Analysis on Thai Insurance Industry

Analysis on Thai insurance industry

History

The very first actual insurance contract, signed in Genoa in 1347. Contracts were signed by individuals, either alone or in a group. They each wrote their name and the amount of risk they were willing to assume under the insurance proposal. And then in 1688, the first insurance company was established as the widespread of insuring cargo while being ship throughout the maritime nations of Europe. It started at Lloyd’s Coffee House where merchants, ship-owners, and underwriters met to transact their business. And then Lloyd’s become one of the first modern insurance companies, Lloyd’s of London.

Insurance in Thailand start around Ayudhya period when there is trade between Thai and foreigners. Foreign merchants brought marine insurance into Thailand which is first non-life insurance in Thailand. During King Rama the fourth era, there are many France department stores which some of them are representative of insurance company such as Netherlands Indea Sea and Fire Insurance Company, Ocean Marine Insurance Company, and Colonial Sea and Fire Insurance Company. And then in 1908, there is the first Act of Parliament about insurance in Thailand.

For the life insurance, in Thailand, it was started in the era of King Rama the fifth by some foreign insurance companies. At first, nobody was interested in it so the business turned out to be an unsuccessful. After that, in WWI period, life insurance had growth rapidly in both Europe and America. Those companies want to expand their branches to Thailand. However, at that time, Thai government was not ready for the insurance’s registration. The government needed more time to study about it. Later, in 1982, the Act of Parliament was issued under the King Rama the seventh’s order. It was about the act of controlling business relating with safety and happiness of Thai citizens. After that, lots