Emerging markets to drive global economic and insurance market growth over the next decade, sigma says

• The seven largest emerging markets are forecast to contribute around 40% of global economic growth over the next decade
• China alone will count for more than 25% of global output
• From quantity to quality: maturing emerging economies will see more moderate, but also more stable growth
• Emerging market insurance premiums are forecast to more than double over the next 10 years, growing four times faster than in advanced markets
• Premiums in emerging Asia are projected to grow three times faster than the world average over the next two years
• China to become the world's largest insurance market by the mid-2030s

Emerging markets will remain the growth engine for the global economy and insurance industry over the next decade, the latest sigma report from Swiss Re Institute shows. The study explores how the seven largest emerging markets will contribute more than 40% of global growth in the next decade, with China accounting for over a quarter of the global output. The report also examines the factors that will drive insurance premium volume growth in emerging markets over the next 10 years. In this period, emerging market premiums are forecast to more than double, outpacing growth in advanced markets by four times. China is set to take over as the largest insurance market in the world by the mid-2030s.

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