Insurance and Assistance linked to Payment Cards and Bank Accounts in Japan

accident / health cover: accidental death insurance, health / hospital cash plans, health assistance, personal accident insurance;

creditor cover: creditor insurance – life / permanent disability, creditor insurance – temporary incapacity / unemployment;

personal / identity protection cover: ATM cash theft insurance, card protection insurance, handbag / wallet insurance, identity protection assistance, identity protection insurance;

shopping cover: extended warranty, price protection insurance, purchase protection insurance;

travel cover: travel accident insurance, travel assistance, travel health insurance, travel inconvenience insurance, travel insurance - comprehensive;

other cover: car hire insurance, home assistance, legal assistance, legal expenses insurance, missed event insurance, mobile gadget insurance, mobile phone insurance, personal liability insurance, road assistance, miscellaneous other insurance and assistance;

concierge services.

quantification of the market size and segmentation for insurance and assistance linked to payment cards and bank accounts: approximately how much is the market worth in Japan, how does it break down by broad category, how much is funded by the banking institutions themselves and how much is paid for separately by customers?

analysis of the operating models used by banking organisations for insurance and assistance linked to payment cards and bank accounts: to what extent do they use external underwriters as opposed to captive or joint venture providers?

calculation of provider share of partnerships based on number of relationships and partner size: which providers of insurance and assistance services have been successful in establishing relationships for each broad category of cover with the most significant banking institutions and other card issuers or distributors?

availability of an accompanying PartnerBASE™ dataset that details the availability or otherwise of each individual insurance or assistance enhancement to the 1,113 payment card and bank account products analysed in Japan.