instability ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ⌔ ? Barriers to entry ! Lack of granular data ! Surplus reinsurance dominant ! Language barriers ⌔ ⌔ ⌔ ⌔ ⌔ ⌔ ⌔ ⌔ ! 0-20% Feature of Australia Market conditions unlikely to see large-scale movement in cession rates The future horizon Dark clouds? • Consolidation of insurers – Top 5 insurers in 2003 had $2.9bn premium and in 2014 had $9.5bn premium. • Less reliance on reinsurer claims and underwriting expertise? • Alternative sources of funding – Offshore reinsurers – Institutional investors seeking higher risk/yield assets • Changes to remuneration model Case study – UScession rates thereinsured pricing cycle ordinary individual life % and new business 80% 60% Rapid growth in reinsurance Market corrections Cession rates fall 40% 20% 0% 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Correlation between attractiveness of market and reinsurance? Source: Cession rates from Munich Re Life Reinsurance survey; market commentary from EY research Blue skies? • Significant re-pricing in recent years • IFRS 4: potential to offset new business strain • Increasing digitisation and global connectivity • Change in product emphasis; the rise of the annuity • Growth of direct channel Summary The future landscape • A number of dark clouds on the horizon but blue skies also • Mix of business may change • Volume growth has been strong, as is underlying need for risk transfer and value add services • Australian market remains attractive at global level What can reinsurers do? • Pricing discipline in the face of competition – Aligning break-even points – Re-aligning definitions and practice to price (and vice versa) – Choosing segments of the market to target • Capital efficiency to stay ahead • Explore direct opportunities where insurers choose not to play • Promotion of ‘value add’ activities; harnessing global resources Questions, discussion, comment