Italy: portfolio lapse index 2012-2016, by type
This timeline provides information about the portfolio lapse index on the life insurance market in Italy from 2012 to 2016, broken down by type. A glance at the graph reveals a general downward trend in the portfolio lapse index during the period under observation. Particularly, both the surrender and maturity index values have considerably decreased over the period, reaching 6.7 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively, by the end of 2016. By contrast, the claim index value remained constant, being assessed at 1.3 percent.