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    December 2009

    Reaching the Next Level

    Bancassurance in China

    Chris Kaye (BCG), Frankie Leung (BCG), Holger Michaelis (BCG),

    Chee Kok Poh (Swiss Re), Eric Schuh (Swiss Re), and Robert Wiest (Swiss Re)

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    Contents

    Preace 1

    ExecutiveSummary 2

    ABrieIntroductiontoChinasInsuranceMarket 3

    Overview 3

    Bancassurance in ChinaA Story o Explosive Growth 4

    TheNextWaveoGrowth 5The Many-to-Many Model: An Imbalance o Power 5

    The Need or Product and Service Innovation 6

    The Way Forward: Integration and Exclusivity 7

    Regulatory Reorm: A Transition Already Underway 8

    SuccessulPathwaystoaWinningBancassuranceModel 9

    The Opportunity 9

    A Win-Win Approach 9

    Diferent Models Work or Diferent Players 10

    The 10 Building Blocks o a Successul Bancassurance Model 12

    ACalltoAction 15

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    Preface

    Chinasbancassurancemarketisgrowingatbreathtakingspeed.Atthesametime,itappearstobelockedin

    aparadox.BanksarealreadythedominantsaleschannelorlieinsuranceinChina,andarepropellingthe

    countrysrapidgrowthinpremiumvolume.However,thebreadthandsophisticationocurrentlyavailable

    productsaswelltheoverallqualityocustomerservicelagarbehindbancassuranceactivitiesinmany

    othercountries.Theresultisarapidlydeveloping,yetunusually underdevelopedmarket.

    Severalactorshavecontributedtothepresentsituation.First,banksobviouslyhaveconsiderablemarketing

    powerintheinancialservicesarena.Theyalsoarepermittedtosellmultiplebrandsoinsurancealthoughtheyarenotyetallowedtoowninsurersoutright.Theresultingmodelisoneinwhichbanksoen

    sellrelativelyunsophisticatedsavings-typeproductsoeringsthatcarryavarietyobrandnamesinan

    untargetedway.Wecallthisstructuremany-to-many.

    Why,then,dontinsurersdevelopbetter-tailoredproductsandserviceorthebankchannel?First,thereis

    littleincentiveorinsurerstotrainbankingstasinproductdetailandadvancedsalestechniqueswhen

    thisexpertisewillbeused,atleastinpart,toselltheircompetitorsproducts.Inaddition,insurersalready

    paygenerouscommissionstobanksorshelspace,hurtingtheirownprotabilityandabilitytoinvestin

    innovation.

    Thereis,however,agrowingrecognitionthatthepresentmarketstructureisnotsustainable.Indeed,

    Chineseregulatorsarealreadyworkingonbancassurancereorminordertopromotebetterintegrationo

    banksandinsurers.WebelievethatthisinitiativewillpushChinasmarketinthedirectionomoremature

    bancassurancemarkets.Morespeciically,wearelikelytoseea periodoheavyinvestmentin product

    development,marketing,customerservice,andplatormsynergy.Theinsurersandbanksthatareleading

    thispushwillbeinapositiontobuildsignicantcompetitiveadvantageinthemarket.Theprerequisiteor

    success,however,will betheormingoexclusivepartnershipsovariousnaturessothatinvestments

    ocapitalandknow-howcanbeprotectedandgeneratepositiveresults.

    Banksandinsurersalikewillneedtothinkthroughthedierentoptionsavailabletothemtakingtheir

    speciccapitalresourcesanddistributionnetworksintoaccountandadoptastrategythatisalignedwith

    theirlong-termaspirations.Bettingontherightstrategicoptionnowandensuringbest-in-classexecution

    canresultinextraordinarybenets.

    Reaching the Next Level

    Bancassurance in China

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    Bancassurance in China2

    Executive Summary

    BancassurancehasalreadyemergedasChinasbiggestplatormorlieinsurancesales,yetitcurrently

    operatesonamany-to-manydistributionmodel.Thismodelhasbeenacilitatedbyregulationsthat

    allowbankstoselltheproductsomultipleinsurerssidebyside.

    Inthelongrun,themany-to-manymodelisnotsustainable.Simpleanalysisooperatingprotssuggests

    thatbancassurancedoesnotcreatesignicantvalueorinsurersinChinatoday.Ingivingbanksmore

    leverageovertheinsurerswhoseproductstheysell,themany-to-manymodelailstoincentivizeproduct,

    marketing,orserviceinnovationamonginsurers.Bankshavelittlemotivationtochangethis system

    becauseitprovidesthemwithhandsomecommissions.

    Thelackoproductdiversityandsalesknow-howresultingromthecurrentsystemisstartingtoimpact

    demandorinsuranceproductssoldthroughbanks.Withoverallpenetrationstilllow,however,bothlie

    andnon-lieinsurancepremiumsinChinashouldcontinuetogrowannuallybydoubledigits,supported

    bybroadermacrotrends.Still,althoughthesizeandwealthotherelevantbuyergroupwillcontinuetomushroom,thegrowthobancassurerswillbeweakeneditheyareunabletotakealargershareo

    walletromincreasinglysophisticatedanddemandingcustomers.Otherinsurancedistributors,suchas

    agentsandbrokers,mightwinbackmarketsharesoncelosttobanks.

    Inorderto remaincompetitive,bancassurerswillhavetowidenandupgradetheirproductlinesand

    improvetheircustomerservicemodelsinessence,givingcustomersmoreandbetterproductsinamore

    targeted,service-orientedwayinordertocreatebrandloyalty.Thiswillrequiresubstantialinvestment.

    Banksandinsurerswillalsohavetoorgemoreexclusiveandbetterintegratedpartnershipsinorder

    tojustiytheseinvestments.Thereareourbancassurancepartnershipmodelsthat,dependingoneach

    partysneeds,haveproventobesuccessul:exclusivedistributionpartnership;jointventure;nancialholdingcompany;andintegratedlineobusiness(whichtakesanorganizationalratherthanlegal-entity

    pointoview).

    Sharpexecutionothesepartnershipswhosescopecanvaryromregionaltonationalandromsingle-

    tomulti-productiscritical.Inparticular,partnerswillneedtoocusoninitiativesthatormthe10

    buildingblocksoasuccessulbancassurancemodel:developproductsjointly;streamlineproducts;

    adoptageneralistsalesmodel;createmeaningulsalestargetsandincentives;bundleproductsorlie

    events;trainrigorously;upgradeITsystems;deneorganizationalroles;bolstercustomerserviceand

    post-salesupport;andensurecapitalandriskmanagement.

    Insum,webelievethatthemarket-sharelandgrabchapteroChinasbancassurancesagaisnearing

    anend.Winningintheemergingcompetitivephasewillrequirequantumimprovementsinproduct

    innovationandintheintegrationomarketinganddistribution.Allothesegoalscanbeachievedonly

    throughtheintroductionomore,deeper,more-exclusive,longer-termpartnershipsbetweenbanksand

    insurers.

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    Bancassurance in China 3

    A Brief Introduction to Chinas Insurance Market

    Overview

    Chinasinsuranceindustryisstillyounganditisbooming.Thecountrys$108.7billioninli einsurancepremiumsin2008representednearlyatwelve-oldincreaseoverthe1998level. 1In2010,lieinsurance

    premiumsinChinacouldwellexceed$150billion,leavingGermany,currentlyrankedi thworldwide

    intermsoliepremiums,arbehind.Chinasnon-liesectorisalsopoisedorstronggrowth.Non-lie

    premiums,orthersttime,exceeded$30billionin2008.

    Inpercentageterms,Chinasinsuranceindustryhasexpandedrapidlyoverthepastdecade,withlie

    premiumsgrowingatabout28percentannuallyandnon-liepremiumsincreasingatroughly20percent

    annually.Comparedwithotherglobalmarkets,however,penetrationasa percentageoGDPremains

    relativelylow.Forinstance,inAsia,theinsurancemarketsinMalaysia,Thailand,HongKongandTaiwan

    allhavehigherpenetrationrates.(SeeExhibit1.)Thisunderscoresthegrowthpotentialthatthehighly

    populousChinesemarketholds.

    Thispotentialissupportedbyextremelyattractiveundamentals.Onthedemandside,overallwealthin

    Chinaisincreasing.Household-savingsrates,ataround35percentoincome,areimpressivelyhigh.Retail

    deposits,around$3.3trillionattheendo2008,representroughlyseventimesthetotalassetsoChinese

    insurersand20timesthoseinsurersbankdeposits.Inaddition,theChinesepopulationisageingand

    investmentoptionsinthecountryarestilllimited.

    Exhibit 1. Chinas Insurance Market Still Offers Tremendous Growth Potential

    Vietnam

    PhilippinesIndonesia

    Japan

    China

    Taiwan

    S.KoreaHK

    Singapore Australia

    New ZealandIndiaMalaysia

    Thailand

    0%

    2%

    4%

    6%

    8%

    10%

    12%

    14%

    16%

    18%

    Totalpenetratio

    n(inpercentageofGDP)

    Developingmarkets

    Markets withrelatively lowpenetration

    Mature markets

    1,0000 4,000 5,0001,500500 4500

    GDP 2008 (in USD billion)

    1.AllcurrencyreerenceshavebeenconvertedtoUSData$1=RMB6.85exchangerate.

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    Meanwhile,supplyisexpandingast,causingrapidprolierationonewsaleschannelsandaratcheting

    upomarketingeorts.Atthesametime,regulatorshavestartedtoconsidernancialintegrationmore

    seriously;orexample,bankshaverecentlybeenallowedtobuystakesininsurancecompanies.

    Bancassurance in ChinaA Story o Explosive Growth

    Thepracticeosellinginsurancethroughbanksknownasbancassurancehasgrownataparticularly

    briskpaceinChinainrecentyears.In2002,bancassurancepremiumsamountedtojust$730million.But

    atera2003insuranceregulationstipulatedthatbankswerenolongerlimitedtorepresentingjustone

    insurancerm,premiumsstartedtoexplode,reaching$11billionin2004.In2008,Chinesebancassurers

    sold$52billioninliepremiums,about48percentototalliepremiumsinthecountry.Today,banksand

    insurersarestartingtodevelopar-reachingstrategicmovesinthissector.

    InacountryasvastanddiverseasChina,itishardlysurprisingthatbancassurancehastakenholdso

    quickly.Banks,withtensothousandsobranches,provideconvenientsalesplatormsthatreachintoevery

    corneroeveryprovince.Throughthesebranches,insurerscanleveragethebrandreputationsobanksto

    gainootholdsinnewmarkets.Also,bycooperatingwithbanks,insurersgainaccesstoavastcustomerbase

    withstrongpotentialinterestininsuranceproductsespeciallythosedesignedtoreplacebankdeposits.In

    addition,settingupbancassuranceasadistributionchannelisinitiallyrelativelyinexpensiveorinsurers,

    especiallywhencomparedtothecostsobuildingupandmaintainingtheirownagencies.

    Thecurrentsystemalsoallowsbankstobroadentheiroverallproductoering,strengthencustomer

    loyalty,andaddmoreeestotheirotherwiseinterest-rate-dominatedrevenuemix.Indeed,bancassurance

    generatedaround$1.5billionincommissionincomeorChinesebanksin2008.

    WhenitcomestothecurrentbancassurancelandscapeinChina,theinsurersidehasairlyhighmarket

    concentration.ThetoptwolieplayersinthisarenaChinaLieandNewChinaLieheldabout50

    percentothemarketin2008.Thesegiants,alongwithiveotherinstitutions,accountedornearly90percentothemarketin2008.(SeeExhibit2.)

    Thisisnottoimplythatthebancassurancemodelisnotprevalentamongsmallerindustryplayersaswell.

    Inact,mostsmallandmedium-sizedinsurancecompaniesrelyheavilyonbankchannelsandonsavings-

    typeproducts.Consequently,in theirsthalo2009,bancassurancesalesstillaccountedornearly40

    percentototalpremiumsinChinadespiteageneraltrendtowardewersavings-typeproducts(resulting

    romtheglobaldownturnoinvestmentmarkets).

    Inact,virtuallyeveryChinesebankhasbeensellinginsuranceproductsoncommissionoratleastseveral

    years,somestartingasearlyas2000.Theregulatorychangein2003thatenabledbankstorepresent

    multipleinsurersallowedthemany-to-manymodeltoarise,andtheresulthasbeenajumbleoproductsandbrandsbeingoeredinbankoutlets.Forinstance,theproductsothetoptwoinsurersaresoldby

    nineothetoptenChinesebanks.Ontheipside,thetwolargestlendersbothselltheproductso12o

    thetop15insurersinChina,includingthoseoallothetopsixproviders.

    Tourthercomplicatethepicture,themixoinsurancebrandsoeredatanyonebanktendstodierrom

    provincetoprovince.Negotiationsoverwhichbrandstocarryoenoccuratthebranchlevel,leadingto

    potentiallyinefcientandinsomecasesdiceybusinesspracticeswhensecuringdistributiondeals.

    Ultimately,althoughthemany-to-manyarrangementhaspavedthewayormomentousgrowthinthepast

    ewyears,ithasalsobroughttheChinesebancassurancemarkettoitscurrentimpasse.Simplyput,the

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    Exhibit 2. Chinas Life Bancassurance Market Is Highly Concentrated

    1415

    3334

    3839

    140

    0

    50

    100

    150

    Bn RMB

    China Life New China

    Life

    Taikang Life CPIC Life PICC1 Ping An Life Taiping Life

    Gross written premiums through banks 2008

    Source: China Insurance Yearbook 2009.1PICC Life and PICC Health.

    Marketshare(%)

    39.5 10.9 10.6 9.6 9.3 4.2 3.8

    necessaryinvestmentsbytruebancassurancepartnershipsintobetterproductsandservicethatwilllead

    toprotable,sustainablegrowthintheuturearenotyetbeingmade.

    The Next Wave of Growth

    The Many-to-Many Model: An Imbalance o Power

    Simpleanalysisooperatingprotssuggeststhatbancassurancedoesnotcreatesignicantvalueorinsurersin

    Chinatoday,largelybecauseothemostlysimple,low-marginproductssoldthroughbanks.Also,insurerslack

    bargainingpowervis--visbankswhich,inturn,benetdisproportionatelyromthesystem.

    Indeed,withinsurerscompetingagainsteachotherondistributioncommissions,banksareabletoenjoy

    arelativelylargesliceothepie.Notsurprisingly,whilebancassurancepremiumsrepresentanever-larger

    shareototalpremiums,operating-protmarginsorinsurersmayactuallybealling.Insurershavehad

    ewchoices,however,giventhesystem.Moreover,thosethathavenotestablishedawidemarketpresence

    throughrelationshipswithdierentbanksmayhavemissedoutonthecurrentland-grabphaseomarket

    development,whichisalreadywindingdown.

    Theseimbalancedconditionsbetweeninsurersandbanksmayhavespurredtherapidexpansiono

    theChinesebancassurancedistributionmodel,buttheyhavealsohinderedthedevelopmentomore

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    sophisticatedbancassurancemodels.Ithisinequalityisnotatleastpartlybalanced,insurers,customers,

    andnallybanksaswellwillincreasinglysuerromaviciouscycleosluggishproductdevelopmentand

    weakinnovation.Otherdistributionchannelsmightridehigheronthenextgrowthwaveibancassurers

    continuetomisscrucialopportunitiestomeettheirclientstrue,andevolvinginsuranceneeds.

    The Need or Product and Service Innovation

    Againstthisbackdrop,majoryetuntappedsourcesogrowthwillbethebroadeningoproductoerings,

    theimprovementoinancialadvice,andthedevelopmentomore(andbetter)peripheralservices.

    Moreover,thepotentialorgrowthandinnovationisobviouswhenviewingChinanexttomanyother

    markets.Forexample,thebreadthobancassuranceproductsavailableinChinaisarnarrowerthanthat

    inSpainwhichdespitebeingarlesspopulousisoneotheworldsmostrobustbancassurancemarkets.

    (SeeExhibit3.)

    MostproductssoldthroughChinasbancassuranceplatormsarebynaturesavingsproducts.Aew

    standaloneprotectionproductsaresold,butvirtuallynohealthorpensioninsuranceisavailableviabanks.

    Similarly,Chinesebancassurersdistributeveryewtypesonon-lieproducts.Thosethatareavailable

    motor,property,andcreditorprotection,orexamplearesoldinminisculevolumes.Whatsmore,the

    ocusisentirelyonindividuallines.Truthis,theproductrangeoeredintheChinesebancassurance

    marketisstilldwaredbythewhitespace.

    Thestoryontheservicessideissimilar.Sincethesamebankstasellmultipleinsurancebrands,insurers

    havelittleincentivetotrainthemeitherinsalesmanshiporinpost-salecustomerservice.Bothelements,

    Exhibit 3. The Chinese Bancassurance Market Is Far Less Evolved Than the

    Spanish Market

    Life (savings-oriented)

    Agricultural

    Loans unemployment

    Fleet insurance

    Individual pensions

    Group life

    Disability & long-term care

    Critical illness

    Mortgages (death & disability)

    Credit

    protection

    insurance (CPI)

    Non-Life

    Life & Health

    Product line

    Household

    Motor own damageMotor third party liability

    Mortgage endowment

    Private health

    Personal accident

    Life (protection-oriented)

    Loans death

    Simple covers (Term, PD)

    ChinaSpainProduct

    = Virtually unknown = Pioneer providers = More widely available = Standard oering

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    however,areessentialorpromotingmore-sophisticatedproducts.Moreover,orbankstomeaningully

    engageinpost-saleservice,theywouldhavetoreducethevarietyandchoiceobrandnamestheyoer,

    potentiallyunderminingtheperceivedcompetitivenessotheirproductportolio.

    Anecdotally,therateomis-sellingoproductsisairlyhighinChina.Forinstance,lieinsuranceplansare

    oensoldasadd-onstolargerwealth-managementproductsthataredesignedbybanks.Customersoen

    receiveminimalinstructionontheinsuranceproduct,andinmanycasesdonotevenunderstandwhatit

    is.Thistrendhasgivenrisetocomplaintsaboutmis-soldproductsandpoorcustomerservice,leavingsome

    customerssuspiciousobothbanksandinsurers.

    Fortwoindustriesbasedontrust,thisisworryingto saytheleast.Yetthestatusquothatweseein

    Chinasbancassurancemarketis,toalargedegree,sel-perpetuating.Justastheprolierationomore-

    complex,targetedproductsisheldbackbybankingstaslackoproductunderstandinganduneven

    customerservice,demandiscurbedbylimitedconsumerawarenessandlukewarmcondenceinthe

    products.

    Yethereliestheopportunity.Bancassurersthatpossessbothtargetedproductoeringsandaclear

    wayoexplainingandmarketingthemwillbeable,inessence,toteachcustomerswhattheydonotyet

    realizetheyneed.Orinmoreormalterms,rstmoversinproductinnovationandinthedevelopmento

    comprehensivecustomer-supportserviceswillhaveanopportunitypossiblyagoldenopportunityto

    inuencelong-termpurchasingbehaviorandcatalyzebrandloyaltyinarelativelynascentmarket.

    Ultimately,bancassurersandbancassurancepartnershipsthatcanrepositionthemselvesinawaythat

    allowsthembothtodierentiateandsignicantlyupgradetheirproductsandserviceswillcapturealarger

    shareocustomerwalletandgetaheadstartonestablishingtruecompetitiveadvantageortheuture.

    The Way Forward: Integration and ExclusivityImore-complex,sophisticatedproductsaretobesuccessul,theymustbereliabledeliveringto

    customersexactlywhatispromised.Makingthemthiswaywillrequiremorerigorousproduct-development

    processesaswellas higherdegreesointegrationandexclusivityinrelationshipsbetweeninsurersand

    banks.Indeed,thecurrentlackoexclusivitygoesalongwaytowardexplainingtodaysstatusquo.

    JustlookatEuropeanbancassurancemarketscomparedtotheChinesemarket.Europeishometoa

    diversecastocooperativemodels,noneowhichresembleChinasmany-to-manymodel.Inact,many

    Europeanmarketssawtheirpenetrationpeakaround2000,atwhichpointtheengineourthergrowth

    hadtobecomemoretailored.Productoeringswerewidened,andexclusivepartnershipsbetweenbanks

    andinsurerswereorged.Obviously,thishasnotyetbeenthecaseinChina.

    Ocourse,exclusivepartnershipsaresustainableonlyitheybenetbothsides.Whilemanyinsurersin

    Chinahavelearnedthatthebankplatormoersthemquickaccesstoalargecustomerbaseatreasonable

    initialcost,Chinesebanksmustrealizearmorethantheyalreadyhavethatincreasingtheirshareo

    walletandbuildingcustomerloyaltyalsodependsonthegrowthotheirtotalnancial-servicesoering.

    Insurancewillremainaast-growingsectorinChinaseconomyoryearstocome.Butbancassurance

    premiumswillgrowatacorrespondingpaceonlyipenetrationisnotheldbackbyaee-driven,sub-

    parproductandserviceoering.IbancassuranceistothriveandreachitspromiseinChina,banksand

    insurerswillhavetoachieveurtherintegration,orgingexclusivepartnershipsthataremutuallybenecial

    andthatsteertheindustryawayromthecurrentmany-to-manymodel.

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    Regulatory Reorm: A Transition Already Underway

    AlthoughwhollyexclusivebancassurancepartnershipshavenotyetappearedinChina,theemergenceo

    someintegratednancialgroupsrepresentsastepintherightdirection.Mostothisincipientcooperation

    hascomeaboutthroughregulatoryreormcreatedbythetworelevantgovernmentbodiestheChinaInsuranceRegulatoryCommission(CIRC)andChinaBankingRegulatoryCommission(CBRC).

    Ingeneral,bothagenciesa imtoosterhealthy,stablegrowthotheinsuranceandbanking sectors,as

    wellasprotectconsumersromunairandunsavorybusinesspractices.Bydevelopingaregulatoryregime

    thatpromotesgreaterintegrationandexclusivitybetweenbanks andinsurers,CIRCandCBRCwill

    enablegreaterinvestmentinproductdevelopmentandservicequalitywhilesimultaneouslyallowingor

    reasonableprotmargins.BancassuranceisalreadythebiggestchannelorinsurancesalesinChina,and

    muchisridingonitsuturesuccessbothorindustryparticipantsandorconsumers.

    Thusar,thepaceoreormhasbeengradual.SincetheChinesegovernmentrstofciallypermittedbanks

    tooperateasmultipleinsuranceagentsin2003galvanizingthemany-to-manydistributionmodelithas

    quicklyyetcautiouslyintroducednewpoliciesthatenabledeeperintegrationbetweenbanksandinsurers.

    Oneothestandardapproachestointegrationis cross-shareholdings.In September2006,CIRCirst

    permittedinsurancecompaniestoinvestinlocalcommercialbanks,settinginmotionawaveoactivity.

    Then,inJanuary2008,adraregulationwascirculatedbyCBRCthatwouldgrantbankspermissionto

    startinsurancebusinessesbyacquiringstakesininsurancecompanies.Thepracticaldetailsoexactly

    howthiswouldworkremainedunclearatirst,butlaterinormationprovideddetailsaboutapilot

    programinwhichourChinesebankswouldacquirestakesinexistinginsurancecompanies.Thepress

    subsequentlyreportedonurtherdecisionsinvolvingCIRC,CBRC,andtheStateCouncil,aswellas

    onseveralanticipateddealsinvolvingtheaorementionedpilotbanksaswellasotherplayers.Inlate

    November2009,CBRCnallyissuedthelong-awaitedrulesgoverningcommercialbanksinvestmentsinto

    insurers.Nonetheless,bankshavenotyetbeenallowedtoopentheirowninsurancebusinesses,althoughgovernmentsourcessaythatrelevantpoliciesareintheworks.

    Incrementalregulatoryreormodistributionchannelsandproducttypesisunderwayaswellin2009.For

    example,CIRChasaskedinsurerstocontrolvolumesandadjustthetypesoproductsoldthroughbanks.

    Thisstipulationispartlytheresultosomeinstancesomisrepresentationounit-linkedproductsas

    wellasothecomparativelylowembeddedvalueoproductscurrentlysoldthroughthebancassurance

    channel.Inaddition,CIRCnowrequiresbankstosetupanaptnessassessmentsystemorcustomers

    buyingunit-linkedinsuranceproducts.Suchproductsmustbesoldindesignatedareasinsideabanking

    outlet,andhandledonlybyspecializedsalespeople.In aneorttoavoidmisinormationinproduct

    promotions,anycross-sellingounit-linkedinsuranceproductsinbankswealthmanagementdivisionsis

    nolongerallowed.

    CIRCandindustrybodiessuchastheChinaInsuranceIndustryAssociationhavealsoputmoreemphasis

    onriskmanagementrecently,andseemtobecommittedtoosteringhealthierbancassuranceeconomics

    overall,partlyas areactionto iercepricecompetition.Backin 2006,theChinaInsuranceIndustry

    Associationrstpioneeredthedevelopmentoasel-disciplineagreementorbancassurance,whichset

    ceilingsoncommissionratespaidbyinsurerstobanks,bytypeoproduct.

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    Successful Pathways to a Winning Bancassurance Model

    The Opportunity

    Amovetowardgreaterintegrationandexclusivityamongbanksandinsurersisinlinewithgoodbusinesspracticeaswellaswithregulatoryagendas.WebelievethatChinawillsoonundergoatransitionperiodin

    whichmajorplayersmovestronglyinthisdirection,leavingbehindthecurrentlydominantmany-to-many

    model.

    Theexactshapethatpartnershipstakewilldependlargelyonthespecicplayersinvolved.Eachcompanys

    expansionstrategy,organizationalstructure,riskappetite,andcapitalrequirementswilldeterminewhich

    typeoarrangementisbest.TaketwoestablishedexamplesinHongKong.StandardCharteredhaselected

    nottoownaninsurancecompanyoutright,insteadorgingastrategicpartnershipwithPrudential,theU.K.

    insurer.TheaccordallowsStandardCharteredtoreceivepureeeandcommissionincomewithminimal

    capitalinvestment.HSBC,ontheotherhand,createditsowninsuranceentityanda totallyintegrated

    lineoinsuranceproducts,whichareexclusivetoHSBC.WhilethismodelprovidesHSBCwithadditional

    revenuestreams,thebankhasalsohadtomakeasignicantlyhighercapitalcommitment.

    Suchstructurescanalsoworkonaregionalscale,orocusonasingleproductorproductsubgroup.For

    instance,anexclusivedistributionpartnershipcouldbeorgedsolelyorseveralbranchesorregionswithin

    amuchlargernetworkororaspecicproducttypeonacountry-widebasis.Abankcouldalsointegrate

    acustom-designedinsurancejointventureintoitssystems.Inessence,theintegrationoinsurance

    businessesintoabankingsaleschanneloersupmyriadopportunitiesorpartnershipsthat canbe

    tailoredtoeachplayersparticularstrategy.

    A Win-Win Approach

    Banks: What they stand to gainWhyshouldbanksalterasystemthatpaysthemsohandsomelyincommissions?Aswehavealluded

    to,banksthatestablishexclusivepartnershipswithinsurerswillbebetterpositionedtokeepalarger

    shareotheircustomerswalletsintheuture.Furthermore,webelievethatuturegrowthinChinas

    bancassurancesectorwillnotcomeaseasilyasithasinthepast,andthatcontinuedsuccesswillrequire

    moreinnovation.Banks,byprovidingbetterservicetotheircustomersandoeringmoretargeted

    insuranceproducts,candramaticallyincreasecross-sellingpotentialandeerevenues,earningattractive

    marginsromawholenewrangeoproducts.Inaddition,withoverallpenetrationoinsuranceproductsin

    Chinastillatarelativelylowlevel,thereissignicantroomorbankstoparticipateinhighervalue-added

    partsotheinsurancevaluechainwithoutdirectlycompetingwithincumbents.

    Someinternationalinsurershavetheexperienceandcapabilitiesromseveralmarketstomakeanintegrated,exclusivebancassurancemodelwork,particularlywithrespecttosetup,productdesign,go-to-

    marketapproach,operations,backofceandPOSsystems,and,ocourse,capitalandriskmanagement.

    Thisisaso-arwidelyuntappedsourceovalueorChinasbanks.

    Insurers: What they stand to gain

    Forinsurers,buildingmore-exclusive,better-integratedrelationshipswithbanksrepresentsarmore

    thanjustachancetocapitalizeurtheronChinasstronggrowthinbancassurancepremiums.Thereal

    opportunityistosolidiybrandreputationandcustomerloyaltyatatimewhenmostconsumersarestill

    uncommitted,overallinsurancepenetrationisstillshallow,andcompetitoroeringsarestill limited.But

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    successwillrequiresubstantialinvestmentbothincapitalandhumanresources.Insurersmustthereore

    gainalargersliceothepiethanthecurrentsystemaordsthem.

    Aswehavementioned,bankbranchnetworkscanprovideveryattractivemarketaccesstoinsurers.This

    isespeciallytrueinprovinceswhereinsurancepenetrationislowrelativetothebankinginrastructure.

    Foreignplayers,especially,tendtolagbehindlocalplayersbothintermsosalesnetworksandlicense

    coverage.Someoreignplayershavesueredmarketsharelossesduringtherecentrapidexpansionin

    banassurancechannelsgrowththathasdisproportionatelybeneitedlocalplayersgiventheirlarger

    geographiccoverage.Joiningorceswithalocalbankmayalsohelpinsurersspeedupthelicensingprocess

    innewareas.

    Diferent Models Work or Diferent Players

    Ocourse,banksandinsurersmustchoosethemodelsthatmakethemostsensegiventheirspeciic

    resourcesandstrategicobjectives.Wehaveobservedourdierentmodelswhich,dependingontheexact

    context,haveproventobesuccessulacrossmarkets:

    exclusivedistributionpartnership

    jointventure

    nancialholdingcompany

    integratedlineobusiness

    Exclusive distribution partnership. Inthismodel,thebankandinsurancecompanyagreetototal

    exclusivity,eitherinonedirectionorboth.Thistypeoagreementallowsbothcompaniestobroadenthespectrumotheiroeringsandleverageeachothersbrandreputationsandexpertiseinproduct

    developmentandsales.Itrequiresonlyasmuchinitialinvestmentinsetupcostsorsalesoutlets,IT,

    training,etc.asthepartnersneedinordertolaunchtheireortsatthesametime.

    Thistypeopartnershipcanbereinorcedbyacross-shareholdingstructure.However,sincethe

    bankearnsonlyadistributionmargin,insurersmustoerbanksincentivesto sellaproductthat

    willcomplementorpotentiallyevencompetewithotherbankingproducts.Thismodelisideal

    orbanksthatoptoralowcapitalcommitmentintheirinsuranceoering,sincerelativelysmall

    initialinvestmentsarerequired.Awidevarietyopilotprogramsarepossibleunderthistypeo

    arrangement.

    Ultimately,anexclusivedistributionpartnershipostersgreaterocusandcooperationbetweenthebank

    andtheinsurer,andenablesamoreproessionalizedandeectivesalesorce.Theaccordallowsinsurers

    toreachbanksexistingcustomerbasesaswellas ullyleveragebankingsaleschannelsgoingorward.

    Inturn,thebankcanutilizetheinsurersexpertiseinproductdevelopmentandsalesstrategy.Also,the

    arrangementcanbelaunchedwitharelativelyshortramp-upperiodsincelimitedoperationalintegration

    isnecessary.Whatsmore,thepartnershipcanbeusedasaviablelong-termstrategyithecontractlength

    issufcientandithemutualcommitmentdeepens.

    Inpractice,exclusivedistributionpartnershipsworkbestwhenbanksandinsurerscoordinatetheirsales

    approach.Thereerralprocesscanbetailoredtosuitcapacityandneeds,andcanincludesolutionssuchas

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    specializedcallcenters.Ingeneral,nancial-servicesmanagersromtheinsurancesidecollaboratewith

    bankbranchagentstoexplaininsuranceproductstocustomersalongsidebankproducts.

    PrudentialsexclusivepartnershipwithStandardCharteredinHongKongisagoodexample.Underthe

    arrangement,whichhasbeeninplaceormorethanadecade,PrudentialassignsmanagerstoStandard

    Charteredsbranches.Thesemanagersoerinsuranceandinancial-planningadvicetocustomers,as

    wellasprovidetrainingto thebanksstaonhowtosellPrudentialsproducts.Themodelhasbeenso

    successulthatthepartnershiphasbeenexpandedtomanyotherAsianmarkets.

    Joint venture.Toormajointventure,abankandaninsurersetupaseparatelegalentitytoleverage

    themanuacturingcapabilitiesotheinsurerandthedistributioncapabilitiesothebank.This typeo

    accordtypicallyrequiresalongerinvestmenthorizonthanexclusivepartnerships,andallowsthetwo

    partiestosharecapitalcommitmentsometimesallowingonepartytotakeullcontrolintheuture.The

    establishmentoarevenuedistributionmechanismthroughsharepercentagecangivebanksadegreeo

    exibilityinadjustingcommissionees.

    Onesuccessulexampleothejoint-venturemodelinAsiaisCIMBAviva,orgedbyAvivaandCIMBBank,

    thesecond-largestnancialservicesproviderinMalaysia.Akeyelementosuccessorthisventureisthat

    Avivasharesitsinsuranceexpertisebytranserringhighly-experiencedseniorexecutivestothenewentity,

    whileCIMBoersitslargebranchnetworkorexclusivebancassurancedistribution.

    Financial holding company.Thenancialholdingcompany(FHC)modelinvolvesasinglelegalentity

    withseparateinsuranceandbankingsubsidiaries,whichmayormaynotbewhollyowned.Thisstructure

    allowsthebalancingodierentinancial-servicesbusinesslines,withsynergies,risksharing,and

    capitalmanagementattheholdingcompanylevel.Themodeloersapowerulresponsetoheightened

    marketcompetition,allowingrapidexpansionthroughaggressiveM&Aandtheexibilitytoinvestinor

    divestbusinesses.Exclusiveandintegratedpartnershipsbetweengroupcompaniesarerelativelyeasytoestablishandcustomize.Whenexecutedwell,thenancialholdingcompanymodelcankeepproductivity

    particularlyhigh.

    InTaiwan,mostmajornancialinstitutionsareorganizedassubsidiariesunderanFHC.Aprimeexample

    isFubonFHC,whichholdsTaipeiFubonBank,FubonInsurance,andFubonLie.Byseparatingits

    companies,FubonFHCisabletoleveragesynergiesviathebancassurancemodelwhilestillmaintaining

    independentoperationoeachunit.Thisisanorganizationaleaturethat,inChinascurrentregulatory

    environment,wouldrepresentasignicantadvantage.

    Integrated line o business. Inthismodelbasedoninternalorganizationratherthanlegalintegration

    thebanksetsupanewlineobusinessorinsurance.Thiscanbedoneorganicallyorbyacquisition,much

    inthesamewayabankmightsetupanynewlineobusiness.Thismodelprovidesmaximumstrategic

    andoperationalcontroltothebank,allowingittolookatinsuranceromtheperspectiveotheullvalue

    chainincludingbothproductionmarginanddistributionmargin.Internalcompetitionisminimizedand

    eachbusinesslineocusesonitscorecompetenceinawaythatisdifculttoachievethroughanyother

    model.Also,aligningdierentbusinessunitsunderthesamecorporatebusinessstrategy,governance

    ramework,andmanagementsystemcanenhancesynergiesbothonthecostandrevenuesides.

    Whatismore,thismodelmaximizescorporatebrandingopportunities.Theincentivestosellinsuranceare

    greaterthaninadistributionagreement,andthebankcanbenetromtakingacomprehensivelietime

    valueviewoitscustomers.

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    OneothebestexamplesisHSBCssuccessin HongKong,whereithas developedan in-house

    bancassurancebusinessandsetupHSBCLieandHSBCInsurance.HSBChasalmostullypenetrated

    itsdepositbaseinsellinginsurance,allowingittogainmarketsharerapidly.Itisnowtheleadinginsurer

    inHongKongintermsonewbusinessgenerated.TheintegratedlineobusinessmodelallowsHSBCto

    maximizeitsshareothecustomerwalletthroughatargeted,highly-dierentiatedproductline.Onthe

    operationsside,HSBCinHongKongdoesnothingbutbancassuranceandhasnosaleschannelswithtied

    agentseliminatinganyconictsointerest.

    Finally,itisworthnotingthatocoursenotallplayersaresuitedortheintegratedlineobusinessmodel,or

    eventhenancialholdingcompanymodel.Whiletheaboveexamplesarewidelyrecognizedassuccessul,

    manyotherattemptshavebeenlessso.Someotheseinitiativeshavealreadyledtodivestitures,andothers

    arestillintheprocessosplittingup,mostnotablyinEurope.Whiletherootcausesoeachcasemaybe

    dierent,thereisawideconsensusthatmanagementcapabilitiesorbanksandinsurancecompaniesdier

    markedly,andthatcombiningbothinonecorporationcanleadtoconsiderablechallengesandcomplexities.

    The 10 Building Blocks o a Successul Bancassurance Model

    SucceedingatbancassuranceinChinainvolvesmorethanjustchoosingtheoptimalmodel.Italsoinvolves

    excellingattheeverydaynutsandboltsothebusiness.Inourview,therearetencriticalbuildingblocksto

    successthatrequireawlessexecution.Letsexplorethem.(SeeExhibit4.)

    Develop products jointly. Ocourse,therearemanywaystocombineexpertiseandtalentrombothsideso

    thepartnershiptocreatecompellingbancassuranceproducts.Inourexperience,agenuinelyjointeortbetween

    thebankandtheinsurerworksbest.

    Forexample,asoundjointeortmightstartwithmonthlymeetingsinwhichmarketingmanagersromthe

    bankskeyproductlinestransactionbanking,credit,savingsandinvestment,andinsurance,orexample

    gatherwithrepresentativesotheinsurancecompanytodiscussnewproductideas.Then,inquarterlystrategycommittees,insuranceproduct-linemanagerscouldpresenttheirideastobankmanagers,whocouldthendecide

    whichideastodevelopurther.Fromthatpointon,jointproductdevelopmentteamscouldworkontheselected

    ideas.Meetingstructuresandormatscanvary,ocourse.Butthegoalistosetuplastingorumsthatosterthe

    cross-pollinationoideasamongrepresentativesobothsidesothepartnership.

    Streamline products.GiventhelimitedoeringsavailableinChinatoday,bancassurerswillhavemultiarious

    waystodierentiatethemselves.Forthemassmarket,however,strategiesthatconcentrateondevelopingaline

    osimple,highly-targetedproductswithinseveralproductsegmentswilllikelybemetwiththemostsuccess.

    RoyalBankoScotlandsstrategyintheUnitedKingdomisagoodexample.RBSoersonly10productsviaits

    bancassuranceplatormthreein lieinsurance,andseveninnon-lie(propertyandmotorinsurance).Thisocused,streamlinedapproachallowsRBStooptimizeproductdesignandenhanceservicequality.

    Aluentcustomersegmentshavemorediverseandsophisticatedneedsthatrequiremore-complexproducts

    andhencecallorsalesstawithhigherqualicationsandamoreindividualizedsalesprocess.Largercontract

    valuescanjustiytheresultinghighercostbaseandgeneratesomeveryattractivereturns.

    Adopt a generalist sales model. Besidesoeringtherightproducts,establishingtherightsalesapproachcan

    makeatremendousdierence.Therearetypicallythreebasicsalesmodels,denedbyhowtheyallocatethe

    threestepsoasalestransaction:needrecognition,clientadvice,andcontractclosure.

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    Exhibit 4. There Are 10 Building Blocks to a Successful Bancassurance Model

    What Who How

    Bancassurancesuccess

    Bancassurance foundation

    Products Sales management Sales processes

    Develop productsjointly

    Streamlineproducts

    1

    2

    Adopt a generalistsales model

    Create meaningfulsales targets

    and incentives

    3

    4

    Bundle productsfor life events

    Train rigorously

    5

    6

    Upgrade ITsystems

    7Define

    organizationalroles

    8Bolster customerservice and post-

    sale support

    9

    Bancassurance success

    Source: BCG experience.

    Ensure capital andrisk management

    10

    Inthegeneralistmodel,allthreestepsareinthehandsobankstapeopleinthebranch.Inthereerral

    model,bankstadirectscustomerstoin-branchinsuranceagentsaeridentiyingacustomerneed.Thethird,

    specialistmodelrequiresjointneed-recognitionbybankstaandbyanin-branchinsurancespecialist,who

    thenoverseescompletionothesale.

    Allthreemodelsareworkable.Yetourresearchindicatesthatthegeneralistapproach,inwhichbankstais

    trainedtosellavarietyoinsuranceproductsinadditiontobankproducts,tendstobethemosteective.

    Create meaningul sales targets and incentives. Meaningultargetsandincentivesarecriticaltobuilding

    aneectivesalesorce.Althoughvariousstrategiescanbeviable,ourexperienceworkingwithindustry

    participantsdemonstratesthatthebestwaytoboostproductivityusuallyinvolvessomecombinationovariable

    compensationoragentsandspecialrewardsorteamsuccess.Variablecompensationstructurescanbeusedto

    createadditionalsalesincentives,buildingromabasecommission.Specialrewards,ontheotherhand,mightocusongroupeort,thusencouragingcooperation.Thecombinationotheseelementsiscrucialorcreating

    incentivesthatwillmotivateeverybankstaerandinsuranceagenttoattainaggressivesalesgoals.

    Bundle products or lie events. Oeringproductcombinationslinkedtospeciiclieeventscanlit

    bancassurancesalessignicantly.ProjectworkcarriedoutbyTheBostonConsultingGroupinEuropehas

    shownthatconversionratesorevent-drivenproductcombinationswhichcanrelatetothecustomersrst

    job,marriage,relocation,andretirement,orexamplecanreachbetween15and25percent,compared

    with2to3percentordirectmarketingand3to10percentorgeneralproductoeringswithollow-up

    calls.

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    Train rigorously. Regular,comprehensivetrainingis,naturally,av italpartobuildinga successul

    bancassurancebusiness.Trainingisparticularlyimportantwhenthe integrationobanksandinsurers

    beginstodeepen.Thelevelocoachingbothonthedetailsoinsuranceproductsandonsalesprocesses

    shouldbetailoredtothedegreeoexperienceoeachtrainee.

    Upgrade IT systems. Theintegrationoront-andback-ofceITsystemsisanotherimportantelement

    oaneectivebancassurancestrategy.Theront-oicesystemshouldeatureguidelinesordialogue

    withcustomersandorefcientdataentry.Theback-ofcesystemmusthavehighprocessingefciency

    eaturingullyautomaticandpaperlessdataexchange,onlineunderwriting,andcommondatabase

    managementbetweenthebankandtheinsurer.

    Deine organizational roles. Theorganizationoanybancassurancepartnershipwilldependinpart

    onexistingmanagerialstructures.Withinthisramework,ahierarchyorolesshouldbeclearlydened

    oragendasetting,coordination,andexecution.Evenmoreimportant,thebankandinsurershouldeach

    haveparallelhierarchiesinordertobalanceprioritiesandensurethebestpossibleintegrationateach

    operationallevel.

    Bolster customer service and post-sale support. Top-ightcustomerservicemustbedrivenjointlybythe

    bankandtheinsurer.Thisrequiresthecoordinatedassignmentospecicdutiestobanksta,in-branch

    insurancesta,out-o-branchinsuranceagentsassignedtoagivenbranch,andcallcentersdedicatedtopost-

    salesupport.Selectiveuseothird-partyadministratorscanbeconsidered,particularlywhenitcomesto

    linesobusinessthatgeneratecomparativelycomplexclaims.Obviously,claimsprocessesmustbecareully

    managed,asailuretodosohasledtosomestrategicreadjustmentsorbancassurersinthepast.

    Ensure capital and risk management. Abancassurancebusinesscanneversimplybeasel-inancing

    add-onorthebank.Underwritingandassuminginsurancerisk,especiallyoverthelongterm,requires

    additionalcapitaluprontandongoingriskmanagement.Thelatteroenincludesthetranserocertainriskstoareinsurer.

    Regardingcapitalmanagement,whenbancassurancepartnershipsareexclusiveandstable,thebusiness

    cangrowrapidly.In suchcases,insurance-drivensolvencycapitalrequirementswillincreasejust

    asrapidlyorthebancassurer,andmaystrainaccountingproitabilityaswell.Breakingevenonan

    insuranceinvestmentcanthereoreappeartotakelongerorabankthanoriginallyanticipatedbysenior

    managementandinvestors.Also,insurancecapitalrequirementsprescribedbyregulatoryauthoritiescan

    behigheroratleastdierentromthosecalculatedbythebanksin-housemodels,requiringthebankto

    makenecessaryadjustments.

    Theobvioussolutionstocapitalduressinvolveissuingdebtorequityorusingreinsurancesincethe

    transeropremiumsandrisktoareinsurertypicallyresultsinloweredsolvencycapitalrequirementsor

    thebancassurer.Allotheseoptionssecureorreeupundsthatcanbereinvestedelsewhereinbanking

    orusedtogrowthebancassurancebusinessevenaster.

    Asideromitsusesinstandardriskandcapitalmanagement,reinsurancecanalsohelpbyoeringtailored

    coreandauxiliaryserviceacrossthebancassurancevaluechainincluding,inmanycases,cooperationon

    productdesign,underwritingmanuals,standardprotocols,training,provisionoITsystems,andthelike.

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    A Call to Action

    IthecurrentstatusquoinChinasbancassuranceindustryremainsunchangedormuchlonger,sales

    willhitawallosorts.Theprevalentmany-to-manymodelwillhamperuturedevelopment.Already,the

    demandorsophisticatedinsuranceproductsstokedbytheorceandspeedoChinasmacroeconomic

    evolutionisbeingcloggedbytheimpassebetweenbanksandinsurers.Cutthroatandmono-directional

    pricecompetitionwillnotosterinnovationorraisecustomerawareness.Partnersthatintegrate,become

    moreexclusive,andinvestinthequalityotheirproductsandservices nowwillhaveagoldenopportunity

    toestablishcompetitiveadvantage.

    Indeed,banksthatdevelopexclusivepartnershipswithinsurerswillbeabletobettermeettheircustomers

    currentandutureneeds,increasecross-sellingandeerevenues,andperhapsaddapotentiallyattractive

    marginromthelieinsurancebusinessitsel.Forinsurers,buildingsuchrelationshipswillallowthemnot

    onlytomaintainthepremiumgrowthwehaveseensoar,butalsotoshowcaseandsolidiytheirbrands

    whilecustomerconsciousnessandloyaltyisstillunderdeveloped,whilethegeographicreachomost

    bancassurersisstilllimited,andwhilemostcompetitorproductoeringsarestillrudimentary.

    Playersmustchooseamongtheourbasicmodelsomore-exclusiveandintegratedcollaborationbetween

    insurersandbanks.Thesizeandcapitalbaseotheplayers,thedegreeocontrolthateachcomesaway

    with,andtheoveralleconomicsoeachdealwillstronglyinuencetheirchoiceopartners.Tobesure,

    therewilllikelybemanyregionalandproduct-speciccustomizationsothesebasicmodels.Thedevil,as

    always,willbeinthedetailsoexecution.Companiesthatbothmaketherightstrategicchoicesandthat

    excelinswit implementationoamoreadvancedandcustomercentricbancassurancemodelwill ind

    themselveswieldingconsiderablepowerinChinasopportunity-richnancialservicesmarket.

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