Analysis of investment potential of insurance companies in Russia

The article discusses the investment potential of Russian insurance companies from the qualitative as well as from the quantitative side. Opinions of various authors concerning theoretical aspects of this question are considered. The normative-legal documents regulating investment activity of insurance organizations are studied. On the basis of data of concentration of the insurance market calculation of investment potential of the largest participants of the Russian insurance market is made. Problematic aspects of insurers ' activity affecting their investment potential are revealed.