Chile

Insurance Intelligence

Providing expert analysis, independent market insight and company data on the insurance industry.

Insurance market reports are produced following a country visit with interviews with professionals working in the sector with systematic updates to information throughout the cycle. Covering market developments, macroeconomic factors and comprehensive details of the regulatory environment including relevant taxation as well as market indicators and company statistics.

Axco’s Chile Non-Life Insurance Market Report (P&C) also comprises a detailed analysis of lines of business and sub-classes such as natural hazards, property, construction and machinery breakdown, motor, workers compensation & employers’ liability and liability.

The Life & Benefits Report for Chile includes detail on social security, healthcare, individual life assurance and pensions information as well as market statistics and life company statistics

Key Benefits

• Superior market insights
• Crucial compliance information
• Risk assessment and profitability

Country Information

One of the wealthiest countries in South America, in recent years, Chile's economy appeared to overcome its two most serious problems: high inflation and a volatile pattern of economic growth. However, this is tempered by countrywide protests in October 2019, arising from general dissatisfaction with the Pinera administration but sparked primarily by increases in metro prices, leading to at least 18 deaths, thousands of arrests, curfews and the threat of a general strike. The disruption had a significant negative impact on the country's GDP for 2019.

The Chilean P&C insurance sector remains a stable, deregulated, emerging market that offers attractive potential for growth and profitability. Various foreign players are said to view it as a convenient entry point to develop operations in Latin America. There has been considerable evidence of this in recent years.

The life market is mature, first established in the 1820s. Penetration is the highest in the region by a significant percentage. Both size and penetration are due to the mandatory contributory capitalisation system, which collects and distributes funds for the social security system, including risk assurances, and has resulted in a sizeable annuities portfolio.