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PREMIUMS OF PROPERTY/CASUALTY AND LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRIES, 1998-2007 ($ billions, excludes state funds)

Top Ten Countries By Life And Nonlife Direct Premiums Written, 2007 (1)

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        Total premiums   
Rank Country Life premiums (2) Nonlife premiums Amount Percent change from prior year Percent of total world premiums
1 United States (3) $578,357 $651,311 $1,229,668 4.69% 30.28%
2 United Kingdom  349,740 113,946 463,686 28.16 11.42
3 Japan (4) 330,651 94,182 424,832 -3.31 10.46
4 France  186,993 81,907 268,900 7.47 6.62
5 Germany  102,419 120,407 222,825 10.09 5.49
6 Italy  88,215 54,112 142,328 1.27 3.50
7 South Korea (4) 81,298 35,692 116,990 16.28 2.88
8 Netherlands  35,998 66,834 102,831 11.98 2.53
9 Canada (5) 45,593 54,805 100,398 14.74 2.47
10 PR China  58,677 33,810 92,487 30.75 2.28

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Nonlife premiums include state funds; life premiums include an estimate of group pension business.
(4) April 1, 2007-March 31, 2008.
(5) Life business expressed in net premiums. 

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2008.

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Premiums, 2007

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Premiums, 2005-2007 (1)

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Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2005 $2,003,557 $1,442,258 $3,445,816
2006 2,125,791 1,549,100 3,674,892
2007 2,393,089 1,667,780 4,060,870
(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma database.

U.S. Reinsurance Premiums Ceded To Unaffiliated And Affiliated Alien Reinsurers By Country, 2005-2007 (1)

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    Unaffiliated alien reinsurers     Affiliated alien reinsurers      
Rank Country  2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2007 total
1 Bermuda  $8,908 $8,982 $11,102 $18,590 $18,474 $19,371 $30,473
2 Switzerland  950 797 857 7,664 7,991 8,942 9,799
3 United Kingdom  4,827 4,630 4,578 252 346 777 5,355
4 Germany  2,529 2,582 2,569 9,401 2,005 1,463 4,032
5 Cayman Islands  1,780 1,806 2,023 646 435 409 2,432
6 Barbados  837 652 495 917 965 1,212 1,707
7 France  600 352 424 293 338 357 781
8 Canada  211 256 326 173 171 209 535
9 Turks and Caicos  382 398 481 NA NA NA 481
10 Sweden NA NA NA 90 518 427 427
11 Ireland  788 532 419 NA NA NA 419
12 Japan  NA NA NA 222 220 192 192
  Total, countries shown 21,812 20,987 23,274 38,248 31,463 33,359 56,633
  Total $23,246 $22,214 $24,594 $38,816 $32,470 $33,786 $58,380

(1) Ranked by 2007 total reinsurance premiums.

NA=Data not available. 

Source: Reinsurance Association of America.

Top Ten Global Insurance Companies By Revenues, 2007 (1)

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Rank Company Revenues (2) Country Industry
1 AXA $162,762 France Life/health
2 Allianz 140,618 Germany Property/casualty
3 Berkshire Hathaway 118,245 U.S. Property/casualty
4 Assicurazioni Generali 113,813 Italy Life/health
5 American International Group (AIG) (3) 110,064 U.S. Property/casualty
6 Aviva 81,317 U.K. Life/health
7 Prudential 66,358 U.K. Life/health
8 Munich Re Group 64,774 Germany Property/casualty
9 Aegon 62,383 Netherlands Life/health
10 State Farm Insurance Cos. 61,612 U.S. Property/casualty

(1) Based on an analysis of companies in the Global Fortune 500. Includes stock and mutual companies.
(2) Revenues include premium and annuity income, investment income and capital gains or losses, but exclude deposits; includes consolidated subsidiaries, excludes excise taxes.
(3) In 2008 AIG ceded 79.9 percent of its ownership to the federal government in exchange for an $85 billion loan.


Source: Fortune.

Top Ten Global Property/Casualty Insurance Companies By Revenues, 2007 (1)

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Rank Company Revenues (2) Country
1 Allianz $140,618 Germany
2 Berkshire Hathaway 118,245 U.S.
3 American International Group (AIG) (3) 110,064 U.S.
4 Munich Re Group 64,774 Germany
5 State Farm Insurance Cos. 61,612 U.S.
6 Zurich Financial Services 55,163 Switzerland
7 Allstate 36,769 U.S.
8 Swiss Reinsurance 35,730 Switzerland
9 Millea Holdings 32,487 Japan
10 Travelers Cos. 26,017 U.S.

(1) Based on an analysis of companies in the Global Fortune 500. Includes stock and mutual companies.
(2) Revenues include premium and annuity income, investment income and capital gains or losses, but exclude deposits; includes consolidated subsidiaries, excludes excise taxes.
(3) In 2008 AIG ceded 79.9 percent of its ownership to the federal government in exchange for an $85 billion loan. 

Source: Fortune.

Top Ten Global Life/Health Insurance Companies By Revenues, 2007 (1)

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Rank Company Revenues (2) Country
1 AXA $162,762 France
2 Assicurazioni Generali 113,813 Italy
3 Aviva 81,317 U.K.
4 Prudential 66,358 U.K.
5 Aegon 62,383 Netherlands
6 CNP Assurances 59,071 France
7 Nippon Life Insurance 57,859 Japan
8 MetLife 53,150 U.S.
9 China Life Insurance 43,440 China
10 Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance 39,863 Japan

(1) Based on an analysis of companies in the Global Fortune 500. Includes stock and mutual companies.
(2) Revenues include premium and annuity income, investment income and capital gains or losses, but exclude deposits; includes consolidated subsidiaries, excludes excise taxes. 

Source: Fortune.

Top Ten Global Reinsurers By Net Reinsurance Premiums Written, 2007

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Rank Company Net reinsurance premiums written Country
1 Munich Reinsurance Co. $30,292.9 Germany
2 Swiss Reinsurance Co. 27,706.6 Switzerland
3 Berkshire Hathaway Re 17,398.0 U.S.
4 Hannover Rueckversicherung AG 10,630.0 Germany
5 Lloyd's (1) 8,362.9 U.K.
6 SCOR SE 7,871.7 France
7 Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  4,906.5 U.S.
8 Transatlantic Holdings Inc. 3,952.9 U.S.
9 Everest Reinsurance Co. 3,919.4 Bermuda
10 PartnerRe Ltd. 3,757.1 Bermuda

 

(1) Represents an aggregation of all syndicates participating at Lloyd’s.

Source: Standard & Poor's.

Top Ten Global Insurance Brokers By Revenues, 2007

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Rank Company Brokerage revenues (1) Country
1 Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. $11,281.0 U.S.
2 Aon Corp. (2) 7,096.0 U.S.
3 Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (3) 2,463.0 U.K.
4 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 1,457.2 U.S.
5 Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc. 1,282.1 U.S.
6 Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group P.L.C. 947.3 U.K.
7 BB&T Insurance Services Inc. 877.4 U.S.
8 Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. (3) 780.0 U.S.
9 Brown & Brown Inc. 757.6 U.S.
10 Lockton Cos. L.L.C. 728.2 (4) U.S.
(1) Gross revenues generated by insurance brokerage, consulting and related services.
(2) In 2008 Aon agreed to acquire Benfield.
(3) In 2008 Willis acquired Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.
(4) Fiscal year ending April 30.

Source: Business Insurance, July 21, 2008.

Top Ten Global Reinsurance Brokers By Reinsurance Gross Revenues, 2007 (1)

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Rank Company Reinsurance gross revenues Country
1 Aon Re Global (2) $975,000 U.S.
2 Guy Carpenter & Co. L.L.C. 901,000 U.S.
3 Benfield Group Ltd. (2) 679,078 (3) U.K.
4 Willis Re 606,200 U.K.
5 Towers Perrin 167,250 U.S.
6 Cooper Gay (Holdings) Ltd. 136,200 U.K.
7 Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group P.L.C. 124,124 (3) U.K.
8 John B. Collins Associates Inc. 70,300 U.S.
9 BMS Group 69,619 (3) U.K.
10 UIB Holdings Ltd. 39,990 (3) U.K. 

(1) Includes all reinsurance revenue reported through holding and/or subsidiary companies.
(2) In 2008 Aon agreed to acquire Benfield.
(3) Fiscal year 2007. 

Source: Business Insurance, October 27, 2008.

Sales Of Insurance Overseas By Affiliates Of U.S. Insurance Companies, 1998-2005 (1)

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  Life     Nonlife (2)    Total 
Year Sales
($ millions)
Percent change from prior year Sales
($ millions)
Percent change from prior year Sales
($ millions)
Percent change from prior year
1998 $20,727 7.9% $43,137 -1.2% $63,864 1.6%
1999 24,970 20.5 45,271 4.9 70,241 10.0
2000 33,140 32.7 50,743 12.1 83,883 19.4
2001 33,059 -0.2 46,406 -8.5 79,465 -5.3
2002 40,930 23.8 51,908 11.9 92,838 16.8
2003 44,393 8.5 56,015 7.9 100,408 8.2
2004 48,084 8.3 59,490 6.3 107,624 7.2
2005 52,053 8.3 NA NA NA NA
(1) Affiliates are majority-owned foreign affiliates of a U.S. company, defined as ones that are located in another country and are more than 50 percent owned by a U.S. multinational..
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

NA=Data not available.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, International Investment Division.

Sales Of Insurance In The United States By Foreign-Owned Companies, 2002-2006 (1)

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  Life Nonlife (2) Total 
Year Sales
($ millions)
Percent change from prior year Sales
($ millions)
Percent change from prior year Sales
($ millions)
Percent change from prior year
2002 $44,917 NA $63,619 NA $108,536 NA
2003 43,869 -2.3% 68,324 7.4% 112,193 3.4%
2004 45,720 4.2 62,353 -8.7 108,073 -3.7
2005 48,759 6.6 60,479 -3.0 109,238 1.1
2006 67,191 37.8 65,311 8.0 132,502 21.3
(1) Foreign majority-owned companies.  Due to reclassifications resulting from the 2002 benchmark survey, data prior to 2002 are not available.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

NA=Data not available.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, International Investment Division.

Leading Captive Domiciles, 2007-2008

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    Number of captives 
Rank Location 2007  2008
1 Bermuda  958 960 (1)
2 Cayman Islands  765 777
3 Vermont  567 557
4 Guernsey  368 370
5 British Virgin Islands  392 332
6 Luxembourg  210 262
7 Barbados  219 229
8 Turks & Caicos Islands  173 (1), (2) 182 (2)
9 Hawaii  163 165
10 South Carolina  158 163
11 Isle of Man  155 156
12 Dublin  131 (3) 131
13 Nevada  108 123
14 Utah  92 122
15 Arizona  94 106
16 District of Columbia  77 90
17 Kentucky  31 67
18 Singapore  62 63
19 New York  44 50
20 Switzerland  48 50
  Total top 20 4,815 4,955
  Total reading 5,044 5,210
(1) Business Insurance estimate.
(2) Excludes credit life insurers.
(3) Restated.

Source: Business Insurance, March 9, 2009.

Top Ten Catastrophe Bond Transactions, 2007

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Rank Special purpose vehicle Sponsor Risk amount Peril Risk location
1 Merna Reinsurance Ltd. State Farm $1,058.6 Multiple U.S./Canada
2 Residential Reinsurance 2007 Limited USAA 600.0 Multiple U.S.
3 Longpoint Re Ltd. The Travelers 500.0 Hurricane U.S.
4 Redwood Capital X Ltd. Swiss Re 498.6 Earthquake California
5 Spinnaker Capital Limited Swiss Re 380.2 Hurricane U.S.
6 Blue Fin Ltd. Allianz SE 290.7 Windstorm Europe
7 Green Valley Ltd. Groupama SA 288.0 Windstorm France
8 Gamut Re Ltd. Nephila Capital Ltd. 265.0 Multiple U.S./Europe/Japan
9 Midori Re Ltd. East Japan Railway (1) 260.0 Earthquake Japan
10 Calabash Re II Ltd. ACE American Insurance Company (2) 250.0 Hurricane, earthquake, multiple U.S.
(1) Sponsored through Munich Re.
(2) Sponsored through Swiss Re.

Source: Guy Carpenter: GC Securities.

Catastrophe Bonds, Annual Risk Capital Issued, 1999-2008

Catastrophe Bonds, Risk Capital Outstanding, 2004-2008

Top Ten Countries In Nonlife And Life Insurance In Emerging Markets, 2007

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Rank Nonlife insurance 2007 premium volume Share of emerging markets Life insurance 2007 premium volume Share of emerging markets
1 China $33,810 17.0% China $58,673 26.4%
2 Russia 28,973 14.6 India 51,322 23.0
3 Brazil 20,501 10.3 South Africa 34,430 15.5
4 Mexico 9,763 4.9 Brazil 18,533 8.3
5 South Africa 8,345 4.2 Poland 7,950 3.6
6 Poland 7,677 3.9 Mexico 7,653 3.4
7 India 7,402 3.7 Malaysia 5,573 2.5
8 Turkey 7,201 3.6 Indonesia 4,728 2.1
9 Venezuela 6,977 3.5 Thailand 4,521 2.0
10 Argentina 4,471 2.2 Chile 3,792 1.7
  Total, top 10 $129,619 68.0% Total, top 10 $197,177 88.6%
Source: Swiss Re, sigma No. 5/2008.

P/C And L/H Insurance Premiums, 1998-2007

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Year Property/casualty (1) Life/health (2) Total
1998 $286,995,396 $269,892,499 $556,887,895
1999 293,108,867 272,584,233 565,693,100
2000 305,069,884 303,442,516 608,512,399
2001 327,821,992 479,113,800 806,935,792
2002 375,009,622 508,645,715 883,655,337
2003 409,256,440 500,234,206 909,490,647
2004 427,396,262 531,160,266 958,556,528
2005 429,202,836 528,143,033 957,345,869
2006 448,964,936 583,601,803 1,032,566,739
2007 448,141,345 616,729,896 1,064,871,241
Percent change 1998-2007 56.1% 128.5% 91.2%

(1) Net premiums written, excluding state funds.
(2) Premiums and annuity considerations (fees for annuity contracts) for life/health insurance companies. Includes deposit-type funds beginning in 2001. 

Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Annual Statement Database, via Highline Data, LLC. Copyrighted information. No portion of this work may be copied or redistributed without the express written permission of Highline Data, LLC.

U.S. P/C And L/H Insurance Premiums

Premiums By Type Of Insurer, 2007 (1)

Growth In U.S. Premiums, Property/Casualty And Life/Health Insurance, 1998-2007

The Nation's Healthcare Dollar: 2006

National Healthcare Expenditures, Average Annual Percent Growth From Prior Year, 1993-2017

Employment In Insurance, 1999-2008

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  Insurance carriers      Insurance agencies, brokerages and related services      
  Direct insurers (1)                
 Year Life, health and medical Property/ casualty Reinsurers Total Insurance agencies and brokers Other insurance- related activities (2) Total  Total industry  Insurance and employee benefit funds (3)

1999

815.3

603.9

33.5

1,452.7

585.3

198.1

783.4

2,236.1

44.9

2000

808.8

591.6

32.3

1,432.7

587.5

200.3

787.8

2,220.6

46.4

2001

807.7

591.3

31.4

1,430.4

597.9

205.3

803.2

2,233.7

48.4

2002

791.1

590.0

31.7

1,412.8

616.0

204.4

820.4

2,233.2

47.2

2003

789.0

608.6

31.0

1,428.6

628.5

208.9

837.4

2,266.0

47.1

2004

764.4

604.4

29.8

1,398.6

643.3

216.8

860.1

2,258.6

47.0

2005

761.9

595.0

28.8

1,385.7

650.1

223.5

873.6

2,259.3

46.4

2006

787.4

597.4

28.0

1,412.8

659.9

230.9

890.8

2,303.7

47.8

2007

784.0

586.1

27.0

1,397.1

675.3

234.5

909.8

2,306.8

48.6

2008

804.2

569.2

28.4

1,401.8

670.1

236.9

907.0

2,308.8

49.2

(1) Establishments primarily engaged in initially underwriting insurance policies.
(2) Includes claims adjusters, third-party administrators of insurance funds and other service personnel such as advisory and insurance ratemaking services.
(3) Includes employees of legal entities organized to provide insurance and employee benefits exclusively for the sponsor, or its employees or members. These employees are not included in the total for the insurance industry. 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Insurance Sector’s Share Of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp), 2002-2006

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    Insurance carriers and related activities
Year Total GDP GDP Percent of total GDP
2002 $10,398.4 $237.4 2.3%
2003 10,886.2 255.0 2.3
2004 11,607.0 267.7 2.3
2005 12,346.9 264.5 2.1
2006 13,119.9 280.9 2.1
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Reported Global Insurance-Related Mergers And Acquisitions By Sector, U.S. And Non-U.S. Acquirers, 2007

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  Number of transactions  Transaction values ($ millions)
Sector U.S. Non-U.S. Total U.S. Non-U.S. Total
Property/casualty 47 121 168 $7,866 $42,733 $50,599
Life/annuity 14 78 92 1,321 50,486 51,807
Health/managed care 47 22 69 8,534 5,282 13,816
Distribution 302 24 (1) 326 15,043 191 (1) 15,234
Services 68 24 (1) 92 6,082 820 (1) 6,902
Total 478 269 747 $38,846 $99,512 $138,356
(1) Non-U.S. distribution and services transactions in the Conning database are incomplete.

Source: Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. analysis.

Top Ten Global Property/Casualty Mergers And Acquisitions Announced, 2007

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Rank Buyer (Country) Target (Country) Transaction value
1 Allianz Se (Germany) Assurances Generales de France (France) $12,600
2 Suncorp-Metway Ltd. (Australia) Promina Group Ltd. (New Zealand) 6,300
3 SCOR S.A. (France) Converium (Switzerland) 2,770
4 Liberty Mutual Group (U.S.) Ohio Casualty Corp. (U.S.) 2,700
5 MAPFRE SA (Spain) Commerce Group, Inc. (U.S.) 2,207
6 Generali Group (Italy) Ingosstrakh (Russia) 2,000
7 Groupama S.A. (France) Nuova Tirrena SpA (Italy) 1,712
8 Munich Re (Germany) Midland Company (U.S.) 1,300
9 AXA (France) Reso Garantia (Russia) 1,162
10 QBE (Australia) Winterthur US Holdings, Inc. (U.S.) 1,160
Source: Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. analysis.

U.S. Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions, 1998-2007 (1)

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  Property/casualty  Life/annuity  Health/managed care 
Year Number of
transactions
Transaction
values
Number of
transactions
Transaction
values
Number of
transactions
Transaction
values
1998 117 $55,825 51 $32,473 76 $5,281
1999 63 19,118 53 15,551 55 1,501
2000 53 40,032 36 14,983 31 90
2001 41 1,249 33 36,101 26 3,487
2002 36 486 22 2,796 20 5,158
2003 50 20,353 25 18,533 15 20,353
2004 22 425 17 3,817 26 8,342
2005 49 9,264 21 21,865 22 15,886
2006 48 35,221 23 5,055 20 646
2007 67 13,615 19 5,849 52 9,661

U.S. INSURANCE MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, 1998-2007 (1) (cont'd)

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  Distribution  Insurance services  Total U.S. mergers and acquisitions 
Year Number of
transactions
Transaction
values
Number of
transactions
Transaction
values
Number of
transactions
Transaction
values
1998 183 $55,903 138 $15,874 565 $165,356
1999 203 1,633 94 3,923 468 41,726
2000 145 7 30 592 295 55,704
2001 160 542 43 153 303 41,532
2002 146 689 31 575 255 9,704
2003 118 446 30 240 238 59,925
2004 190 60 37 2,234 292 14,878
2005 180 212 63 3,566 335 50,793
2006 246 944 69 1,156 406 43,022
2007 312 15,205 72 6,087 522 50,417
(1) This table includes transactions where a U.S. company was the acquirer and/or the target.

Source: Conning proprietary database.

Reported U.S. Life/Annuity Mergers And Acquisitions Transactions, 2003-2007 (1)

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Year Number of transactions Transaction values
2003 25 $18,533
2004 17 3,817
2005 21 21,865
2006 23 5,055
2007 19 5,849
(1) Includes transactions where a U.S. company was the acquirer and/or the target.

Source: Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. proprietary database.

Reported U.S. Property-Casualty Mergers And Acquisitions Transactions, 2003-2007 (1)

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Year Number of transactions Transaction values
2003 50 $20,353
2004 22 425
2005 49 9,264
2006 48 35,221
2007 67 13,615
(1) Includes transactions where a U.S. company was the acquirer and/or target.

Source: Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. proprietary database.

Domestic Insurance Companies By State, Property/Casualty And Life/Health Insurance, 2007

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State Property/ casualty Life/ health State Property/ casualty Life/ health
Alabama  22 10 Montana  5 3
Alaska  6 0 Nebraska  31 27
Arizona  47 186 Nevada  13 3
Arkansas  11 33 New Hampshire  32 3
California  119 19 New Jersey  81 4
Colorado  16 11 New Mexico  8 4
Connecticut  69 27 New York  194 78
Delaware  86 33 North Carolina  69 6
D.C. 9 2 North Dakota  17 3
Florida  144 39 Ohio  132 38
Georgia  38 17 Oklahoma  47 26
Hawaii  19 3 Oregon  13 4
Idaho  9 1 Pennsylvania  194 37
Illinois  190 61 Rhode Island  25 4
Indiana  72 38 South Carolina  24 12
Iowa  60 26 South Dakota  19 2
Kansas  24 12 Tennessee  19 14
Kentucky  8 9 Texas  231 144
Louisiana  37 48 Utah  11 15
Maine  17 2 Vermont  14 2
Maryland  42 6 Virginia  15 10
Massachusetts  52 19 Washington  20 10
Michigan  75 29 West Virginia  17 1
Minnesota  47 12 Wisconsin  183 28
Mississippi  15 21 Wyoming  2 0
Missouri  51 31 United States (1) 2,723 1,190
(1) Includes U.S. territories and possessions.

Source: Insurance Department Resources Report, 2007, published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Reprinted with permission. Further reprint or redistribution strictly prohibited without written permission of NAIC.

U.S. Individual Life Market Share By Distribution Channel, 1999-2007

Top Ten Writers Of Property/Casualty Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2007

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Rank Group Direct premiums written (1) Market share (2)
1 State Farm Group $49,350,411 9.9%
2 American International Group (AIG) (3) 37,665,191 7.5
3 Zurich Insurance Group 29,108,738 5.8
4 Allstate Insurance Group 27,688,687 5.5
5 Travelers Group 22,151,582 4.4
6 Liberty Mutual Insurance Group 20,235,814 4.1
7 Nationwide Group 16,122,638 3.2
8 Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group 15,368,968 3.1
9 Progressive Group 13,983,744 2.8
10 Hartford Fire & Casualty Group 11,508,537 2.3
(1) Before reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total including territories.
(3) In 2008 AIG ceded 79.9 percent of its ownership to the federal government in exchange for an $85 billion loan.

Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Annual Statement Database, via Highline Data, LLC. Copyrighted information. No portion of this work may be copied or redistributed without the express written permission of Highline Data, LLC.

PC and L/H DIRECT PREMIUM WRITTEN, 1998-2007

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Year Life/health Property/casualty Total
1998 $265,560,115 $302,598,974 $568,159,089
1999 280,229,519 310,316,732 590,546,251
2000 308,127,334 325,013,197 633,140,531
2001 499,818,764 361,555,155 861,373,919
2002 534,188,776 413,816,354 948,005,130
2003 540,341,238 451,561,502 991,902,740
2004 568,406,995 469,312,861 1,037,719,856
2005 565,567,661 480,560,652 1,046,128,313
2006 619,679,926 495,998,654 1,115,678,580
2007 666,719,498 499,616,482 1,166,335,980
Percent change
1998-2007
151.1% 65.1% 105.3%

Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Annual Statement Database, via Highline Data, LLC. Copyrighted information. No portion of this work may be copied or redistributed without the express written permission of Highline Data, LLC.

Top Ten Writers Of Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2007

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Rank Group Direct premiums written (1) Market share (2)
1 American International Group (AIG) (3) $53,010,256 8.9%
2 Metropolitan Group  51,943,397 8.7
3 Prudential of America  42,347,519 7.1
4 ING America Insurance Holding Group 38,049,175 6.4
5 Hartford Fire & Casualty Group 32,387,977 5.4
6 John Hancock Group 29,783,898 5.0
7 Aegon USA Holding Group 29,707,455 5.0
8 Principal Financial Group 22,696,476 3.8
9 New York Life Group 21,874,343 3.7
10 Lincoln National 21,531,912 3.6

(1) Premium and annuity totals, before reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total including territories.
(3) In 2008 AIG ceded 79.9 percent of its ownership to the federal government in exchange for an $85 billion loan.

Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Annual Statement Database, via Highline Data, LLC. Copyrighted information. No portion of this work may be copied or redistributed without the express written permission of Highline Data, LLC.

Top Ten Life Insurance Groups By Number Of Individual Term Life Insurance Policies Issued, 2007

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Rank Group Number of policies issued Amount of insurance issued ($000) Average amount issued per policy
1 State Farm 351,536 $72,118,322 $205,152
2 American International Group (AIG) (1) 342,207 120,723,359 352,779
3 Direct General Group 308,999 3,544,855 11,472
4 Citigroup 259,950 77,864,529 299,537
5 Allstate Insurance 247,889 45,958,414 185,399
6 Liberty National 242,010 6,723,301 27,781
7 American Family Insurance Group 183,214 18,318,278 99,983
8 Zurich Insurance Group 137,464 25,539,661 185,792
9 Old Mutual 127,472 17,111,084 134,234
10 Genworth Financial Group 123,832 53,711,410 433,744

(1) In 2008 AIG ceded 79.9 percent of its ownership to the federal government in exchange for an $85 billion loan.

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Top Ten Life Insurance Groups By Number Of Individual Whole Life And Endowment Insurance Policies Issued, 2007 (1)

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Rank Group Number of policies issued  Amount of insurance issued ($000) Average amount issued per policy
1 Liberty National 745,861 $13,669,254 $18,327
2 American International Group (AIG) (2) 482,321 24,420,484 50,631
3 UnumProvident Life 307,531 7,445,766 24,211
4 State Farm 265,176 14,695,593 55,418
5 AEGON USA Incorporated 244,820 21,223,344 86,690
6 Mutual of Omaha 189,058 4,481,512 23,704
7 Metropolitan Group 165,045 29,875,207 181,012
8 New York Life 164,275 31,666,114 192,763
9 Conseco 135,658 2,438,768 17,977
10 Northwestern Mutual 134,280 32,895,264 244,975
(1) Benefit is payable either at death or at stated date if policyholder is still alive on that date.
(2) In 2008 AIG ceded 79.9 percent of its ownership to the federal government in exchange for an $85 billion loan.

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Top Ten Writers Of Individual Annuities By Net Premiums Written, 2007

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Rank Group Net premiums written
1 Metropolitan Group $18,432,219
2 Hartford Fire and Casualty 14,737,634
3 Lincoln National 13,839,012
4 American International Group (AIG) (1) 12,838,899
5 Ameriprise Financial Group 10,871,808
6 Jackson National 10,155,428
7 Allianz Insurance 8,920,939
8 Pacific Life Insurance 7,515,971
9 TIAA 6,391,322
10 Nationwide Corporation 6,213,862
(1) In 2008 AIG ceded 79.9 percent of its ownership to the federal government in exchange for an $85 billion loan.

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Top Ten Writers Of Group Annuities By Net Premiums Written, 2007

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Rank Group Net premiums written
1 ING America Insurance Holding Group $16,656,521
2 Prudential of America 15,780,084
3 John Hancock 14,249,198
4 Axa Insurance Group 12,256,118
5 Metropolitan Group 7,238,087
6 American International Group (AIG) (1) 6,598,045
7 Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company 6,065,747
8 Hartford Fire and Casualty 5,441,767
9 Nationwide Corporation 3,246,773
10 Great West Life Assurance 3,214,304
(1) In 2008 AIG ceded 79.9 percent of its ownership to the federal government in exchange for an $85 billion loan.

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Top Ten Long-Term Disability Carriers By Sales Premium, 2007

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Rank Company Premiums Market share
1 Hartford Life   $189.2 12.3%
2 MetLife   183.7 11.9
3 Standard   168.7 10.9
4 Unum   157.1 10.2
5 CIGNA   135.7 8.8
6 Reliance Standard   95.0 6.2
7 Aetna   90.6 5.9
8 Sun Life Financial   84.3 5.5
9 Prudential   83.9 5.4
10 Lincoln Financial Group 82.3 5.3
Source: JHA, Inc., 2007 U.S. Group Disability Market Survey.

Top Ten Short-Term Disability Carriers By Sales Premium, 2007

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Rank Company Premiums Market share
1 Hartford Life  $102.6 15.8%
2 Lincoln Financial Group  61.4 9.4
3 Unum  60.7 9.3
4 Aetna   42.6 6.5
5 Sun Life Financial   41.7 6.4
6 MetLife  40.9 6.3
7 CIGNA  37.6 5.8
8 Reliance Standard  36.8 5.7
9 Standard  34.3 5.3
10 Prudential  30.1 4.6
Source: JHA, Inc., 2007 U.S. Group Disability Market Survey.

Investments, Life/Health Insurers, 2003-2007

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  Amount ($ billions)   Percent of total investments
Investment type 2003 2006 2007 2003 2006 2007
Bonds $1,889.8 $2,134.6 $2,164.1 75.09% 74.12% 73.17%
Stocks 95.1 143.5 142.5 3.78 4.98 4.82
     Preferred stocks 29.9 64.7 65.7 1.19 2.25 2.22
     Common stocks 65.2 78.7 76.8 2.59 2.73 2.60
Mortgage loans on real estate 253.7 294.0 315.1 10.08 10.21 10.65
     First liens 252.8 292.9 313.1 10.04 10.17 10.58
     Other than first liens 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.04 0.04 0.07
Real estate 19.9 18.8 19.6 0.79 0.65 0.66
     Properties occupied by company 5.8 5.7 5.9 0.23 0.20 0.20
     Properties held for income production 12.5 12.4 12.8 0.50 0.43 0.43
     Properties held for sale 1.6 0.7 0.9 0.06 0.02 0.03
Cash, cash eqivalent and short-term investments 76.8 79.8 79.2 3.05 2.77 2.68
Contract loans 104.0 109.8 113.5 4.13 3.81 3.84
Other invested assets 58.9 81.2 105.0 2.34 2.82 3.55
Receivables for securities 4.1 3.0 2.4 0.16 0.11 0.08
Aggregate write-ins for invested assets 14.3 15.1 16.5 0.57 0.52 0.56
Total cash and invested assets $2,516.6 $2,879.7 $2,957.9 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
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Investments, Life/Health Insurers, Bond Portfolio, 2003 And 2007

Life/Health Insurance Industry Premium By Line, 2003-2007

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  2003  2006  2007 
Lines of insurance Direct premiums written (1) Percent of total Direct premiums written (1) Percent of total  Direct premiums written (1) Percent of total 
Annuities            
Ordinary individual annuities $176,351.7 32.6% $193,426.5 31.2% $205,663.7 30.8%
Group annuities 102,641.8 19.0 117,152.7 18.9 121,971.4 18.3
Total $278,993.5 51.6% $310,579.2 50.1% $327,635.1 49.1%
Life            
Ordinary life 111,810.4 20.7 129,203.2 20.8 142,867.0 21.4
Group life 27,274.6 5.0 35,246.9 5.7 39,491.1 5.9
Credit life (group and individual) 1,413.6 0.3 1,555.6 0.3 1,625.8 0.2
Industrial life 272.1 0.1 239.6 (2) 231.1 (2)
Total $140,770.8 26.1% $166,245.3 26.8% $184,215.0 27.6%
Accident and health (3)            
Group 80,235.0 14.8 84,288.2 13.6 88,216.8 13.2
Other 38,800.3 7.2 57,144.5 9.2 65,223.5 9.8
Credit 1,541.5 0.3 1,430.7 0.2 1,399.7 0.2
Total $120,576.8 22.3% $142,863.4 23.1% $154,840.0 23.2%
All other lines 0.0 (2) 0.1 (2) 0.4 (2)
Total, all lines $540,341.2 100.0% $619,688.0 100.0% $666,690.5 100.0%

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Less than 0.1 percent.
(3) Does not include accident and health premiums reported on the property/casualty and health annual statements.

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Individual Annuity Considerations, 2004-2008 (1)

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      Total  
Year Variable Fixed Amount Percent change from prior year
2004 $132.9 $87.9 $220.8 0.9%
2005 137.6 78.9 216.5 -1.9
2006 160.4 78.3 238.7 10.3
2007 184.0 72.8 256.8 7.6
2008 155.6 109.4 265.0 3.2
(1) Based on LIMRA's estimates of the total annuity sales market. Includes some considerations (i.e., premiums) that though bought in group settings involve individual buying decisions.

Source: LIMRA International.

Sales Of Individual Annuities By Distribution Channels, 2003 And 2007 (1)

Health Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2003-2007 (1)

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Year Direct premiums written Government programs (2) Total
2003 $157,068,238 NA NA
2004 165,398,197 $68,115,370 233,513,567
2005 188,332,346 82,383,107 270,715,453
2006 203,050,501 99,704,399 302,754,900
2007 212,676,073 118,246,749 330,922,822
(1) Based on aggregated data from the health insurance annual statement filings; before reinsurance transactions. Includes U.S. territories. Includes data for all health insurance companies, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and Hospital, Medical and Dental/Services or Indemnity (HMDI) companies.  
(2) Reflects private health insurers' participation in Medicare, Medicaid and the Federal Employee benefit program. 

NA=Data not available.

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Top Ten Health Insurance Groups By Direct Premiums Written, 2007 (1)

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Rank Group Direct premiums written Market share
1 UnitedHealth Group $66,768.8 11.70%
2 WellPoint Inc. Group 55,662.3 9.75
3 Kaiser Foundation Group 43,714.2 7.66
4 Humana Group 21,742.1 3.81
5 Aetna Group 21,722.3 3.81
6 HCSC Group 14,857.9 2.60
7 American Family Corp. Group 11,646.5 2.04
8 Highmark Group 11,448.8 2.01
9 Independence Blue Cross Group    9,832.3 1.72
10 CIGNA Health Group 9,640.8 1.69

(1) Includes data from the property/casualty, life/health, fraternal and health annual statements. 

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Disability Insurance, New Issues Sales, 2007 (1)

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  Number of policies Percent change, 2006-2007 Annualized premium Percent change, 2006-2007
Noncancellable 176,185 3% $328,139,736 6%
Guaranteed renewable 323,961 (2) 200,430,251 7
Total 500,146 1% $528,569,987 6%
(1) Short-term and long-term individual disability income insurance. Based on a LIMRA survey of 21 personal disability insurance companies. Excludes commercial disability income.
(2) Less than 1 percent.

Source: LIMRA International.

Individual Disability Income Insurance In-Force, 2007 (1)

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  Number of policies Percent change, 2006-2007 Annualized premium Percent change, 2006-2007
Noncancellable 2,627,838 (2) $3,802,933,134 3%
Guaranteed renewable 1,524,427 2% 931,625,132 5
Total 4,152,265 1% $4,734,558,266 4%
(1) Based on a LIMRA survey of 24 companies.  Excludes commercial disability income.
(2) Less than 1 percent.

Source: LIMRA International.

Top Ten Long-Term Care Insurance Companies By Direct Premiums Earned, 2007

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Rank Company State of domicile Parent group Direct premiums earned Market share
1 Continental Casualty Co. IL CNA Insurance Group $6,191,890,133 41.36%
2 Genworth Life Insurance Co. DE Genworth Financial Group 1,524,502,260 10.18
3 John Hancock Life Insurance Co. MA John Hancock Group 1,153,726,292 7.71
4 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY Metropolitan Group 607,119,162 4.06
5 Bankers Life & Casualty Co. IL Conseco Group 582,270,687 3.89
6 Unum Life Insurance Co. of America ME UnumProvident Corporation Group 487,528,705 3.26
7 Conseco Senior Health Insurance Co. PA Conseco Group 260,948,945 1.74
8 MetLife Insurance Co. of CT CT Metropolitan Group 259,810,587 1.74
9 Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Co. PA Penn Treaty American Group 238,037,037 1.59
10 Life Investors Insurance Co. of America IA Aegon Americas 231,660,753 1.55
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Life/Health Insurance Premiums And Annuity Considerations By State, 2007 (1)

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State Life insurance Annuities Accident and health insurance (2) Deposit-type contract funds Other considerations Total
Alabama $2,431 $2,711 $1,493 $234 $876 $7,746
Alaska 291 450 227 48 128 1,145
Arizona 2,041 4,409 3,398 379 1,517 11,745
Arkansas 886 1,484 1,364 219 423 4,375
California 14,755 22,085 14,546 2,963 11,564 65,914
Colorado 1,923 4,302 2,811 2,560 1,202 12,798
Connecticut 2,520 5,237 2,272 8,186 2,482 20,697
Delaware 3,513 1,396 413 16,868 784 22,974
D.C. 415 463 536 193 992 2,598
Florida 7,935 17,385 9,727 1,710 5,641 42,398
Georgia 4,251 4,716 4,329 1,249 1,604 16,149
Hawaii 711 1,265 352 63 673 3,064
Idaho 460 868 492 167 224 2,211
Illinois 6,344 9,486 6,338 1,725 3,690 27,584
Indiana 2,584 5,190 3,704 2,001 1,398 14,877
Iowa 1,516 2,856 1,485 8,748 705 15,310
Kansas 1,246 2,082 2,753 7,254 816 14,151
Kentucky 1,376 2,277 1,760 170 932 6,515
Louisiana 1,834 3,436 1,731 456 1,085 8,542
Maine 401 818 703 75 327 2,323
Maryland 2,529 4,460 2,209 3,488 2,057 14,743
Massachusetts 3,265 6,707 2,432 1,979 3,283 17,667
Michigan 3,747 9,980 3,726 1,185 2,318 20,957
Minnesota 3,260 4,931 1,872 998 2,009 13,070
Mississippi 977 1,272 1,557 143 335 4,283
Missouri 2,524 4,587 4,728 722 1,276 13,837
Montana 271 479 456 55 128 1,389
Nebraska 853 1,713 1,158 509 420 4,653
Nevada 821 1,341 989 332 486 3,970
New Hampshire 531 1,226 547 770 364 3,438
New Jersey 7,378 10,226 3,911 3,627 3,564 28,706
New Mexico 543 879 644 81 397 2,544
New York 10,641 17,390 6,153 18,137 9,182 61,503
North Carolina 3,971 6,469 4,713 1,806 2,133 19,093
North Dakota 265 539 278 29 154 1,264
Ohio 4,874 9,754 5,708 3,311 2,896 26,543
Oklahoma 1,210 1,771 1,651 297 713 5,641
Oregon 1,080 2,190 1,455 286 1,068 6,080
Pennsylvania 6,093 11,462 4,444 1,633 4,545 28,176
Rhode Island 473 912 361 139 297 2,182
South Carolina 1,743 2,885 1,957 185 668 7,437
South Dakota 441 571 342 50 140 1,545
Tennessee 2,735 4,297 2,856 395 1,588 11,871
Texas 8,814 15,217 13,218 2,252 4,757 44,257
Utah 969 1,810 916 325 540 4,560
Vermont 237 470 356 106 250 1,420
Virginia 3,441 5,314 3,560 1,951 2,315 16,581
Washington 2,158 3,654 2,147 601 1,680 10,239
West Virginia 590 1,068 716 66 358 2,798
Wisconsin 2,558 5,288 4,482 901 1,432 14,661
Wyoming 196 357 280 134 80 1,045
United States (3) $136,618 $232,134 $140,260 $101,760 $88,498 $699,268
(1) Direct premiums written before reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) Does not include A/H premiums reported on P/C and health annual statements.
(3) Totals do not include territories, dividends and other nonstate specific data.

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Life/Health Insurance Industry: Selected Operating Data, 2005-2007

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  2005 2006 2007
Net premiums and annuity considerations (1) $528,143.0 $583,601.8 $616,729.9
Net investment income 154,600.0 160,359.7 168,192.0
Net gain from operations (2) 41,480.7 40,951.1 45,536.9
Federal and foreign income taxes (3) 8,660.0 11,246.8 11,795.6
Net realized capital gains/losses 3,115.1 6,538.3 -1,751.7
Net income 35,935.7 36,242.6 31,989.6
Dividends to policyholders 15,939.5 16,450.2 17,497.1
Capital and surplus (end of year) 231,115.0 244,386.5 252,846.7

(1) Annuities, life, and accident and health policies and contracts.
(2) After dividends to policyholders and before federal income taxes.
(3) Incurred (excluding tax on capital gain). 

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Premiums Written By Line, Property/Casualty Insurance, 2007

Net Premiums Written, Personal And Commercial Lines, 2007

Net Premiums Written By Line, Property/Casualty Insurance, 2004-2007 (1)

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Lines of insurance 2004 2005 2006 2007
Private passenger auto        
     Liability $92,936.6 $94,653.8 $95,326.5 $94,996.8
     Collision and comprehensive 64,697.0 64,934.2 65,127.2 64,675.4
     Total private passenger auto 157,633.6 159,588.0 160,453.7 159,672.2
Commercial auto        
     Liability 19,569.8 19,847.1 19,704.1 18,995.8
     Collision and comprehensive 7,149.2 6,951.2 6,949.4 6,657.2
     Total commercial auto 26,719.0 26,798.3 26,653.4 25,653.0
Fire 8,050.8 7,937.3 9,363.9 9,797.5
Allied lines 5,985.4 5,945.8 6,592.8 6,966.1
Multiple peril crop 2,203.1 2,234.6 2,824.8 3,736.7
Federal flood (3) 13.5 12.3 43.1 16.5
Farmowners multiple peril 2,118.1 2,267.7 2,310.7 2,424.0
Homeowners multiple peril 49,980.4 53,016.2 55,825.1 57,067.9
Commercial multiple peril 29,074.6 29,695.8 31,850.1 31,328.9
Mortgage guaranty 4,323.1 4,454.7 4,565.9 5,192.1
Ocean marine 2,828.7 2,948.3 3,133.4 3,261.2
Inland marine 7,940.0 8,251.5 9,216.4 9,795.6
Financial guaranty 2,133.6 2,014.5 2,163.3 3,038.9
Medical malpractice 9,124.2 9,734.8 10,378.3 9,960.6
Earthquake 1,098.4 1,106.4 1,315.5 1,260.7
Accident and health (4) 9,767.3 9,573.8 6,665.5 7,096.3
Workers compensation 36,734.5 39,724.6 41,820.4 40,858.6
Products liability 3,401.9 3,561.3 3,623.8 3,305.7
Other liability (5) 39,752.7 39,363.3 42,221.1 41,377.1
Aircraft 2,180.0 1,985.9 1,990.6 1,761.5
Fidelity 1,309.3 1,216.8 1,240.8 1,252.8
Surety 3,817.2 3,819.5 4,434.8 4,834.0
Burglary and theft 138.3 120.1 143.1 160.6
Boiler and machinery 1,572.2 1,582.9 1,675.3 1,741.3
Credit 806.4 936.1 1,090.1 1,405.4
International 302.6 230.4 193.6 136.7
Reinsurance (6) 13,698.6 6,589.8 12,862.6 11,570.1
Other lines (7) 3,033.7 2,918.1 3,161.7 3,238.7
Total, all lines (8) $425,741.3 $427,629.0 $447,813.9 $447,910.6
(1) After reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) Less than 0.1 percent
(3) Provided by FEMA through participating private insurers.
(4) Premiums from certain insurers that write primarily health insurance but file financial statements with state regulators on a property/casualty basis.
(5) Coverages protecting against legal liability resulting from negligence, carelessness or failure to act.
(6) Only includes nonproportional reinsurance, an arrangement in which a reinsurer makes payments to an insurer whose losses exceed a predetermined amount.
(7) Includes miscellaneous coverages.
(8) May not match total premiums shown elsewhere in this book because of the use of different exhibits from Highline Data, LLC.

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Net Premiums Written By Line, Property/Casualty Insurance, 2004-2007 (1)

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Lines of insurance Percent change 2004-2005 Percent change 2005-2006 Percent change 2006-2007 Percent of total 2007
Private passenger auto        
     Liability 1.8% 0.7% -0.3% 21.2%
     Collision and comprehensive 0.4 0.3 -0.7 14.4
     Total private passenger auto 1.2 0.5 -0.5 35.6
Commercial auto        
     Liability 1.4 -0.7 -3.6 4.2
     Collision and comprehensive -2.8 (2) -4.2 1.5
     Total commercial auto 0.3 -0.5 -3.8 5.7
Fire -1.4 18.0 4.6 2.2
Allied lines -0.7 10.9 5.7 1.6
Multiple peril crop 1.4 26.4 32.3 0.8
Federal flood (3) -8.5 250.0 -61.6 (2)
Farmowners multiple peril 7.1 1.9 4.9 0.5
Homeowners multiple peril 6.1 5.3 2.2 12.7
Commercial multiple peril 2.1 7.3 -1.6 7.0
Mortgage guaranty 3.0 2.5 13.7 1.2
Ocean marine 4.2 6.3 4.1 0.7
Inland marine 3.9 11.7 6.3 2.2
Financial guaranty -5.6 7.4 40.5 0.7
Medical malpractice 6.7 6.6 -4.0 2.2
Earthquake 0.7 18.9 -4.2 0.3
Accident and health (4) -2.0 -30.4 6.5 1.6
Workers compensation 8.1 5.3 -2.3 9.1
Products liability 4.7 1.8 -8.8 0.7
Other liability (5) -1.0 7.3 -2.0 9.2
Aircraft -8.9 0.2 -11.5 0.4
Fidelity -7.1 2.0 1.0 0.3
Surety 0.1 16.1 9.0 1.1
Burglary and theft -13.1 19.1 12.3 (2)
Boiler and machinery 0.7 5.8 3.9 0.4
Credit 16.1 16.5 28.9 0.3
International -23.9 -16.0 -29.4 (2)
Reinsurance (6) -51.9 95.2 -10.0 2.6
Other lines (7) -3.8 8.3 2.4 0.7
Total, all lines (8) 0.4% 4.7% (2) 100.0%
(1) After reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) Less than 0.1 percent.
(3) Provided by FEMA through participating private insurers.
(4) Premiums from certain insurers that write primarily health insurance but file financial statements with state regulators on a property/casualty basis.
(5) Coverages protecting against legal liability resulting from negligence, carelessness or failure to act.
(6) Only includes nonproportional reinsurance, an arrangement in which a reinsurer makes payments to an insurer whose losses exceed a predetermined amount.
(7) Includes miscellaneous coverages.
(8) May not match total premiums shown elsewhere in this book because of the use of different exhibits from Highline Data, LLC.

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Direct Premiums Written, Property/Casualty Insurance By State By Line, 2007 (1)

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  Private passenger auto  Commercial auto 
State Liability Coll./comp. Liability Coll./comp. Home-owners multiple peril Farmowners multiple peril  Commercial multiple peril
Alabama $1,194,156 $1,093,951 $345,151 $121,738 $1,146,955 $53,151 $549,694
Alaska 242,898 156,139 54,698 21,595 126,312 457 111,568
Arizona 2,000,842 1,594,232 386,642 121,525 1,158,875 12,450 597,474
Arkansas 786,142 604,408 212,321 81,871 532,840 13,704 256,760
California 11,293,951 9,009,027 2,294,860 783,126 6,477,808 203,138 4,700,146
Colorado 1,543,056 1,133,961 323,962 123,796 1,181,544 55,261 640,503
Connecticut 1,468,736 881,286 308,203 73,234 981,115 3,240 562,580
Delaware 420,421 199,056 85,046 79,117 163,337 2,496 281,764
D.C. 132,729 123,933 34,916 5,862 118,443 0 142,816
Florida 8,515,352 3,831,828 1,612,282 435,801 7,083,011 27,307 2,204,970
Georgia 2,846,061 2,500,235 671,242 226,815 1,776,025 84,265 873,031
Hawaii 415,357 251,589 96,067 27,553 316,997 615 158,213
Idaho 387,794 282,647 101,732 46,559 215,223 42,929 191,202
Illinois 3,169,951 2,565,102 854,876 279,441 2,355,606 103,663 1,529,225
Indiana 1,540,937 1,182,810 420,143 163,589 1,232,424 128,338 706,422
Iowa 651,951 596,733 212,156 105,150 468,960 100,926 295,162
Kansas 688,454 645,765 165,143 86,255 680,142 121,109 310,915
Kentucky 1,396,232 762,139 268,772 91,084 691,137 107,328 412,230
Louisiana 1,813,519 1,304,867 473,177 110,099 1,218,088 9,026 464,813
Maine 354,459 277,679 93,328 35,716 279,082 2,826 193,184
Maryland 2,105,282 1,452,813 412,134 114,903 1,190,758 20,103 598,774
Massachusetts 2,541,575 1,491,634 595,684 184,111 1,616,147 2,128 987,626
Michigan 3,161,113 2,646,034 498,486 241,410 2,109,335 105,144 1,011,106
Minnesota 1,590,560 1,118,196 327,782 146,343 1,216,578 84,034 619,974
Mississippi 774,723 638,790 236,456 75,123 670,359 14,777 296,113
Missouri 1,536,546 1,221,812 365,063 149,069 1,192,476 103,630 658,704
Montana 310,136 217,175 85,027 48,614 180,168 44,262 145,532
Nebraska 467,134 365,109 124,020 73,115 386,881 112,571 252,839
Nevada 1,128,582 613,203 199,260 46,112 476,081 6,612 310,322
New Hampshire 378,444 318,943 95,180 35,545 282,169 1,502 203,439
New Jersey 3,852,296 1,991,407 996,067 195,805 1,803,837 2,765 1,291,773
New Mexico 637,623 418,586 130,031 48,908 326,209 20,497 207,279
New York 6,451,822 3,342,663 1,713,879 295,796 3,924,821 33,987 3,143,974
North Carolina 2,521,056 1,767,825 586,500 190,907 1,645,599 43,661 846,952
North Dakota 147,296 158,760 50,207 32,500 113,881 59,077 87,383
Ohio 2,930,977 2,140,291 645,510 211,418 1,849,309 105,385 1,122,078
Oklahoma 1,012,661 757,741 264,442 100,772 882,818 97,200 370,578
Oregon 1,310,833 675,770 247,173 74,283 564,150 50,282 444,948
Pennsylvania 4,168,890 2,829,265 937,619 316,711 2,355,423 79,476 1,502,412
Rhode Island 453,761 234,654 84,328 22,113 260,504 141 140,170
South Carolina 1,538,485 970,787 292,308 94,569 1,093,434 5,033 455,364
South Dakota 188,414 173,392 55,989 97,723 125,756 64,827 101,612
Tennessee 1,523,618 1,257,687 381,385 158,509 1,158,702 99,256 612,560
Texas 6,611,805 5,388,039 1,684,433 506,855 5,097,166 123,157 1,921,731
Utah 729,822 492,259 174,549 75,865 331,930 8,181 227,752
Vermont 164,916 150,572 49,753 20,101 153,206 10,939 137,121
Virginia 2,290,865 1,687,954 465,477 152,805 1,428,927 44,844  

DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE BY STATE BY LINE, 2007 (1) (Cont'd)

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State Workers compensation Medical malpractice Products liability Other liability Fire Allied lines Inland marine
Alabama $399,361 $159,891 $51,555 $555,295 $162,714 $130,828 $234,120
Alaska 331,018 24,602 6,774 129,072 28,967 15,301 105,504
Arizona 398,555 293,216 66,605 858,801 126,824 88,161 238,495
Arkansas 286,866 82,576 19,230 343,939 128,158 101,517 163,603
California 6,593,558 909,208 594,577 7,327,410 1,450,082 941,033 2,032,868
Colorado 405,143 182,820 87,481 943,589 122,454 116,766 228,767
Connecticut 731,246 217,422 48,256 863,313 108,370 83,417 203,693
Delaware 266,018 42,567 9,636 199,254 21,743 18,539 48,157
D.C. 163,228 41,563 5,134 306,144 29,355 25,820 65,247
Florida 3,116,699 662,822 254,166 3,170,709 1,223,199 1,435,812 1,126,330
Georgia 1,346,847 331,846 89,919 1,247,778 280,772 192,383 450,402
Hawaii 325,741 34,674 16,222 292,454 70,717 74,003 52,249
Idaho 137,128 44,378 12,706 156,077 25,397 26,763 61,914
Illinois 2,706,558 659,802 165,749 3,355,341 362,369 274,089 554,749
Indiana 791,347 130,612 60,300 711,444 179,331 116,489 292,330
Iowa 553,991 95,104 34,919 430,631 67,960 122,354 154,701
Kansas 429,708 98,117 28,852 346,841 77,904 128,988 136,360
Kentucky 637,084 173,862 31,638 404,019 119,605 83,755 228,569
Louisiana 956,353 107,557 50,274 755,374 249,440 249,583 329,632
Maine 240,399 57,726 6,550 134,978 36,311 22,421 52,966
Maryland 680,987 322,648 53,029 861,059 143,704 96,680 226,832
Massachusetts 1,122,074 301,379 106,002 1,418,391 282,490 176,062 274,699
Michigan 1,091,383 244,781 92,128 1,198,770 345,953 159,413 335,648
Minnesota 866,972 99,980 84,441 913,666 144,729 198,953 212,508
Mississippi 352,919 56,101 21,346 297,103 123,834 127,161 153,649
Missouri 989,295 216,599 60,730 940,808 183,867 142,098 252,361
Montana 113,175 48,791 8,414 120,980 20,453 23,798 44,389
Nebraska 342,121 36,965 16,114 252,297 42,267 110,628 94,215
Nevada 528,810 106,810 40,361 519,273 95,883 69,543 122,743
New Hampshire 271,363 43,132 16,205 159,433 31,246 21,236 54,489
New Jersey 1,977,758 590,154 211,976 2,206,834 316,116 212,130 415,775
New Mexico 280,394 50,626 13,871 189,749 32,794 29,721 75,526
New York 2,509,474 1,669,425 322,143 5,872,455 807,450 460,097 964,447
North Carolina 1,522,625 293,586 101,442 973,569 245,111 216,403 386,744
North Dakota 298 17,980 7,453 77,396 17,950 74,045 31,561
Ohio 28,362 469,392 110,823 1,451,114 323,228 186,633 397,334
Oklahoma 461,279 135,084 42,908 460,980 101,282 104,098 184,291
Oregon 953,971 110,687 45,634 450,900 87,571 58,186 146,859
Pennsylvania 2,302,573 712,621 165,934 2,351,466 409,070 255,005 415,628
Rhode Island 201,945 37,327 11,598 191,137 40,431 30,598 47,960
South Carolina 798,921 52,340 41,861 418,998 177,508 165,190 201,279
South Dakota 138,613 25,709 8,186 89,977 17,584 38,595 54,273
Tennessee 947,979 338,730 65,515 833,135 202,293 122,716 268,734
Texas 2,740,473 375,221 260,527 4,039,872 1,385,450 981,326 1,355,726
Utah 511,316 72,406 35,133 330,344 58,473 44,959 106,157
Vermont 190,069 19,753 6,325 107,363 19,088 12,246 29,682
Virginia 924,751 282,632 59,535 1,128,446 205,168 127,283 292,648
Washington 50,685 239,959 82,717 1,057,156 155,822 124,564 245,247
West Virginia 712,932 82,701 14,068 166,832 58,205 31,508 70,368
Wisconsin 1,756,490 108,041 71,505 770,650 114,644 100,059 210,275
Wyoming 9,895 24,375 9,193 88,193 15,873 12,473 41,893
United States 46,202,157 11,537,172 4,022,589 54,334,743 11,888,013 9,269,779 15,220,102
(1) Excludes state funds.

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DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE BY STATE BY LINE, 2007 (1) (Cont'd)

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State Ocean marine Surety Fidelity Burglary and theft Boiler and machinery Financial guaranty Aircraft
Alabama $41,250 $68,121 $12,447 $1,548 $19,794 $25,394 $23,122
Alaska 26,985 27,453 2,054 179 5,209 4,662 36,575
Arizona 14,421 117,231 11,791 1,555 17,782 21,448 76,833
Arkansas 18,688 32,375 9,623 1,807 11,833 7,388 22,315
California 289,605 736,544 126,735 19,673 105,963 347,388 223,653
Colorado 13,642 107,987 18,146 2,163 16,629 48,455 44,311
Connecticut 72,776 67,778 31,066 4,088 14,664 24,343 43,695
Delaware 6,712 16,100 3,806 2,344 2,842 102,444 13,337
D.C. 6,988 71,595 12,792 1,448 3,955 24,851 17,944
Florida 313,146 432,569 56,886 9,491 54,875 116,102 150,246
Georgia 61,402 180,133 29,033 4,197 27,127 38,611 75,398
Hawaii 13,985 39,223 4,920 296 3,441 10,477 16,009
Idaho 2,783 22,311 2,891 373 5,695 2,026 16,545
Illinois 73,179 175,791 78,084 7,189 51,407 108,777 94,532
Indiana 24,549 73,033 16,494 2,430 26,861 21,278 25,966
Iowa 6,942 36,607 9,927 1,239 18,569 6,382 13,350
Kansas 6,318 47,215 9,880 1,227 14,950 13,821 23,875
Kentucky 24,980 72,501 9,872 1,342 18,958 12,245 14,028
Louisiana 315,425 98,582 11,465 1,660 19,524 27,640 65,298
Maine 24,393 13,869 3,256 436 6,443 3,039 4,954
Maryland 89,137 140,796 19,943 2,599 16,237 23,913 30,830
Massachusetts 92,340 109,643 33,972 3,506 27,770 62,712 24,572
Michigan 42,688 75,445 32,876 3,887 41,616 28,240 42,896
Minnesota 23,791 81,061 25,413 3,924 25,618 50,728 56,749
Mississippi 21,233 55,898 7,592 1,232 11,514 7,265 13,641
Missouri 38,298 86,738 21,943 3,208 21,468 22,655 34,509
Montana 2,114 18,308 2,798 295 3,731 3,621 12,585
Nebraska 3,979 28,173 7,324 1,214 10,957 10,841 11,443
Nevada 7,002 103,653 7,713 1,093 12,246 17,900 35,248
New Hampshire 14,034 18,417 2,969 515 4,381 1,605 9,690
New Jersey 130,709 166,730 47,068 5,187 34,009 58,678 69,480
New Mexico 1,594 40,498 3,965 477 6,203 4,317 10,319
New York 524,674 379,781 154,858 16,508 75,278 1,439,255 208,991
North Carolina 41,843 117,640 24,594 3,847 25,824 27,017 50,610
North Dakota 973 12,489 2,534 218 7,115 2,071 6,356
Ohio 35,797 122,442 41,748 6,864 47,017 33,804 63,011
Oklahoma 18,115 52,455 9,481 1,533 12,556 8,113 24,125
Oregon 29,209 60,964 9,516 1,851 14,354 6,963 39,799
Pennsylvania 51,206 193,941 48,845 7,512 51,521 137,583 66,740
Rhode Island 31,683 11,633 3,988 520 3,773 5,234 21,769
South Carolina 30,618 62,788 9,406 1,472 14,617 16,295 16,896
South Dakota 621 11,722 3,097 359 3,916 1,237 5,520
Tennessee 37,085 80,144 16,943 4,375 20,193 8,843 43,234
Texas 382,909 427,834 69,439 16,213 89,120 103,320 220,957
Utah 5,930 41,739 6,563 683 6,923 4,700 18,491
Vermont 8,204 5,723 2,742 253 2,850 4,555 3,420
Virginia 59,662 157,357 27,667 5,967 24,930 11,384 32,790
Washington 130,603 147,955 17,772 2,426 23,263 37,344 69,511
West Virginia 3,783 35,708 4,600 394 6,712 3,161 4,803
Wisconsin 24,542 40,551 21,208 2,356 31,294 9,574 28,013
Wyoming 734 23,106 1,357 156 4,582 137 6,054
United States 3,909,413 5,411,350 1,294,348 170,602 1,209,320 3,547,295 2,987,622
(1) Excludes state funds.

Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Annual Statement Database, via Highline Data, LLC. Copyrighted information. No portion of this work may be copied or redistributed without the express written permission of Highline Data, LLC.

DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE BY STATE BY LINE, 2007 (1) (Cont'd)

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State Earthquake Federal flood Credit Accident and health Multiple peril crop Mortgage guaranty Misc.
Alabama $6,849 $25,417 $22,986 $47,967 $41,242 $91,527 $62,909
Alaska 18,994 1,769 847 10,436 35 18,017 5,976
Arizona 7,166 16,926 17,356 58,354 7,602 147,283 43,130
Arkansas 16,398 6,419 6,717 42,893 64,981 47,037 15,085
California 1,061,401 153,900 112,821 348,418 190,234 477,991 291,272
Colorado 8,315 11,230 13,789 74,588 140,714 110,507 30,812
Connecticut 5,386 28,021 82,295 31,150 4,185 57,789 40,036
Delaware 969 12,052 63,574 428,357 8,780 21,030 6,304
D.C. 1,916 438 4,833 138,032 0 218,943 2,307
Florida 35,432 861,970 67,181 272,124 127,318 523,633 572,697
Georgia 13,076 47,155 29,407 129,449 92,908 230,974 94,671
Hawaii 8,307 22,954 3,031 20,209 2,199 50,298 10,981
Idaho 2,426 3,145 1,953 16,284 43,836 35,005 9,292
Illinois 44,740 27,725 75,995 272,726 624,545 272,866 251,643
Indiana 30,648 16,484 21,623 170,499 301,231 135,885 30,859
Iowa 3,014 6,540 6,854 78,050 601,657 123,817 17,295
Kansas 4,910 5,559 8,042 62,385 494,394 56,012 88,229
Kentucky 37,759 11,659 11,185 43,433 64,415 49,647 27,471
Louisiana 6,385 246,381 20,549 52,370 50,697 81,377 97,162
Maine 1,718 5,344 4,027 16,287 5,450 20,294 11,808
Maryland 7,264 27,129 17,260 66,756 24,503 133,102 29,144
Massachusetts 16,288 35,068 29,870 59,743 2,932 102,423 36,592
Michigan 6,491 13,993 49,181 142,795 118,774 178,703 721,492
Minnesota 4,395 5,022 46,904 138,361 518,021 209,780 33,931
Mississippi 17,162 29,994 17,547 76,005 61,109 43,281 30,811
Missouri 80,539 13,761 33,883 284,680 191,202 110,610 74,263
Montana 3,424 1,875 1,990 12,404 146,189 12,999 8,798
Nebraska 2,140 6,509 6,375 56,335 453,315 32,434 18,293
Nevada 13,958 7,279 26,035 19,146 915 79,082 27,450
New Hampshire 1,957 4,736 4,859 13,410 377 32,399 12,496
New Jersey 12,244 146,039 49,160 100,134 4,138 158,025 61,575
New Mexico 1,844 7,797 3,180 23,820 15,759 34,052 21,759
New York 36,518 94,092 133,268 287,673 21,948 246,295 112,848
North Carolina 10,129 69,969 76,542 123,035 107,554 196,413 57,494
North Dakota 252 2,363 764 14,429 535,494 7,713 2,484
Ohio 26,600 21,722 29,316 166,749 195,901 211,897 101,716
Oklahoma 4,100 7,247 12,336 56,122 96,133 57,389 32,684
Oregon 54,206 16,941 21,532 48,923 25,576 55,211 37,608
Pennsylvania 13,303 40,731 48,803 252,765 45,050 223,479 47,180
Rhode Island 2,385 12,706 4,120 41,954 73 19,541 11,581
South Carolina 30,158 100,725 28,583 55,623 39,607 107,403 21,783
South Dakota 398 1,402 1,043 33,082 434,514 12,089 4,828
Tennessee 53,726 12,224 48,187 100,080 48,866 106,368 35,732
Texas 29,386 263,208 317,610 452,502 460,152 442,517 259,818
Utah 25,224 1,968 3,249 50,991 2,869 55,470 12,236
Vermont 974 2,504 4,371 4,721 1,434 11,562 4,040
Virginia 10,326 53,338 73,900 88,953 38,086 182,273 43,160
Washington 124,869 19,731 19,374 79,988 60,496 123,568 94,033
West Virginia 1,654 11,341 2,636 22,317 1,848 18,801 7,648
Wisconsin 3,919 7,249 23,180 183,919 162,595 97,742 57,134
Wyoming 2,185 1,710 1,324 11,743 16,554 14,639 1,868
United States 2,036,513 2,567,040 1,762,325 7,199,378 6,171,702 6,117,034 4,240,327
(1) Excludes state funds.

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Workplace Losses And Deaths, 1999-2006

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    Economic loss (1) ($ millions)     Fatalities (2)  
Year Workers (3) Dollars when occurred In 2006
dollars (4)
Loss per worker (In 2006 dollars) (4) Number Per 100,000 workers
1999 134,688 $122,600 $148,356 $1,101 5,184 3.8
2000 136,402 131,200 153,600 1,126 5,022 3.7
2001 136,246 132,100 150,375 1,104 5,042 3.7
2002 137,731 146,600 164,283 1,193 4,726 3.4
2003 138,988 156,200 171,141 1,231 4,725 3.4
2004 140,504 142,200 151,760 1,080 4,995 3.6
2005 142,946 160,400 165,574 1,158 4,984 3.5
2006 145,607 164,700 164,700 1,131 4,988 3.4
(1) Economic loss from unintentional injuries. These estimates are not comparable from year to year.
(2) From unintentional injuries.
(3) Age 16 and over, gainfully employed, including owners, managers and other paid employees, the self-employed, unpaid family workers and active duty resident military personnel.
(4) Adjusted to 2006 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute.

Source: National Safety Council; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries; Insurance Information Institute.

Top Ten Industries With The Largest Number Of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries And Illnesses, 2007 (1)

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Rank Industry Number (000) Incidence rate (2)
1 General medical and surgical hospitals 253.5 7.7
2 General merchandise stores 142.0 6.4
3 Administrative and support services 140.0 3.1
4 Ambulatory health care services 130.2 3.0
5 Nursing care facilities 121.6 9.7
6 Transportation equipment manufacturing 120.0 6.9
7 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 119.8 3.9
8 Limited-service eating places 116.1 4.5
9 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 112.8 7.2
10 Building equipment contractors 112.7 5.9
  Private industry 4,002.7 4.2
(1) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
(2) The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Top Ten Occupations With The Largest Number Of Injuries And Illnesses, 2006 (1)

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Rank Occupation (1) Number Percent of total
1 Laborers (nonconstruction) 85.1 7.2%
2 Truckdrivers, heavy  66.0 5.6
3 Nursing aides, orderlies 49.5 4.2
4 Construction laborers 40.5 3.4
5 Retail salespersons 33.2 2.8
6 Janitors and cleaners 28.3 2.4
7 Carpenters 28.0 2.4
8 Truckdrivers, light 26.8 2.3
9 Maintenance and repair workers (general) 21.6 1.8
10 Stock clerks and order fillers 20.9 1.8
  Total, 10 occupations 399.9 33.8%
  All occupations 1,183.5 100.0%

(1) Nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days off from work for private industries; excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Workplace Deaths By Cause, 2006-2007(1)

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  Fatalities   
  2006 2007
Cause Number Number Percent of total
All transportation (includes vehicle crashes) 2,459 2,234 41%
     Vehicle crashes 1,356 1,311 24
Contact with objects and equipment 993 916 17
Assaults and violence (includes homicides) 788 839 15
     Homicides 540 610 11
Falls 827 835 15
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 547 488 9
Fires and explosions 202 151 3
Total workplace fatalities 5,840 5,488 100%

(1) From intentional and unintentional sources. 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

Estimated Asbestos Losses, 2000-2007

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    Losses   
Year Beginning reserve Incurred (1) Paid Ending reserve (2)
2000 $10.7 $1.5 $1.4 $10.8
2001 10.8 3.8 1.6 13.0
2002 12.6 7.7 2.0 18.3
2003 18.1 6.5 2.2 22.4
2004 22.4 4.4 3.3 23.4
2005 23.4 3.6 2.3 24.7
2006 24.7 1.6 2.6 23.7
2007 23.7 2.5 2.5 23.7

(1) Incurred losses are losses related to events that have occurred, regardless of whether or not the claims have been paid.
(2) Because of changes in the population of insurers reporting data each year, the beginning reserve may not equal the ending reserve of the prior year.

Source: ISO.

Recreational Boating Accidents, 2003-2007 (1)

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  Accidents  Fatalities     
Year Total Involving alcohol use (2) Total Involving alcohol use (2) Injuries Property damage
($ millions)
2003 5,438 362 703 129 3,888 $40
2004 4,904 331 676 124 3,363 35
2005 4,969 402 697 157 3,451 39
2006 4,967 403 710 148 3,474 44
2007 5,191 391 685 145 3,673 53

(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage.
(2) The use of alcohol by a boat's occupants was a direct or indirect cause of the accident.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.

Top Ten States By Recreational Boating Accidents, 2007

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Rank State Accidents Deaths Injuries Property damage ($000)
1 Florida 663 75 387 $9,039.6
2 California 601 55 482 10,464.4
3 Texas 197 46 164 1,133.8
4 Michigan 185 34 111 591.7
5 New York 180 21 133 2,118.1
6 Maryland 170 10 120 838.8
7 Missouri 168 7 148 482.7
8 Arizona 167 8 118 760.3
9 North Carolina 158 19 129 5,209.6
10 Tennessee 146 17 100 929.4
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.

Sports Participation And Injuries, United States, 2007

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      Percent of injuries by age        
Sport or activity Participants Injuries 0-4 5-14 15-24 25-64 65 and over
Archery 6,600,000 4,393 2.5% 14.1% 14.4% 58.5% 10.5%
Baseball 14,000,000 167,661 2.4 48.8 28.7 19.5 0.6
Softball 10,000,000 110,086 0.4 24.9 29.8 43.9 1.0
Basketball 24,100,000 481,011 0.3 32.5 47.7 19.3 0.2
Bicycle riding (1)  37,400,000 505,413 5.5 43.5 17.8 29.8 3.3
Billiards, pool 29,500,000 5,045 8.2 26.3 18.1 44.5 3.0
Bowling 43,500,000 21,819 6.7 18.7 16.7 47.4 10.6
Boxing 794,000 (2) 14,884 0.4 8.5 54.3 36.7 0.1
Cheerleading 3,800,000 (3) 26,786 0.4 47.4 50.5 1.4 0.3
Exercise NA 194,431 (4) 3.2 15.0 19.6 51.7 10.5
Fishing 35,300,000 71,615 2.9 19.4 15.5 52.4 9.9
Football 17,800,000 (2), (5) 455,193 0.3 47.1 42.4 10.1 0.1
Golf 22,700,000 36,886 (6) 4.3 22.7 10.1 41.3 21.6
Gymnastics NA 29,373 (7) 3.3 68.8 22.0 5.6 0.3
Hockey: street, roller and field NA 6,081 (8) 0.0 25.9 65.5 8.6 0.0
Horseback riding NA 78,527 1.4 19.2 18.9 56.7 3.7
Horseshoe pitching NA 2,300 6.6 22.2 16.3 51.8 3.0
Ice hockey 2,100,000 18,679 0.5 30.4 49.0 20.2 0.0
Ice skating NA 23,375 (9) 1.0 53.4 18.6 25.9 1.1
Martial arts 4,700,000 (2) 26,655 1.4 24.3 27.8 45.8 0.7
Mountain biking 7,400,000 10,458 0.0 8.1 19.4 72.3 0.2
Mountain climbing 4,600,000 3,875 (3) 1.5 9.0 43.4 43.7 1.9
Racquetball, squash and paddleball NA 6,642 0.0 4.2 31.8 56.4 7.6
Roller skating NA 67,734 (10) 0.8 58.9 13.6 25.8 0.9
Rugby NA 11,458 0.0 4.0 75.1 20.9 0.0
Scuba diving NA 1,963 (3) 0.0 4.1 6.9 89.0 0.0
Skateboarding 10,100,000 143,682 1.5 49.0 39.3 10.0 0.1
Snowboarding 5,100,000 57,792 0.1 29.0 50.4 20.2 0.3
Snowmobiling 2,724,000 (2) 12,735 1.1 10.9 33.7 51.5 2.8
Soccer 13,800,000 198,679 0.5 41.6 40.5 17.1 0.2
Swimming 52,300,000 171,704 (11) 9.6 41.4 18.6 27.6 2.7
Tennis 12,300,000 21,775 0.2 18.8 18.1 46.0 16.9
Track and field NA 19,853 0.1 43.6 48.8 7.5 0.3
Volleyball 12,000,000 57,039 0.1 29.4 41.7 28.5 0.3
Water skiing 5,300,000 9,652 0.7 5.0 45.2 49.1 0.0
Weight lifting 33,200,000 72,369 4.2 10.7 36.1 47.0 2.0
Wrestling 2,100,000 37,320 0.0 36.4 58.6 5.0 0.0

(1) Excludes mountain biking.
(2) Data for 2004.
(3) Data for 2006.
(4) Includes exercise equipment (45,351 injuries) and exercise activity (149,080 injuries).
(5) Includes 9,600,000 in touch football and 8,200,000 in tackle football.
(6) Excludes golf carts (17,284 injuries).
(7) Excludes trampolines (107,435 injuries).
(8) Includes field hockey (4,819 injuries) and roller hockey (1,262 injuries, data for 2006). Excludes 34,165 injuries in hockey, unspecified.
(9) Excludes 10,564 injuries in skating, unspecified.
(10) Includes roller skating (43,146 injuries) and in-line skating (24,588 injuries).
(11) Includes injuries associated with swimming, swimming pools, pool slides, diving or diving boards, and swimming pool equipment.

NA=Data not available.

 

Source: National Safety Council.

Atv-Related Deaths And Injuries, 2002-2006 (1)

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  Estimated number of deaths      Estimated number of injuries (2)  
Year All ages Younger than 16 years Younger than 16 years
percent of total
All ages Younger than 16 years Younger than 16 years
percent of total 
2002 548 133 24% 113,900 37,100 33%
2003 654 154 24 125,500 38,600 31
2004 745 181 24 136,100 44,700 33
2005 666 145 22 136,700 40,400 30
2006 555 111 20 146,600 39,300 27
(1) ATVs with 3, 4 or unknown number of wheels.
(2) Emergency room-treated.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

U.S. Fire Losses, 1998-2007 (1)

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Year Property loss ($ millions) Loss per capita
1998 $11,510 $45.59
1999 12,428 45.58
2000 13,457 47.69
2001 17,118 (2) 60.04
2002 17,586 61.09
2003 21,129 72.75
2004 17,344 59.16
2005 20,427 69.03
2006 20,340 68.08
2007 22,608 74.95

(1) Including allowances for FAIR Plan and uninsured losses.
(2) Does not include insured fire losses related to terrorism.

Source: ISO; Insurance Information Institute.

Structure Fires, 1998-2007 (1)

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Year Number of fires Year Number of fires
1998 517,500 2003 519,500
1999 523,000 2004 526,000
2000 505,500 2005 511,000
2001 521,500 2006 524,000
2002 519,000 2007 530,500
(1) Includes public assembly, educational, institutional and residential structures, stores and offices, industry, utility, defense, storage and special structures.

Source: National Fire Protection Association.

Civilian (Nonfirefighter) Fire Deaths And Injuries By Property Use, 2007

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Property use Civilian fire deaths Percent change from 2006 Percent of all civilian fire deaths Civilian fire injuries
Residential 2,895 10.5% 84.4% 14,000
     1 and 2 family dwellings (1) 2,350 9.1 68.5 9,650
     Apartments 515 21.2 15.0 3,950
     Other residential (2) 30 -25.0 0.9 400
Nonresidential structures (3) 105 23.5 3.1 1,350
Highway vehicles 365 -18.0 10.6 1,500
Other vehicles (4) 20 -55.6 0.6 175
All other fires (5) 45 -10.0 1.3 650
Total 3,430 5.7% 100.0% 17,675
(1) Includes manufactured homes.
(2) Includes hotels and motels, college dormitories, boarding houses, etc.
(3) Includes public assembly, educational, institutional, store and office, industry, utility, storage and special structure properties.
(4) Includes trains, boats, ships, farm vehicles and construction vehicles.
(5) Includes outside properties with value, as well as brush, rubbish and other outside locations.

Source: National Fire Protection Association.

Structure Fires By Type Of Use, 2007 (1)

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Property use Estimated number of fires Percent change from 2006 Property loss (2) Percent change from 2006
Public assembly 14,500 7.4% $498 12.2%
Educational 6,500 0.0 100 -4.7
Institutional 7,000 -6.7 41 -2.4
Residential 414,000 0.4 7,546 8.0
     1 and 2 family dwellings (3) 300,500 -1.3 6,225 4.9
     Apartments 98,500 7.7 1,164 29.9
     Other (4) 15,000 -9.1 157 -0.6
Stores and offices 21,500 7.5 642 -7.1
Industry, utility, defense (5) 11,500 0.0 779 36.0
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