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Life Protection - UK - November 2000

INTRODUCTION AND ABBREVIATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Average household expenditure on life products, by gross income decile group, 1998-99
New regular- and single-premium life premiums, 1995-2000
Ownership of life assurance and endowment policies, July 2000
BACKGROUND
Expenditure on life assurance and pension funds, by households, 1994-95 and 1998-99
Mergers in the insurance industry, 1997-2000
Takeovers in the insurance industry, 1997-2000
MARKET FACTORS
Life expectancy of males and females at birth (years), 1950-2030
The UK population, by age group, 1999-2004
Average household expenditure on life products, by gross income decile  group, 1998-99
Mortgage statistics: balances outstanding and property transactions, England and Wales, 1990-2000
Importance of owning life assurance, by lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, September 1999
Death-in-service benefits of occupational schemes, 1998
Life cover for non-members of pension schemes, 1999
BUYER BEHAVIOUR
Household penetration of life protection products, 1990-2000
MARKET SIZE
Value of life assurance and pension funds as a percentage of total financial holdings, 1993-2000 (Q1)
New regular- and single-premium life premiums, 1995-2000
New regular individual life business premiums and regular individual life protection product premiums, 1995-2000 (£m)
Changes in total new regular premiums of life protection products, including endowments, 1996-2000 (£m)
Changes in total new regular-premium contracts for life protection products, including endowments, 1996-2000 (000s)
Regular-premium income: industrial and ordinary branch total individual  long-term business in force, 1994-99
Distribution of single-premium life business, July 2000
Distribution of regular-premium life business, July 2000
PRICING AND PROMOTION
Lowest costs of term assurance by age, shown in pounds per month, October 2000
Total industry spending on life insurance advertising, September-August 1998, 99 and 1999/2000
Total new premium income, top ten life companies, 1998-1999
New regular- and single-premium income, top ten companies, 1999
THE CONSUMER
Ownership of life assurance and endowment policies, July 2000
Ownership of life assurance and endowment policies, by socio-demographic characteristics, June 2000
Arrangement of life insurance products, 1999 and 2000
Arrangement of life insurance products, by socio-demographic characteristics, June 2000
Likelihood of family facing financial hardship in the event of the death of respondent/partner, July 2000
Adequacy of financial arrangements to provide security upon death, July 2000
Life insurance is a good investment, by socio-demographic characteristics, July 2000
THE FUTURE
FORECAST
Forecast of regular and premium life premiums, 2000-04  At current prices

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