CONVERGENCE 
BANK-PRODUCED INSURANCE PREMIUMS, 2000-2005 (1)

($ billions)



2000

2001

2002

2003

2005

Percent change, 2000-2005
Annuities$31.0$37.1$47.7$51.6$41.935.2%
Commercial lines (2)5.48.911.514.224.3350.0
Personal property/casualty3.74.15.06.37.7108.1
Credit insurance2.72.82.52.42.1-22.2
Individual life/health (3)2.12.32.83.64.195.2
Total$44.9$55.2$69.5$78.1$80.178.4%
Annual growth23.4%22.9%25.9%12.4%2.6%NA

(1) Estimated. Data not available for 2004.
(2) Includes commercial property/casualty and group benefits premium.
(3) Excludes accidental death and dismemberment. No adjustment is made for nonrecurring premiums.

NA=Not applicable.

Source: American Bankers Insurance Association.

BANK INSURANCE PREMIUMS BY TYPE OF COVERAGE, 2005 (1)

($ billions)



(1) Total estimated at $80.1 billion.
(2) Commercial property/casualty and group benefits premiums.
(3) Excludes accidental death and dismemberment. No adjustment is made for non-recurring premiums.

Source: American Bankers Insurance Association (ABIA).


  • In 2005 bank insurance premiums increased by 3 percent to an estimated $80.1 billion from $78.1 billion in 2003, according to the ABIA.

  • In 2005 banks accounted for almost a quarter of total annuity sales, 7 percent of commercial lines insurance sales, and 3 percent of personal lines insurance sales.

PRIMARY BANK INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, 2005

(Percent)


 

Property/casualty

Life/health  


Personal

Commercial

Individual

Group benefits

Annuities
Acquired agency46.9%49.5%19.0%39.5%7.4%
Alliance with carrier3.51.83.01.83.5
De novo agency (1)12.49.913.513.29.9
Joint venture (2)14.216.217.023.720.8
Alliance with third-party marketer4.44.511.04.413.9
Licensed bank employees15.913.533.013.242.1
Other2.74.53.54.42.5
Total100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

(1) Agency originated by the bank without acquisition of a platform agency.
(2) Joint venture or marketing alliance with an insurance agency.

Source: American Bankers Insurance Association.

BANK INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE SALES, 2003-2007

($ millions)



Source: Kehrer-LIMRA.

WEIGHTED BANK SALES OF INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE, 2003-2007 (1)


Year

Sales
($ millions)

Share of industry
annualized premium
 
2003$2422.1%
20042882.3
20052742.2
20062612.0
20062261.6
(1) The weighted premium method of calculating annual sales volume emphasizes recurring premiums, i.e., policies with periodic payments. It deducts 90 percent of single premium sales, i.e., policies with one-time payments.

Source: Kehrer-LIMRA.
  • Weighted bank sales of individual life insurance fell 13.4 percent in 2007.

BANK SHARE OF FIXED AND VARIABLE ANNUITY PREMIUMS, 1997-2006

($ billions)


 

Fixed annuity premiums

Variable annuity premiums

Year

Total market

Banks

Bank share

Total market

Banks

Bank share
1997$38.2 $10.0 26.2%$87.9 $9.3 10.6%
199832.98.524.898.611.211.4
199942.112.530.0114.413.912.2
200047.715.432.3137.215.611.4
200168.327.440.1111.010.99.8
200297.436.437.4116.612.510.7
200383.432.038.4129.418.114.0
200481.930.337.0132.918.013.5
200573.621.829.6136.917.712.9
200669.820.128.8160.621.613.4
Source: Kehrer-LIMRA.
BANK SALES OF RETAIL MUTUAL FUNDS, 2002-2006 (1)

($ billions)



(1) Estimated.

Source: Kehrer-LIMRA.


  • Bank sales of retail mutual funds totaled $44.1 billion in 2006. This marks a 20.8 percent increase from the previous year but a 4.8 percent drop from 1998, when sales reached a record $46.3 billion.

BANK INSURANCE/INVESTMENT FEE INCOME

BANK INSURANCE BROKERAGE, UNDERWRITING AND TOTAL INSURANCE FEE INCOME, 2003-2007


 

Insurance brokerage fee income (1)    

 

Reporting insurance brokerage fee income  

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Insurance brokerage fee income
($ billions)

Mean insurance brokerage fee income

Median insurance brokerage fee income
20033,93847.7%$2.97$754,099$19,000
20043,87948.03.63935,26320,000
20053,80247.73.931,033,97019,000
20063,64846.54.081,117,37020,000
20073,51945.74.041,149,35918,000

 

Insurance underwriting fee income (2)     

 

Reporting insurance underwriting fee income 

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Insurance underwriting fee income
($ millions)

Mean insurance underwriting fee income

Median insurance underwriting fee income
20033344.0%$628.5$1,881,695$12,000
20042893.6697.12,412,1739,000
20052423.0653.22,699,3358,000
20062272.9354.81,563,1416,000
20072473.2414.91,679,7818,000

 

Total insurance fee income      

 

Reporting insurance fee income 

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Total insurance fee income
($ billions)

Mean total insurance fee income

Median total insurance fee income
20034,14050.2%$3.60$869,113$19,000
20044,04250.04.331,070,01619,000
20053,92649.34.581,167,70018,000
20063,77448.24.431,174,08519,000
20073,62547.04.461,230,20718,000
(1) Income from nonunderwriting activities, mostly from insurance product sales and referrals, service charges and commissions, and fees earned from insurance and annuity sales.
(2) Income from underwriting activities.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK INVESTMENT FEE INCOME, 2003-2007 (1)




 

Reporting investment fee income 

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Investment fee income ($ billions)

Mean investment fee income

Median investment fee  income
20032,33128.2%$10.16$4,357,725$61,000
20042,30428.59.794,249,14668,000
20052,24528.29.974,440,33977,000
20062,22828.411.975,370,94385,000
20072,21628.814.216,412,762110,000
(1) Income from investment banking, advisory, brokerage and underwriting fees and commissions.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
  • From 2001 to 2006, banks bought an average of 54 securities firms each year. (See Chapter 7: Mergers and Acquisitions of U.S. Securities Firms.)

BANK INVESTMENT BANKING, ADVISORY AND UNDERWRITING INCOME, 2007


 

Reporting investment banking, advisory and underwriting income 

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Investment banking, advisory and underwriting income
($ billions)

Mean investment banking, advisory and underwriting income

Median investment banking, advisory and underwriting income
20077179.3%$6.42 $8,956,393 $63,000
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK SECURITIES BROKERAGE INCOME, 2007


 

Reporting securities brokerage income 

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Securities brokerage income
($ billions)

Mean securities brokerage income

Median securities brokerage income
20071,62421.1%$6.85 $4,217,010 $90,500
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK ANNUITY COMMISSIONS, 2007


 

Reporting annuity commissions

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Annuity commissions
($ billions)

Mean annuity commissions

Median annuity commissions
20071,07413.9%$940.50 $875,718 $63,000
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK MUTUAL FUND AND ANNUITY INCOME, 2003-2007


 

Reporting mutual fund and annuity income 

 

 

 

Year

Number

Percent

Mutual fund and annuity income ($ billions)

Mean mutual fund and annuity income

Median mutual fund and annuity  income
20032,10525.5%$5.53$2,626,858$65,000
20042,06725.65.622,718,86677,000
20051,95824.65.022,564,92687,000
20061,90224.35.382,830,08197,000
20071,84123.95.803,152,999112,000
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
BANK PURCHASES OF INSURANCE AGENCIES,
2003-2006 (1)



 

2003

2004

2005

2006
Number of deals66614361
Deal value (2) ($ millions)$612.9$113.4$212.3$33.5

(1) Does not include terminated deals.
(2) At announcement.

Source: SNL Financial LC.

  • The number of bank/agency deals rose 42 percent from 2005 to 2006, but the value of those deals decreased by 84 percent.

LEADING BANKS

TOP TEN BANKS IN TOTAL INSURANCE FEE INCOME, 2007

($000)


 

 

 

Insurance fee income

 

Rank

Bank

State

2006

2007

Percent change

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1Citibank, N.A.NV$974,000 $1,185,000 21.66%10.74%$1,251,715,000
2Branch Banking and Trust CompanyNC804,207 840,380 4.5034.44127,698,351
3FIA Card Services, N.A.DE190,069 256,643 35.032.77161,691,777
4Bank of America, N.A.NC225,935 220,679 -2.331.181,312,794,218
5JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.OH81,000 97,000 19.750.311,318,888,000
6Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.SD90,000 94,000 4.440.67467,861,000
7Commerce Bank/NorthNJ83,084 84,624 1.8557.194,856,937
8BancorpSouth BankMS68,804 71,616 4.0931.4013,192,320
9National City BankOH59,537 71,607 20.273.25138,755,343
10Union Bank of California, N.A.CA73,234 70,509 -3.728.6555,156,870
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANKS IN INSURANCE UNDERWRITING INCOME, 2007

($000)




 

 

 

Insurance underwriting income  

 

Rank

Bank

State

Total

Percent of total insurance income

Percent of noninterest income, 2007 

2007 Assets
1JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.OH$94,000 96.91%0.30%$1,318,888,000
2Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.SD92,000 97.870.66467,861,000
3Bank of America, N.A.NC43,901 19.890.241,312,794,218
4SunTrust BankGA37,698 94.841.28175,107,526
5Wells Fargo Financial BankSD32,083 100.0034.405,716,486
6U.S. Bank, N.A.OH23,865 97.550.36232,759,503
7Wachovia Bank, N.A.NC21,000 61.760.23653,269,000
8HSBC Bank USA, N.A.DE11,781 38.980.74184,491,526
9First Tennessee Bank, N.A.TN9,052 22.411.1036,725,591
10Fifth Third BankOH8,021 40.130.3661,462,778
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANKS IN INSURANCE BROKERAGE FEE INCOME, 2007

($000)


 

 

 

Insurance brokerage fee income     

 

Rank

Bank

State

2006

2007

Percent change

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1Citibank, N.A.NV$973,000 $1,185,000 21.79%10.74%$1,251,715,000
2Branch Banking and Trust CompanyNC799,385 836,932 4.7034.30127,698,351
3FIA Card Services, N.A.DE190,069 256,643 35.032.77161,691,777
4Bank of America, N.A.NC186,127 176,778 -5.020.951,312,794,218
5Commerce Bank/NorthNJ83,084 84,624 1.8557.194,856,937
6National City BankOH59,537 71,607 20.273.25138,755,343
7BancorpSouth BankMS68,555 71,560 4.3831.3713,192,320
8Union Bank of California, N.A.CA73,234 70,509 -3.728.6555,156,870
9TD BankNorth, N.A.ME56,102 56,040 -0.1112.0445,485,973
10Associated Bank, N.A.WI53,543 41,765 -22.0014.6621,335,735
(1) Income from nonunderwriting activities, insurance product sales and referrals, service charges and commissions, and fees earned from insurance and annuity sales. 

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008. 
TOP TEN BANKS IN INVESTMENT FEE INCOME, 2007 (1)

($000)


 

 

 

Investment fee income    

 

Rank

Bank

State

2006

2007

Percent change

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.OH$4,609,000 $5,546,000 20.33%17.52%$1,318,888,000
2Bank of America, N.A.NC2,913,251 3,442,038 18.1518.441,312,794,218
3Wachovia Bank, N.A.NC540,000 582,000 7.786.48653,269,000
4Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.SD427,000 460,000 7.733.28467,861,000
5PNC Bank, N.A.PA239,621 291,334 21.5813.18124,782,289
6Fifth Third BankOH158,021 228,072 44.3310.2961,462,778
7The Bank of New YorkNY395,000 214,000 -45.824.58115,672,000
8Citibank, N.A.NV0 213,000 NA1.931,251,715,000
9U.S. Bank N.A.OH171,697 194,814 13.462.91232,759,503
10Keybank N.A.OH108,047 179,373 66.0110.0095,861,810

(1) Income from broker-dealer activities such as investment banking, advisory and underwriting; securities brokerage; and annuity commissions.

NA= Not applicable.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.

TOP TEN BANKS IN INVESTMENT BANKING, ADVISORY AND
UNDERWRITING INCOME, 2007 (1)


($000)


 

 

 

Investment banking, advisory and underwriting income    

 

Rank

Bank

State

2007

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.OH$3,700,000 11.69%$1,318,888,000
2Wachovia Bank, N.A.NC566,000 6.30653,269,000
3Bank of America, N.A.NC403,394 2.161,312,794,218
4U.S. Bank,  N.A.OH194,814 2.91232,759,503
5PNC Bank, N.A.PA156,364 7.07124,782,289
6Deutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasNY145,000 8.9835,425,000
7Fifth Third BankOH127,033 5.7361,462,778
8Keybank, N.A.OH119,114 6.6495,861,810
9Capital One, N.A.VA111,296 9.3397,517,902
10Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.SD92,000 0.66467,861,000

(1) Data not compiled prior to 2007.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.

TOP TEN BANKS IN SECURITIES BROKERAGE INCOME, 2007 (1)

($000)


 

 

 

Securities brokerage income

 

 

Rank

Bank

State

2007

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1Bank of America, N.A.NC$2,917,015 15.62%$1,312,794,218
2JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.OH1,846,000 5.831,318,888,000
3Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.SD368,000 2.62467,861,000
4The Bank of New YorkNY206,000 4.41115,672,000
5PNC Bank, N.A.PA92,309 4.18124,782,289
6Chase Bank USA, N.A.DE83,880 1.4277,748,330
7Citibank, N.A.NV80,000 0.721,251,715,000
8Mellon Bank, N.A.PA71,018 6.3239,674,139
9First Tennessee Bank, N.A.TN64,034 7.7736,725,591
10Fifth Third BankOH58,703 2.6561,462,778

(1) Data not compiled prior to 2007.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.

TOP TEN BANKS IN ANNUITY COMMISSIONS, 2007 (1)

($000)


 

 

 

Annuity commissions  

 

Rank

Bank

State

2007

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

2007 Assets
1Bank of America, N.A.NC$121,629 0.65%$1,312,794,218
2Citibank, N.A.NV106,000 0.961,251,715,000
3PNC Bank, N.A.PA42,661 1.93124,782,289
4Fifth Third BankOH42,336 1.9161,462,778
5Branch Banking and Trust CompanyNC41,859 1.72127,698,351
6Keybank, N.A.OH41,783 2.3395,861,810
7National City BankOH38,111 1.73138,755,343
8Bank of the WestCA37,825 6.6461,829,845
9Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co.NY33,753 3.4464,072,546
10RBS Citizens, N.A.RI28,295 1.99128,863,082

(1) Data not compiled prior to 2007.

Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.

TOP TEN BANKS IN MUTUAL FUND AND ANNUITY INCOME, 2007

($000)


 

 

 

Mutual fund and annuity income   

 

Rank

Bank

State

2006

2007

Percent change

Percent of noninterest income, 2007

 2007 Assets
1Bank of America, N.A.NC$1,786,783 $2,107,472 17.95%11.29%$1,312,794,218
2Wachovia Bank, N.A.NC581,000618,0006.376.88653,269,000
3JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.OH526,000428,000-18.631.351,318,888,000
4Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.SD364,000366,0000.552.61467,861,000
5U.S. Bank, N.A.OH171,697194,81413.462.91232,759,503
6PNC Bank, N.A.PA111,341153,03237.446.92124,782,289
7The Bank of New YorkNY245,000153,000-37.553.28115,672,000
8Fifth Third BankOH143,160143,7940.446.4961,462,778
9Keybank, N.A.OH96,034104,0048.305.8095,861,810
10Chase Bank USA, N.A.DE20,34985,307319.221.4577,748,330
Source: Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report - 2008.
TOP TEN BANKS IN PROPRIETARY MUTUAL FUND AND ANNUITIES
ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT, 2007


($000)