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Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written By Country, 2022 (1)

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (2)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,096	$114	1,210	0.02%
Argentina	11,496	1,315	12,811	0.19
Australia	55,952	15,852	71,805	1.06
Austria	14,787	5,659	20,447	0.30
Bahamas	864	253	1,117	0.02
Bangladesh	645	153	799	0.01
Belgium	457	1,604	2,061	0.03
Brazil	19,096	17,110	36,206	0.53
Bulgaria	36,166	39,709	75,876	1.12
Canada	1,655	260	1,915	0.03
Cayman Islands	99,332	71,639	170,972	2.52
Chile	1,320	112	1,431	0.02
Colombia	5,598	5,925	11,523	0.17
Costa Rica	6,985	3,097	10,082	0.15
Croatia	1,290	253	1,543	0.02
Czech Republic	1,373	398	1,771	0.03
Denmark	561	532	1,093	0.02
Dominican Republic	6,241	2,300	8,541	0.13
Ecuador	10,552	32,652	43,204	0.64
Egypt	1,518	271	1,789	0.03
El Salvador	1,789	676	2,465	0.04
Finland	1,511	1,671	3,182	0.05
France	512	337	849	0.01
Germany	5,210	22,798	28,007	0.41
Greece	104,075	157,179	261,264	3.85
Guatemala	142,469	99,164	241,633	3.56
Hong Kong	2,682	2,558	5,240	0.08
Hungary	1,153	344	1,497	0.02
India	8,648	60,119	68,767	1.01
Indonesia	2,192	1,609	3,802	0.06
Iran	31,538	99,503	131,041	1.93
Ireland	7,120	11,751	18,870	0.28
Israel	3,518	739	4,257	0.06
Italy	8,945	18,687	27,632	0.41
Ivory Coast	10,763	11,198	21,962	0.32
Jamaica	44,229	115,938	160,168	2.36
Japan	442	373	815	0.01
Jordan	623	425	1,048	0.02
Kazakhstan	93,920	243,892	337,812	4.98
Kenya	814	180	994	0.0
Kuwait	1,158	606	1,763	0.03
Laos	1,404	1,195	2,599	0.04
Lebanon	1,531	167	1,698	0.03
Liechtenstein	1,631	418	2,048	0.03
Luxembourg	4,010	2,096	6,106	0.09
Macao	16,108	24,260	40,369	0.60
Malaysia	387	4,204	4,591	0.07
Malta	5,408	14,707	20,115	0.30
Mexico	3,528	855	4,383	0.06
Morocco	18,743	15,146	33,888	0.50
Namibia	2,814	2,422	5,236	0.08
Netherlands	249	740	988	0.01
New Zealand	72,225	11,649	83,875	1.24
Nigeria	7,153	1,913	9,067	0.13
Norway	910	775	1,685	0.02
Oman	10,353	14,708	25,060	0.37
Pakistan	1,183	161	1,244	0.02
Panama	892	1,829	2,721	0.04
Peru	1,283	419	1,702	0.03
Philippines	2,348	2,539	4,887	0.07
Poland	2,340	5,378	7,718	0.11
Portugal	12,341	3,146	15,487	0.23
PR China	6,360	6,342	12,702	0.19
Qatar	333,448	364,359	697,806	10.29
Romania	1,713	49	1,762	0.03
Russia	3,151	512	3,662	0.05
Saudi Arabia	12,557	6,788	19,345	0.29
Serbia	13,729	500	14,228	0.21
Singapore	964	237	1,200	0.02
Slovakia	11,678	35,305	46,984	0.69
Slovenia	1,250	722	1,972	0.03
South Africa	2,137	811	2,948	0.04
South Korea	8,968	36,863	45,831	0.68
Spain	94,820	88,026	182,846	2.70
Sri Lanka	39,624	28,613	68,237	1.01
Sweden	10,248	44,116	54,363	0.80
Switzerland	32,024	24,057	56,082	0.83
Taiwan	23,761	62,714	86,475	1.28
Thailand	11,397	13,830	25,227	0.37
Trinidad and Tobago	886	745	1,630	0.02
Tunisia	745	261	1,006	0.01
Turkey	11,352	1,820	13,172	0.19
Ukraine	1,075	150	1,225	0.02
United Arab Emirates	10,497	2,758	13,255	0.20
United Kingdom	114,769	248,240	363,009	5.35
United States	2,287,801	672,006	2,959,808	43.64
Uruguay	509	956	1,466	0.02
Vietnam	3,028	8,258	11,286	0.17
Other countries	13,576	6,312	19,888	0.29
World (3)	$3,969,203	$2,813,032	6,782,235	100.00%

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. For more information on country data see www.swissre.com.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2023.

LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS, 2008

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (1)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$948	$83	$1,031	0.02%
Argentina	6,476	1,920	8,396	0.20
Australia (2)	28,254	42,697	70,951	1.66
Austria	13,095	10,831	23,925	0.56
Bahamas	571	199	770	0.02
Bahrain	322	129	451	0.01
Bangladesh	180	537	717	0.02
Belgium	16,358	32,718	49,077	1.15
Brazil	25,074	22,419	47,493	1.11
Bulgaria	1,169	185	1,354	0.03
Canada (3)	57,319	47,855	105,174	2.46
Chile	2,325	3,457	5,783	0.14
China, PR	44,987	95,831	140,818	3.30
Colombia	2,695	1,411	4,106	0.10
Costa Rica	501	50	550	0.01
Croatia	1,445	515	1,960	0.05
Cyprus	528	492	1,020	0.02
Czech Republic	4,854	3,314	8,168	0.19
Denmark	11,367	20,091	31,457	0.74
Dominican Republic	529	107	636	0.01
Ecuador	743	141	884	0.02
Egypt (4)	754	635	1,389	0.03
El Salvador	294	145	439	0.01
Estonia	398	120	518	0.01
Finland	4,804	18,532	23,336	0.55
France	91,861	181,146	273,007	6.39
Germany	131,807	111,278	243,085	5.69
Greece	3,224	3,450	6,673	0.16
Hong Kong	2,772	21,324	24,096	0.56
Hungary	2,360	2,669	5,028	0.12
Iceland	440	39	479	0.01
India (5)	7,329	48,860	56,190	1.32
Indonesia	2,199	4,704	6,903	0.16
Iran (6)	3,957	286	4,243	0.10
Ireland	10,863	34,055	44,918	1.05
Israel	5,381	5,442	10,823	0.25
Italy	58,066	82,623	140,689	3.30
Jamaica	393	155	548	0.01
Japan (5)	106,085	367,112	473,197	11.08
Jordan	401	51	452	0.01
Kazakhstan	1,061	48	1,109	0.03
Kenya	576	317	893	0.02
Kuwait	703	211	914	0.02
Latvia	660	40	700	0.02
Lebanon	590	290	881	0.02
Liechtenstein	298	5,181	5,479	0.13
Luxembourg	3,318	16,001	19,319	0.45
Malaysia (5)	3,230	6,105	9,335	0.22
Malta	789	378	1,167	0.03
Mauritius	161	320	481	0.01
Mexico	10,695	8,328	19,023	0.45
Morocco	1,692	846	2,538	0.06
Netherlands (7)	73,712	38,899	112,611	2.64
New Zealand	5,547	1,067	6,613	0.15
Nigeria	1,045	193	1,237	0.03
Norway	8,771	11,711	20,481	0.48
Oman	470	109	578	0.01
Pakistan	661	472	1,133	0.03
Panama	552	222	774	0.02
Peru	854	626	1,481	0.03
Philippines	850	1,449	2,299	0.05
Poland	9,933	14,469	24,403	0.57
Portugal	6,423	16,282	22,704	0.53
Romania	2,824	699	3,523	0.08
Russia	38,013	765	38,778	0.91
Saudi Arabia	2,912	158	3,070	0.07
Serbia	823	114	937	0.02
Singapore	5,083	11,445	16,528	0.39
Slovakia	1,566	1,374	2,940	0.07
Slovenia	2,025	946	2,971	0.07
South Africa (3)	7,990	34,525	42,515	1.00
South Korea (5)	30,606	66,417	97,023	2.27
Spain	47,905	39,133	87,038	2.04
Sri Lanka	374	249	623	0.01
Sweden	10,530	25,903	36,432	0.85
Switzerland	21,596	27,122	48,718	1.14
Taiwan	11,517	52,748	64,265	1.51
Thailand	4,173	4,966	9,138	0.21
Trinidad and Tobago	441	936	1,377	0.03
Tunisia	692	89	781	0.02
Turkey	7,682	1,126	8,807	0.21
Ukraine	4,112	187	4,299	0.10
United Arab Emirates (7)	4,079	937	5,016	0.12
United Kingdom	107,393	342,759	450,152	10.54
United States (8)	662,432	578,211	1,240,643	29.06
Uruguay	409	105	513	0.01
Venezuela	9,785	274	10,060	0.24
Vietnam	629	660	1,289	0.03

(1) Includes accident and health insurance.
(2) Nonlife insurance: July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008.
(3) Life business expressed in net premiums.
(4) July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008.
(5) April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009.
(6) March 21, 2008-March 20, 2009.
(7) Nonlife insurance is gross premiums including a small amount of reinsurance premiums.
(8) Life premiums include an estimate of group pension premiums. Nonlife insurance includes state funds.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3, 2009.

LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS, 2009 (1)

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (2)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$734	$63	$797	0.02%
Angola	521	34	555	0.01
Argentina	6,549	1,434	7,983	0.20
Australia	27,849	32,468	60,317	1.48
Austria	12,602	10,331	22,933	0.56
Bahamas	555	193	747	0.02
Bahrain	357	137	494	0.01
Bangladesh	205	636	841	0.02
Belgium	15,054	25,416	40,470	1.00
Brazil	23,979	24,781	48,760	1.20
Bulgaria	1,053	142	1,195	0.03
Canada	55,183	43,656	98,840	2.43
Chile	2,776	4,118	6,894	0.17
China (3)	53,872	109,175	163,047	4.01
Colombia	3,624	1,683	5,307	0.13
Costa Rica	571	52	624	0.02
Croatia	1,310	471	1,781	0.04
Cyprus	599	446	1,045	0.03
Czech Republic	4,226	3,102	7,328	0.18
Denmark	10,766	21,032	31,798	0.78
Dominican Republic	545	99	644	0.02
Ecuador	786	157	943	0.02
Egypt	861	704	1,565	0.04
Finland	4,655	18,005	22,660	0.56
France	88,993	194,077	283,070	6.96
Germany	126,591	111,775	238,366	5.86
Greece	3,146	3,409	6,556	0.16
Hong Kong	2,931	20,269	23,201	0.57
Hungary	1,957	2,029	3,986	0.10
India	7,970	57,114	65,085	1.60
Indonesia	2,219	5,066	7,285	0.18
Iran	4,091	225	4,316	0.11
Ireland	9,153	35,445	44,598	1.10
Israel	4,852	4,924	9,777	0.24
Italy	54,070	115,290	169,360	4.17
Jamaica	281	228	510	0.01
Japan (4)	106,856	399,100	505,956	12.44
Jordan	460	49	510	0.01
Kazakhstan	705	63	768	0.02
Kenya	516	284	800	0.02
Kuwait	369	88	457	0.01
Lebanon	720	232	952	0.02
Liechtenstein	445	7,777	8,222	0.20
Lithuania	384	158	543	0.01
Luxembourg	3,098	24,616	27,714	0.68
Malaysia	3,158	5,682	8,840	0.22
Malta	921	305	1,226	0.03
Mauritius	154	297	451	0.01
Mexico	9,664	7,688	17,353	0.43
Morocco	1,758	825	2,583	0.06
Namibia	181	480	660	0.02
Netherlands (5)	74,385	33,758	108,144	2.66
New Zealand	5,622	1,064	6,685	0.16
Nigeria	787	147	934	0.02
Norway	8,041	9,983	18,024	0.44
Oman	525	102	627	0.02
Pakistan	650	543	1,193	0.03
Panama	608	239	847	0.02
Peru	1,042	682	1,724	0.04
Philippines	835	1,563	2,399	0.06
Poland	7,997	8,289	16,286	0.40
Portugal	5,781	14,531	20,312	0.50
Qatar	773		773	0.02
Romania	2,365	533	2,898	0.07
Russia	38,940	636	39,576	0.97
Saudi Arabia	3,629	267	3,896	0.10
Serbia	684	108	792	0.02
Singapore	5,188	9,057	14,245	0.35
Slovakia	1,490	1,304	2,794	0.07
Slovenia	2,016	879	2,895	0.07
South Africa	8,215	28,773	36,987	0.91
South Korea	34,527	57,436	91,963	2.26
Spain	43,589	39,186	82,775	2.04
Sri Lanka	358	238	596	0.01
Sweden	7,863	24,904	32,768	0.81
Switzerland	22,091	26,379	48,470	1.19
Taiwan	11,443	52,204	63,647	1.57
Thailand	4,248	6,212	10,460	0.26
Trinidad and Tobago	364	995	1,359	0.03
Tunisia	658	100	758	0.02
Turkey	6,704	1,148	7,853	0.19
Ukraine	2,518	106	2,624	0.06
United Arab Emirates	4,381	732	5,113	0.13
United Kingdom	91,560	217,681	309,241	7.61
United States (5)	647,401	492,345	1,139,746	28.03
Uruguay	413	106	518	0.01
Venezuela	13,504	501	14,005	0.34
Vietnam	769	671	1,440	0.04
World	$1,734,529	$2,331,566	$4,066,095	100.00%

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Life premiums are net premiums.
(4) April 1, 2009-March 31, 2010.
(5) Nonlife premiums include state funds; life premiums include an estimate of group pension business.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 2/2010. Data in this chart and the Country Profiles section are as of May, 2010 and do not reflect subsequent revisions.

LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS, 2010

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (1)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,075	$87	$1,162	0.03%
Argentina	8,165	1,947	10,112	0.23
Australia	34,528	38,045	72,572	1.67
Austria	12,212	10,020	22,232	0.51
Bahamas	542	188	730	0.02
Bahrain	433	173	606	0.01
Bangladesh	234	723	957	0.02
Belgium	13,723	27,380	41,104	0.95
Brazil	30,847	33,246	64,093	1.48
Bulgaria	1,012	138	1,150	0.03
Canada	63,947	51,574	115,521	2.66
Chile	3,272	5,015	8,287	0.19
Colombia	4,523	1,935	6,458	0.15
Costa Rica	644	65	709	0.02
Croatia	1,235	447	1,682	0.04
Cyprus	582	499	1,081	0.02
Czech Republic	4,220	3,694	7,914	0.18
Denmark	10,443	19,006	29,449	0.68
Dominican Republic	601	109	710	0.02
Ecuador	926	181	1,108	0.03
Egypt	938	647	1,585	0.04
El Salvador	364	188	552	0.01
Finland	4,599	17,826	22,426	0.52
France	87,654	192,428	280,082	6.46
Germany	124,949	114,868	239,817	5.53
Greece	2,922	3,166	6,088	0.14
Hong Kong	3,101	22,624	25,725	0.59
Hungary	1,861	2,137	3,999	0.09
India	10,562	67,810	78,373	1.81
Indonesia	3,461	7,202	10,662	0.25
Iran	4,736	351	5,087	0.12
Ireland	8,606	39,296	47,901	1.10
Israel	5,593	5,582	11,175	0.26
Italy	52,285	122,063	174,347	4.02
Jamaica	314	252	566	0.01
Japan	116,489	440,950	557,439	12.85
Jordan	526	51	577	0.01
Kazakhstan	823	127	950	0.02
Kenya	595	295	889	0.02
Kuwait	569	149	719	0.02
Lebanon	812	262	1,074	0.02
Liechtenstein	493	8,497	8,990	0.21
Lithuania	388	207	595	0.01
Luxembourg	3,100	29,911	33,011	0.76
Macao	129	384	514	0.01
Malaysia	3,868	7,910	11,779	0.27
Malta	1,009	456	1,465	0.03
Mexico	10,250	8,945	19,196	0.44
Morocco	1,764	827	2,592	0.06
Namibia	277	610	887	0.02
Netherlands	71,954	25,102	97,057	2.24
New Zealand	6,998	1,339	8,336	0.19
Nigeria	1,008	188	1,196	0.03
Norway	8,644	11,137	19,780	0.46
Oman	629	129	758	0.02
Pakistan	544	587	1,130	0.03
Panama	686	233	919	0.02
Peru	1,201	1,118	2,320	0.05
Philippines	790	1,344	2,134	0.05
Poland	8,786	8,977	17,763	0.41
Portugal	5,580	16,199	21,780	0.50
PR China	71,628	142,999	214,626	4.95
Qatar	933	NA	933	0.02
Romania	2,117	515	2,632	0.06
Russia	40,742	901	41,644	0.96
Saudi Arabia	4,342	340	4,682	0.11
Serbia	616	111	727	0.02
Singapore	7,155	10,183	17,338	0.40
Slovakia	1,361	1,247	2,608	0.06
Slovenia	1,906	870	2,775	0.06
South Africa	10,111	43,186	53,297	1.23
South Korea	43,291	71,131	114,422	2.64
Spain	41,408	34,674	76,082	1.75
Sri Lanka	420	279	699	0.02
Sweden	8,806	29,411	38,218	0.88
Switzerland	23,310	28,809	52,118	1.20
Taiwan	12,505	63,920	76,425	1.76
Thailand	5,285	8,313	13,598	0.31
Trinidad and Tobago	587	246	833	0.02
Tunisia	673	102	776	0.02
Turkey	7,786	1,434	9,220	0.21
Ukraine	2,361	102	2,463	0.06
United Arab Emirates	4,939	936	5,875	0.14
United Kingdom	96,191	213,831	310,022	7.15
United States	659,915	506,228	1,166,142	26.88
Uruguay	576	157	733	0.02
Venezuela	7,851	328	8,179	0.19
Vietnam	916	741	1,657	0.04
Other	8,141	2,517,840	4,328,596	0.04
World	1,818,893	2,520,072	4,338,964	100.00

(1) Includes accident and health insurance.

NA=Data not available.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 2/2011.

LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS, 2011

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (1)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria (2)	$1,099	$103	$1,201	0.03%
Angola (2)	950	50	1,000	0.02
Argentina (3)	10,250	2,596	12,846	0.28
Australia (2), (4)	43,899	45,187	89,086	1.94
Austria (3)	13,300	9,751	23,051	0.50
Bahrain (2)	431	148	579	0.01
Bangladesh (2)	255	789	1,044	0.02
Belgium (2)	15,140	25,947	41,087	0.89
Brazil (3)	37,240	41,046	78,287	1.70
Bulgaria	968	163	1,131	0.02
Canada (2), (5)	69,045	52,167	121,213	2.64
Chile	4,091	5,578	9,669	0.21
Colombia (3)	5,343	2,282	7,624	0.17
Costa Rica (2)	743	72	815	0.02
Croatia (3)	1,256	455	1,711	0.04
Cyprus (2)	624	543	1,167	0.03
Czech Republic (3)	4,694	4,069	8,764	0.19
Denmark (2)	11,208	21,482	32,691	0.71
Dominican Republic (2)	635	105	740	0.02
Ecuador	1,105	231	1,337	0.03
Egypt (6)	973	740	1,714	0.04
Finland (3)	4,997	20,406	25,404	0.55
France (2)	98,359	174,753	273,112	5.94
Germany (3)	131,292	113,869	245,162	5.33
Greece (2)	3,948	2,931	6,879	0.15
Guatemala (2)	447	108	555	0.01
Hong Kong (3)	3,293	24,556	27,850	0.61
Hungary	1,772	2,193	3,964	0.09
India (7)	12,187	60,442	72,628	1.58
Indonesia (2)	4,655	9,437	14,092	0.31
Iran (8)	7,555	713	8,268	0.18
Ireland (2)	9,211	43,038	52,250	1.14
Israel	5,770	6,682	12,452	0.27
Italy	55,426	105,089	160,514	3.49
Jamaica (2)	450	227	676	0.01
Japan (2), (7)	130,741	524,668	655,408	14.26
Jordan (2)	565	56	622	0.01
Kazakhstan	989	208	1,197	0.03
Kenya (2)	686	350	1,036	0.02
Kuwait (2)	627	185	812	0.02
Lebanon	878	343	1,221	0.03
Liechtenstein	496	4,843	5,339	0.12
Luxembourg (2)	3,134	20,355	23,489	0.51
Macao (3)	152	392	544	0.01
Malaysia (2), (7)	4,965	9,307	14,272	0.31
Malta (2)	1,497	697	2,194	0.05
Mauritius (2)	218	396	614	0.01
Mexico (3)	12,149	10,083	22,231	0.48
Morocco	1,989	871	2,859	0.06
Namibia (2)	303	667	971	0.02
Netherlands (2)	79,722	31,210	110,931	2.41
New Zealand (2), (4)	8,503	1,548	10,051	0.22
Nigeria (2)	1,153	404	1,557	0.03
Norway	9,767	12,871	22,638	0.49
Oman (2)	617	150	766	0.02
Pakistan (2)	636	739	1,376	0.03
Panama	819	234	1,053	0.02
Peru	1,379	1,234	2,613	0.06
Philippines (2)	991	1,890	2,881	0.06
Poland (3)	9,870	9,237	19,107	0.42
Portugal (2)	5,779	10,534	16,313	0.35
PR China (3)	87,319	134,539	221,858	4.83
Qatar (2)	908	54	961	0.02
Romania (3)	2,053	554	2,607	0.06
Russia	42,071	1,185	43,257	0.94
Saudi Arabia (2)	4,682	289	4,971	0.11
Serbia	656	126	781	0.02
Singapore (3)	8,188	11,275	19,463	0.42
Slovakia (2)	1,510	1,359	2,869	0.06
Slovenia (2)	2,066	942	3,008	0.07
South Africa (3), (5)	10,842	41,534	52,376	1.14
South Korea (2), (7)	51,223	79,161	130,383	2.84
Spain (2)	40,731	39,257	79,987	1.74
Sri Lanka (2)	382	319	701	0.02
Sweden (3)	10,150	31,961	42,111	0.92
Switzerland (3)	28,494	35,083	63,576	1.38
Taiwan	14,283	64,133	78,416	1.71
Thailand (3)	6,028	9,218	15,246	0.33
Trinidad and Tobago (2)	591	247	838	0.02
Tunisia (2)	694	119	812	0.02
Turkey	8,473	1,579	10,051	0.22
Ukraine (2)	2,916	168	3,084	0.07
United Arab Emirates (2), (9)	5,415	1,226	6,641	0.14
United Kingdom (2)	109,486	210,067	319,553	6.95
United States (2), (10)	667,107	537,570	1,204,677	26.21
Uruguay	660	206	867	0.02
Venezuela (2)	10,370	433	10,803	0.24
Vietnam (3)	1,027	818	1,845	0.04
Other	9 959	2 330	12 288	0.27
World	$1,969,519	$2,627,168	$4,596,687	100.00%

(1) Includes accident and health insurance.
(2) Estimated.
(3) Provisional.
(4) Nonlife: July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011.
(5) Life premiums are net premiums.
(6) July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011.
(7) April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012.
(8) March 21, 2011 – March 20, 2012.
(9) Nonlife premiums are gross premiums, including reinsurance premiums.
(10) Life insurance premiums include an estimate for group pension business; nonlife premiums include state funds.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2012.

LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS, 2012

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (1)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,161	$89	$1,250	0.03%
Angola	1,083	57	1,140	0.02
Argentina	12,340	3,118	15,458	0.34
Australia	42,525	43,689	86,214	1.87
Austria	12,575	8,373	20,948	0.45
Bahrain	484	142	627	0.01
Belarus	495	25	520	0.01
Belgium	14,564	26,548	41,111	0.89
Brazil	37,483	44,784	82,267	1.78
Bulgaria	886	153	1,039	0.02
Canada	70,750	51,783	122,532	2.66
Chile	4,357	6,134	10,491	0.23
Colombia	6,126	2,754	8,879	0.19
Costa Rica	818	79	896	0.02
Croatia	1,124	421	1,545	0.03
Cyprus	580	441	1,021	0.02
Czech Republic	4,165	3,680	7,846	0.17
Denmark	10,771	20,774	31,544	0.68
Dominican Republic	632	114	746	0.02
Ecuador	1,230	255	1,485	0.03
Egypt	1,033	785	1,818	0.04
Finland	4,931	20,910	25,841	0.56
France	93,112	149,346	242,459	5.26
Germany	125,497	106,411	231,908	5.03
Greece	3,395	2,479	5,873	0.13
Guatemala	489	125	613	0.01
Hong Kong	3,738	28,979	32,717	0.71
Hungary	1,524	1,774	3,298	0.07
India	13,142	53,300	66,441	1.44
Indonesia	4,615	10,894	15,509	0.34
Iran	7,570	652	8,222	0.18
Ireland	8,230	42,625	50,855	1.10
Israel	5,355	6,201	11,555	0.25
Italy	50,945	93,273	144,218	3.13
Jamaica	442	259	701	0.02
Japan	129,740	524,372	654,112	14.18
Jordan	598	62	659	0.01
Kazakhstan	1,067	352	1,419	0.03
Kenya	855	436	1,290	0.03
Kuwait	789	181	970	0.02
Lebanon	918	377	1,295	0.03
Liechtenstein	853	3,519	4,373	0.09
Luxembourg	3,317	25,946	29,263	0.63
Macao	207	468	674	0.01
Malaysia	5,315	9,513	14,828	0.32
Malta	1,591	1,368	2,958	0.06
Mauritius	213	442	655	0.01
Mexico	13,138	10,844	23,982	0.52
Morocco	1,927	930	2,857	0.06
Namibia	306	674	980	0.02
Netherlands	71,005	29,338	100,342	2.18
New Zealand	8,811	1,672	10,483	0.23
Nigeria	1,354	474	1,828	0.04
Norway	9,942	14,183	24,124	0.52
Oman	637	126	762	0.02
Pakistan	608	951	1,559	0.03
Panama	884	255	1,139	0.02
Peru	1,604	1,394	2,997	0.06
Philippines	1,231	2,265	3,496	0.08
Poland	9,318	9,721	19,038	0.41
Portugal	5,155	8,400	13,556	0.29
PR China	104,302	141,208	245,511	5.32
Qatar	1,242	58	1,300	0.03
Romania	1,812	475	2,287	0.05
Russia	24,296	1,732	26,027	0.56
Saudi Arabia	5,220	235	5,455	0.12
Serbia	571	126	697	0.02
Singapore	9,823	12,257	22,080	0.48
Slovakia	1,385	1,215	2,600	0.06
Slovenia	1,873	700	2,573	0.06
South Africa	10,084	44,787	54,871	1.19
South Korea	60,376	78,920	139,296	3.02
Spain	38,229	33,762	71,991	1.56
Sri Lanka	385	313	698	0.02
Sweden	9,804	27,275	37,079	0.80
Switzerland	27,376	33,171	60,547	1.31
Taiwan	15,230	72,522	87,753	1.90
Thailand	7,567	10,789	18,355	0.40
Trinidad and Tobago	591	361	952	0.02
Tunisia	694	123	816	0.02
Turkey	9,140	1,742	10,882	0.24
Ukraine	2,798	249	3,047	0.07
United Arab Emirates	5,747	1,443	7,190	0.16
United Kingdom	105,500	205,918	311,418	6.75
United States	703,128	567,756	1,270,884	27.55
Uruguay	738	235	973	0.02
Venezuela	13,670	493	14,163	0.31
Vietnam	1,091	882	1,973	0.04
Other	9,428	2,428	11,870	0.28
World	$1,991,650	$2,620,864	$4,612,514	100.00%

(1) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2013.

LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS, 2013

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (1)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,342	$98	$1,440	0.03%
Angola	1,079	57	1,136	0.02
Argentina	13,957	3,359	17,317	0.37
Australia	32,667	45,641	78,309	1.69
Austria	13,456	8,596	22,052	0.48
Bahamas	539	154	693	0.01
Bahrain	515	173	688	0.01
Belarus	706	42	748	0.02
Belgium	16,578	22,430	39,008	0.84
Brazil	39,513	49,417	88,931	1.92
Bulgaria	947	183	1,129	0.02
Canada	73,010	52,334	125,344	2.70
Chile	4,726	6,986	11,712	0.25
Colombia	6,439	3,632	10,070	0.22
Costa Rica	897	139	1,036	0.02
Croatia	1,146	445	1,591	0.03
Cyprus	632	456	1,088	0.02
Czech Republic	4,341	3,657	7,998	0.17
Denmark	11,366	22,981	34,347	0.74
Dominican Republic	619	120	739	0.02
Ecuador	1,377	282	1,659	0.04
Egypt	1,051	800	1,851	0.04
Finland	5,243	22,363	27,606	0.59
France	94,598	160,156	254,754	5.49
Germany	132,813	114,349	247,162	5.33
Greece	3,116	2,143	5,259	0.11
Guatemala	544	135	679	0.01
Hong Kong	4,016	32,059	36,075	0.78
Hungary	1,566	1,938	3,504	0.08
India	13,401	52,174	65,576	1.41
Indonesia	4,254	14,141	18,395	0.40
Iran	8,878	796	9,675	0.21
Ireland	8,851	46,929	55,780	1.20
Israel	6,170	7,329	13,499	0.29
Italy	50,576	117,978	168,554	3.63
Jamaica	437	246	683	0.01
Japan	108,773	422,733	531,506	11.45
Jordan	620	66	686	0.01
Kazakhstan	1,292	372	1,664	0.04
Kenya	1,000	520	1,520	0.03
Kuwait	770	182	952	0.02
Lebanon	1,005	469	1,475	0.03
Liechtenstein	992	2,643	3,635	0.08
Luxembourg	3,822	25,904	29,726	0.64
Malaysia	5,161	9,985	15,146	0.33
Malta	2,107	1,365	3,472	0.07
Mauritius	212	476	688	0.01
Mexico	14,884	12,470	27,354	0.59
Morocco	2,157	1,023	3,180	0.07
Namibia	279	664	944	0.02
Netherlands	75,135	26,005	101,140	2.18
New Zealand	9,219	1,694	10,913	0.24
Nigeria	1,406	457	1,863	0.04
Norway	10,238	13,909	24,147	0.52
Oman	859	88	947	0.02
Pakistan	619	1,048	1,667	0.04
Panama	965	280	1,244	0.03
Peru	1,806	1,548	3,354	0.07
Philippines	1,233	4,060	5,293	0.11
Poland	9,729	8,355	18,084	0.39
Portugal	5,118	14,087	19,205	0.41
PR China	125,844	152,121	277,965	5.99
Qatar	1,407	64	1,471	0.03
Romania	1,935	547	2,482	0.05
Russia	25,755	2,666	28,421	0.61
Saudi Arabia	6,105	256	6,360	0.14
Serbia	601	141	742	0.02
Singapore	2,870	15,092	17,962	0.39
Slovakia	1,398	1,343	2,741	0.06
Slovenia	1,892	801	2,693	0.06
South Africa	9,565	44,556	54,121	1.17
South Korea	54,223	91,204	145,427	3.13
Spain	38,647	33,862	72,510	1.56
Sri Lanka	442	333	775	0.02
Sweden	10,614	30,865	41,478	0.89
Switzerland	28,370	34,227	62,597	1.35
Taiwan	15,964	75,013	90,977	1.96
Thailand	6,663	14,798	21,461	0.46
Trinidad and Tobago	572	349	921	0.02
Tunisia	699	131	830	0.02
Turkey	10,699	1,761	12,460	0.27
Ukraine	3,276	310	3,586	0.08
United Arab Emirates	6,026	1,933	7,959	0.17
United Kingdom	106,750	222,893	329,643	7.10
United States	726,397	532,858	1,259,255	27.13
Uruguay	865	348	1,213	0.03
Venezuela	13,290	444	13,733	0.30
Vietnam	1,131	984	2,115	0.05
Other	10,084	3,069	13,154	0.28
World	$2,032,850	$2,608,091	$4,640,941	100.00%

(1) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2014.

LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS, 2014

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (1)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,492	$106	$1,597	0.03%
Angola	1,110	31	1,142	0.02
Argentina	12,847	2,998	15,845	0.33
Australia	31,924	56,151	88,075	1.84
Austria	13,820	8,974	22,794	0.48
Bahamas	563	161	724	0.02
Bangladesh	349	966	1,315	0.03
Belgium	16,549	22,839	39,388	0.82
Brazil	40,464	44,980	85,444	1.79
Bulgaria	983	196	1,180	0.02
Canada	73,235	52,138	125,373	2.62
Chile	4,513	6,401	10,915	0.23
Colombia	6,649	2,861	9,510	0.20
Costa Rica	1,014	142	1,156	0.02
Croatia	1,034	460	1,494	0.03
Cyprus	562	419	981	0.02
Czech Republic	4,174	3,429	7,603	0.16
Denmark	11,378	22,931	34,308	0.72
Dominican Republic	576	188	763	0.02
Ecuador	1,427	276	1,703	0.04
Egypt	1,079	888	1,968	0.04
Finland	5,569	24,055	29,625	0.62
France	97,759	172,761	270,520	5.66
Germany	136,170	118,475	254,644	5.33
Greece	2,893	2,376	5,268	0.11
Guatemala	671	165	835	0.02
Hong Kong	4,182	36,856	41,038	0.86
Hungary	1,536	1,953	3,488	0.07
India	14,590	55,299	69,889	1.46
Indonesia	5,148	10,159	15,307	0.32
Iran	6,737	721	7,458	0.16
Ireland	8,817	45,136	53,954	1.13
Israel	6,651	7,693	14,344	0.30
Italy	49,443	145,292	194,735	4.08
Jamaica	409	309	718	0.02
Japan	108,174	371,588	479,762	10.04
Jordan	664	72	736	0.02
Kazakhstan	1,057	262	1,319	0.03
Kenya	1,152	632	1,784	0.04
Kuwait	816	191	1,007	0.02
Lebanon	1,078	434	1,513	0.03
Liechtenstein	1,159	2,568	3,727	0.08
Luxembourg	3,977	31,303	35,280	0.74
Macao	263	837	1,099	0.02
Malaysia	5,633	10,231	15,864	0.33
Malta	2,098	1,430	3,528	0.07
Mauritius	244	522	766	0.02
Mexico	14,645	12,597	27,242	0.57
Morocco	2,257	1,143	3,400	0.07
Namibia	283	648	931	0.02
Netherlands	74,100	21,855	95,956	2.01
New Zealand	9,808	1,826	11,634	0.24
Nigeria	1,332	457	1,790	0.04
Norway	10,443	14,639	25,082	0.52
Oman	940	95	1,035	0.02
Pakistan	819	1,255	2,074	0.04
Panama	1,032	312	1,343	0.03
Peru	1,841	1,736	3,577	0.07
Philippines	1,369	4,420	5,788	0.12
Poland	9,798	7,436	17,235	0.36
Portugal	5,189	13,962	19,151	0.40
PR China	151,490	176,950	328,439	6.87
Qatar	2,118	65	2,183	0.05
Romania	1,918	456	2,374	0.05
Russia	22,910	2,828	25,738	0.54
Saudi Arabia	7,887	241	8,128	0.17
Serbia	617	169	786	0.02
Singapore	11,458	15,543	27,000	0.57
Slovakia	1,435	1,350	2,785	0.06
Slovenia	1,863	711	2,574	0.05
South Africa	9,375	39,785	49,159	1.03
South Korea	57,943	101,572	159,515	3.34
Spain	38,462	33,012	71,473	1.50
Sri Lanka	485	366	850	0.02
Sweden	10,556	28,179	38,735	0.81
Switzerland	29,117	36,094	65,211	1.36
Taiwan	16,466	79,156	95,622	2.00
Thailand	8,400	13,297	21,696	0.45
Trinidad and Tobago	632	455	1,087	0.02
Tunisia	748	141	888	0.02
Turkey	10,119	1,476	11,595	0.24
Ukraine	2,068	181	2,249	0.05
United Arab Emirates	6,905	2,200	9,106	0.19
United Kingdom	115,945	235,321	351,266	7.35
United States	752,222	528,221	1,280,443	26.80
Uruguay	854	343	1,197	0.03
Venezuela	21,937	727	22,665	0.47
Vietnam	1,293	1,290	2,582	0.05
Other	11,992	3,184	15,176	0.32
World	$2,123,699	$2,654,549	$4,778,246	100.00%

(1) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 4/2015.

Life And Nonlife Insurance Premiums, 2015

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (1)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,162	$100	$1,262	0.03%
Angola	838	14	853	0.02
Argentina	15,882	3,527	19,410	0.43
Australia	26,924	43,663	70,587	1.55
Austria	11,893	7,509	19,402	0.43
Bahrain	593	153	746	0.02
Bangladesh	390	1,082	1,473	0.03
Belgium	15,824	17,253	33,078	0.73
Brazil	31,986	37,106	69,091	1.52
Bulgaria	881	188	1,069	0.02
Canada	65,637	49,331	114,968	2.52
Cayman Islands	726	31	757	0.02
Chile	4,380	6,946	11,326	0.25
Colombia	5,525	2,319	7,844	0.17
Costa Rica	921	135	1,056	0.02
Croatia	844	426	1,270	0.03
Cyprus	471	335	806	0.02
Czech Republic	3,699	2,537	6,236	0.14
Denmark	10,495	19,887	30,383	0.67
Dominican Republic	709	91	800	0.02
Ecuador	1,878	355	2,232	0.05
Egypt	1,120	988	2,108	0.05
Finland	5,014	22,233	27,246	0.60
France	80,402	150,143	230,545	5.06
Germany	116,538	96,725	213,263	4.68
Greece	2,244	1,899	4,143	0.09
Guatemala	623	153	775	0.02
Hong Kong	4,494	41,255	45,748	1.00
Hungary	1,379	1,602	2,981	0.07
India	15,101	56,675	71,776	1.58
Indonesia	3,916	11,013	14,930	0.33
Iran	7,052	825	7,877	0.17
Ireland	7,759	47,416	55,175	1.21
Israel	7,195	8,099	15,295	0.34
Italy	40,189	124 848	165,037	3.62
Japan	105,891	343,816	449,707	9.88
Jordan	692	85	778	0.02
Kazakhstan	939	248	1,188	0.03
Kenya	1,133	664	1,797	0.04
Kuwait	874	174	1,048	0.02
Lebanon	1,066	455	1,521	0.03
Liechtenstein	1,047	2,364	3,411	0.07
Luxembourg	3,529	23,272	26,801	0.59
Macao	296	942	1,237	0.03
Malaysia	4,762	9,588	14,351	0.32
Malta	1,990	1,335	3,325	0.07
Mauritius	257	492	749	0.02
Mexico	13,763	11,462	25,225	0.55
Morocco	2,038	1,084	3,122	0.07
Namibia	282	634	917	0.02
Netherlands	62,810	17,785	80,595	1.77
New Zealand	7,800	1,599	9,399	0.21
Nigeria	974	446	1,420	0.03
Norway	8,254	11,610	19,864	0.44
Oman	1,008	116	1,124	0.02
Pakistan	731	1,451	2,182	0.05
Panama	1,066	334	1,400	0.03
Peru	1,886	1,729	3,616	0.08
Philippines	1,539	4,010	5,550	0.12
Poland	8,287	5,857	14,144	0.31
Portugal	4,684	9,579	14,263	0.31
PR China	175,737	210,763	386,500	8.49
Qatar	2,761	72	2,833	0.06
Romania	1,710	427	2,137	0.05
Russia	14,672	2,129	16,801	0.37
Saudi Arabia	9,634	256	9,891	0.22
Serbia	587	165	753	0.02
Singapore	11,746	16,258	28,004	0.61
Slovakia	1,218	980	2,198	0.05
Slovenia	1,564	628	2,192	0.05
South Africa	8,432	37,526	4,558	1.01
South Korea	55,402	98,218	153,620	3.37
Spain	32,947	28,368	61,315	1.35
Sri Lanka	508	383	892	0.02
Sweden	9,241	24,261	33,502	0.74
Switzerland	27,372	33,916	61,289	1.35
Taiwan	16,352	79,627	95,979	2.11
Thailand	7,063	14,619	21,682	0.48
Trinidad and Tobago	782	365	1,146	0.03
Tunisia	679	144	823	0.02
Turkey	9,779	1,361	11,140	0.24
Ukraine	1,241	98	1,339	0.03
United Arab Emirates	7,657	2,436	10,093	0.22
United Kingdom	105,685	214,492	320,176	7.03
United States	763,766	552,506	1,316,271	28.9
Uruguay	837	428	1,265	0.03
Venezuela	7,382	119	7,500	0.16
Vietnam	1,414	1,583	2,997	0.07
Other	11,517	3,727	15,212	0.33
World	$2,019,967	$2,533,818	$4,553,785	100.00%

(1) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2016.

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (2)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$248	$102	$350	0.01%
Angola	224	13	237	0.01
Argentina	4,534	2,343	6,877	0.15
Australia	44,467	37,692	82,159	1.74
Austria	8,062	6,754	14,816	0.31
Bahamas	718	198	916	0.02
Bangladesh	1,665	1,226	2,891	0.06
Belgium	10,613	17,166	27,779	0.59
Brazil	31,641	41,005	72,646	1.54
Bulgaria	858	205	1,063	0.02
Canada	64,547	49,976	114,523	2.42
Cayman Islands	456	36	492	0.01
Chile	11,948	7,148	19,096	0.40
Colombia	5,350	2,459	7,809	0.17
Costa Rica	703	189	892	0.02
Croatia	1,219	429	1,648	0.03
Cyprus	934	316	1,250	0.03
Czech Republic	3,892	2,353	6,245	0.13
Denmark	11,440	21,327	32,767	0.69
Dominican Republic	581	161	742	0.02
Ecuador	1,027	347	1,374	0.03
Egypt	1,186	1,023	2,209	0.05
Finland	14,390	22,620	37,010	0.78
France	104,839	152,817	257,656	5.44
Germany	63,746	94,661	158,407	3.35
Greece	3,046	1,971	5,017	0.11
Guatemala	645	163	808	0.02
Hong Kong	9,656	51,940	61,596	1.30
Hungary	1,777	1,553	3,330	0.07
India	16,952	61,817	78,769	1.66
Indonesia	7,293	15,299	22,592	0.48
Iran	1,092	1,004	2,096	0.04
Ireland	39,945	51,233	91,178	1.93
Israel	4,741	7,997	12,738	0.27
Italy	84,826	122,438	207,264	4.38
Jamaica	789	299	1,088	0.02
Japan	203,515	354,053	557,568	11.78
Jordan	442	92	534	0.01
Kazakhstan	711	163	874	0.02
Kenya	1,107	729	1,836	0.04
Kuwait	747	183	930	0.02
Lebanon	1,052	482	1,534	0.03
Liechtenstein	3,669	2,314	5,983	0.13
Luxembourg	12,076	22,542	34,618	0.73
Macao	1,568	1,058	2,626	0.06
Malaysia	6,913	9,189	16,102	0.34
Malta	1,613	1,482	3,095	0.07
Mauritius	1,107	552	1,659	0.04
Mexico	13,214	11,189	24,403	0.52
Morocco	2,103	1,457	3,560	0.08
Namibia	787	535	1,322	0.03
Netherlands	9,387	16,385	25,772	0.54
New Zealand	8,303	1,712	10,015	0.21
Nigeria	775	372	1,147	0.02
Norway	9,038	11,197	20,235	0.43
Oman	509	144	653	0.01
Pakistan	2,889	1,773	4,662	0.10
Panama	792	346	1,138	0.02
Peru	1,818	1,513	3,331	0.07
Philippines	4,740	3,742	8,482	0.18
Poland	5,258	4,664	9,922	0.21
Portugal	8,314	7,446	15,760	0.33
PR China	117,243	262,616	379,859	8.03
Qatar	332	47	379	0.01
Romania	1,024	415	1,439	0.03
Russia	4,705	3,217	7,922	0.17
Saudi Arabia	782	278	1,060	0.02
Serbia	607	195	802	0.02
Singapore	7,789	17,557	25,346	0.54
Slovakia	1,560	788	2,348	0.05
Slovenia	1,318	638	1,956	0.04
South Africa	8,072	33,890	41,962	0.89
South Korea	66,694	104,169	170,863	3.61
Spain	34,140	34,459	68,599	1.45
Sri Lanka	932	440	1,372	0.03
Sweden	16,672	24,280	40,952	0.87
Switzerland	27,219	31,151	58,370	1.23
Taiwan	17,493	84,493	101,986	2.16
Thailand	7,010	15,131	22,141	0.47
Trinidad and Tobago	1,050	368	1,418	0.03
Tunisia	674	150	824	0.02
Turkey	2,334	1,644	3,978	0.08
Ukraine	489	113	602	0.01
United Arab Emirates	4,508	2,448	6,956	0.15
United Kingdom	120,360	199,369	319,729	6.76
United States	793,538	558,847	1,352,385	28.58
Uruguay	1,271	489	1,760	0.04
Vietnam	3,472	2,053	5,525	0.12
Other	11,387	4,181	15,568	0.33
World (3)	$2,115,172	$2,617,016	$4,732,188	100.00%

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma No. 3/2017.

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (2)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,099	$117	$1,215	0.02%
Angola	764	15	780	0.02
Argentina	13,959	2,476	16,435	0.34
Australia	47,893	32,169	80,061	1.64
Austria	12,726	6,549	19,275	0.39
Bahamas	550	230	780	0.02
Bahrain	623	139	762	0.02
Bangladesh	371	974	1,345	0.03
Belgium	17,060	17,650	34,710	0.71
Brazil	36,441	46,874	83,315	1.70
Bulgaria	1,022	213	1,236	0.03
Canada	67,927	51,592	119,520	2.44
Cayman Islands	716	30	746	0.02
Chile	4,900	8,394	13,294	0.27
Colombia	6,089	2,802	8,890	0.18
Costa Rica	1,134	198	1,331	0.03
Croatia	923	444	1,367	0.03
Cyprus	526	394	920	0.02
Czech Republic	3,989	2,448	6,438	0.13
Denmark	8,941	24,200	33,141	0.68
Dominican Republic	862	179	1,040	0.02
Ecuador	1,614	431	2,046	0.04
Egypt	826	761	1,587	0.03
Finland	4,788	21,370	26,158	0.53
France	88,083	153,520	241,603	4.94
Germany	126,005	96,973	222,978	4.56
Greece	2,428	1,984	4,412	0.09
Guatemala	738	194	932	0.02
Hong Kong	11,477	49,808	61,286	1.25
Hungary	1,741	1,670	3,411	0.07
India	24,764	73,240	98,003	2.00
Indonesia	4,649	19,312	23,960	0.49
Iran	7,893	1,274	9,166	0.19
Ireland	8,626	55,680	64,306	1.31
Israel	8,058	9,368	17,426	0.36
Italy	41,562	113,947	155,509	3.18
Jamaica	442	290	732	0.01
Japan	114,818	307,232	422,050	8.63
Jordan	746	108	854	0.02
Kazakhstan	815	203	1,018	0.02
Kenya	1,192	807	2,000	0.04
Kuwait	668	153	821	0.02
Lebanon	1,130	505	1,634	0.03
Liechtenstein	2,732	2,417	5,149	0.11
Luxembourg	3,727	26,549	30,277	0.62
Macao	230	734	964	0.02
Malaysia	4,666	10,739	15,405	0.31
Malta	3,147	1,544	4,691	0.10
Mexico	13,449	11,844	25,293	0.52
Morocco	2,195	1,523	3,718	0.08
Namibia	279	686	965	0.02
Netherlands	63,404	15,610	79,013	1.62
New Zealand	8,437	1,749	10,186	0.21
Nigeria	628	274	902	0.02
Norway	8,501	11,289	19,790	0.40
Oman	1,053	161	1,214	0.02
Pakistan	788	1,810	2,598	0.05
Panama	1,072	371	1,444	0.03
Peru	1,831	1,642	3,473	0.07
Philippines	1,718	3,885	5,602	0.11
Poland	10,934	5,036	15,970	0.33
Portugal	5,142	8,101	13,243	0.27
PR China	223,876	317,570	541,446	11.07
Romania	1,951	516	2,467	0.05
Russia	16,215	5,683	21,898	0.45
Saudi Arabia	9,434	283	9,717	0.20
Serbia	665	198	864	0.02
Singapore	7,309	21,522	28,831	0.59
Slovakia	1,455	956	2,410	0.05
Slovenia	1,724	738	2,462	0.05
South Africa	9,510	38,286	47,796	0.98
South Korea	78,378	102,839	181,218	3.70
Spain	37,331	33,216	70,547	1.44
Sri Lanka	530	458	987	0.02
Sweden	9,744	26,836	36,580	0.75
Switzerland	27,960	29,944	57,904	1.18
Taiwan	18,873	98,602	117,474	2.40
Thailand	7,710	16,352	24,062	0.49
Trinidad and Tobago	547	515	1,062	0.02
Tunisia	647	166	814	0.02
Turkey	10,200	1,855	12,054	0.25
Ukraine	1,523	110	1,633	0.03
United Arab Emirates	10,388	3,133	13,521	0.28
United Kingdom	93,499	189,833	283,331	5.79
United States	830,315	546,800	1,377,114	28.15
Uruguay	911	665	1,576	0.03
Venezuela	1,673	40	1,714	0.04
Vietnam	1,786	2,865	4,651	0.10
Other	14,759	4,408	19,171	0.39
World (3)	$2,234,424	$2,657,270	$4,891,694	100.00%

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. For more information on country data see www.swissre.com.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma No. 3/2018.

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (2)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,084	$105	$1,189	0.02%
Argentina	10,359	1,760	12,119	0.23
Australia	48,983	30,115	79,098	1.52
Austria	13,785	6,607	20,392	0.39
Bahamas	587	196	783	0.02
Bahrain	582	142	724	0.01
Bangladesh	447	1,093	1,540	0.03
Belgium	18,540	18,712	37,253	0.72
Brazil	33,589	39,251	72,840	1.40
Bulgaria	1,286	206	1,492	0.03
Canada	73,833	54,070	27,903	0.54
Cayman Islands	697	29	725	0.01
Chile	5,390	8,216	13,606	0.26
Colombia	6,369	2,926	9,295	0.18
Costa Rica	1,131	216	1,347	0.03
Croatia	1,071	499	1,570	0.03
Cyprus	581	434	1,015	0.02
Czech Republic	4,480	2,588	7,067	0.14
Denmark	9,831	26,562	36,393	0.70
Dominican Republic	1,012	192	1,204	0.02
Ecuador	1,276	416	1,693	0.03
Egypt	902	677	1,579	0.03
Finland	5,007	22,187	27,194	0.52
France	92,888	165,075	257,963	4.97
Germany	145,046	96,439	241,485	4.65
Greece	2,577	2,206	4,783	0.09
Guatemala	767	202	969	0.02
Hong Kong	4,899	61,013	65,912	1.27
Hungary	2,035	1,754	3,790	0.07
India	26,102	73,735	99,838	1.92
Indonesia	4,863	15,520	20,383	0.39
Iran	6,678	1,010	7,688	0.15
Ireland	9,738	63,424	73,162	1.41
Israel	8,591	10,071	18,662	0.36
Italy	44,933	125,341	170,273	3.28
Jamaica	470	309	779	0.02
Japan	106,405	334,243	440,648	8.49
Jordan	775	120	895	0.02
Kazakhstan	759	259	1,018	0.02
Kenya	1,273	861	2,134	0.04
Kuwait	1,145	163	1,307	0.03
Lebanon	1,079	524	1,604	0.03
Liechtenstein	3,150	2,393	5,542	0.11
Luxembourg	4,774	28,089	32,862	0.63
Malaysia	5,053	11,581	16,634	0.32
Malta	3,586	1,758	5,344	0.10
Mexico	15,206	12,138	27,344	0.53
Morocco	2,432	2,147	4,579	0.09
Namibia	287	723	1,009	0.02
Netherlands	68,605	15,743	84,348	1.62
New Zealand	8,629	1,777	10,406	0.20
Nigeria	671	549	1,220	0.02
Norway	8,939	12,138	21,077	0.41
Oman	960	156	1,116	0.02
Pakistan	713	1,923	2,636	0.05
Panama	1,178	392	1,570	0.03
Peru	2,007	1,908	3,916	0.08
Philippines	1,846	4,172	6,018	0.12
Poland	12,203	4,371	16,574	0.32
Portugal	5,786	9,741	15,527	0.30
PR China	261,512	313,365	574,877	11.07
Qatar	3,038	(3)	NA	NA
Romania	2,011	504	2,515	0.05
Russia	16,374	7,220	23,593	0.45
Saudi Arabia	9,157	306	9,463	0.18
Serbia	751	227	978	0.02
Singapore	8,153	22,456	30,609	0.59
Slovakia	1,623	981	2,603	0.05
Slovenia	1,919	847	2,765	0.05
South Africa	9,794	38,475	48,269	0.93
South Korea	80,951	98,072	179,024	3.45
Spain	39,945	34,118	74,062	1.43
Sri Lanka	551	476	1,026	0.02
Sweden	10,089	27,003	37,092	0.71
Switzerland	28,940	30,444	59,384	1.14
Taiwan	19,864	102,044	121,908	2.35
Thailand	8,485	18,136	26,622	0.51
Trinidad and Tobago	644	525	1,169	0.02
Tunisia	684	186	870	0.02
Turkey	9,035	1,417	10,452	0.20
Ukraine	1,629	145	1,774	0.03
United Arab Emirates	9,607	2,854	12,461	0.24
United Kingdom	101,009	235,501	336,510	6.48
United States	875,984	593,391	1,469,375	28.29
Uruguay	898	592	1,490	0.03
Venezuela	7,572	192	7,764	0.15
Vietnam	2,040	3,799	5,839	0.11
Zimbabwe	276	459	735	0.01
Other	12,645	5273	117,922	2.27
World (4)	$2,373,050	$2,820,175	$5,193,225	100.00%

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. For more information on country data see www.swissre.com.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Data not available,
(4) Totals may not add up due to rounding.

NA=Not applicable.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma No. 3/2019.

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (2)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$1,128	$120	$1,248	0.02%
Argentina	8,058	1,288	9,346	0.15
Australia	47,667	22,175	68,690	1.09
Austria	13,584	6,126	19,710	0.31
Bahamas	622	211	830	0.01
Bahrain	650	138	788	0.01
Bangladesh	442	1,033	1,475	0.02
Belgium	18,039	18,368	36,407	0.58
Brazil	32,803	41,303	74,106	1.18
Bulgaria	1,440	200	1,641	0.03
Canada	79,840	53,317	133,157	2.12
Cayman Islands	798	30	829	0.01
Chile	5,310	7,875	13,185	0.21
Colombia	6,188	2,930	9,119	0.14
Costa Rica	1,197	229	1,426	0.02
Croatia	1,120	463	1,583	0.03
Cuba	636	(3)	758	0.01
Cyprus	568	431	999	0.02
Czech Republic	4,906	2,309	7,215	0.11
Denmark	9,464	27,676	37,140	0.59
Dominican Republic	1,150	208	1,362	0.02
Ecuador	1,364	434	1,797	0.03
Egypt	1,029	870	1,899	0.03
Finland	5,033	22,291	27,324	0.43
France	94,694	167,588	262,283	4.17
Germany	142,301	101,550	243,852	3.88
Greece	2,540	2,180	4,721	0.08
Guatemala	766	212	978	0.02
Hong Kong	5,413	66,840	72,253	1.15
Hungary	2,168	1,741	3,909	0.06
India	26,637	79,671	106,307	1.69
Indonesia	6,487	15,798	22,286	0.35
Iran	10,418	1,962	12,380	0.20
Ireland	7,050	66,297	73,347	1.17
Israel	8,709	10,615	19,324	0.31
Italy	43,705	124,133	167,838	2.67
Jamaica	525	345	870	0.01
Japan	118,019	341,328	459,347	7.30
Jordan	745	121	865	0.01
Kazakhstan	836	387	1,223	0.02
Kenya	1,283	956	2,239	0.04
Kuwait	1,163	171	1,334	0.02
Lebanon	1,140	471	1,611	0.03
Liechtenstein	3,158	2,426	5,584	0.09
Luxembourg	13,905	30,210	45,467	0.72
Macao	353	3,202	3,555	0.06
Malaysia	4,985	12,166	17,150	0.27
Malta	3,663	2,003	5,666	0.09
Mexico	16,302	14,193	30,495	0.48
Morocco	2,555	2,084	4,640	0.07
Namibia	267	1,038	1,305	0.02
Netherlands	69,220	14,437	83,657	1.33
New Zealand	8,810	1,742	10,552	0.17
Nigeria	840	796	1,636	0.03
Norway	8,781	12,053	20,834	0.33
Oman	968	148	1,116	0.02
Pakistan	770	1,723	2,492	0.04
Panama	1,162	406	1,568	0.02
Peru	2,151	2,079	4,230	0.07
Philippines	1,941	4,254	6,195	0.10
Poland	11,977	3,892	15,869	0.25
Portugal	5,926	8,031	13,957	0.22
PR China	287,967	329,432	617,399	9.81
Qatar	1,326	57	1,383	0.02
Romania	2,122	481	2,604	0.04
Russia	16,533	6,324	22,856	0.36
Saudi Arabia	9,823	259	10,081	0.16
Serbia	748	226	973	0.02
Singapore	8,638	21,022	30,813	0.49
Slovakia	1,557	933	2,490	0.04
Slovenia	1,974	844	2,819	0.04
South Africa	9,368	37,725	47,093	0.75
South Korea	80,037	94,483	174,520	2.77
Spain	40,193	31,562	71,002	1.13
Sri Lanka	609	481	1,090	0.02
Sweden	9,738	28,648	38,385	0.61
Switzerland	28,743	30,808	58,953	0.94
Taiwan	20,401	97,423	117,823	1.87
Thailand	9,316	17,807	27,123	0.43
Trinidad and Tobago	710	640	1,359	0.02
Tunisia	653	177	830	0.01
Turkey	9,244	1,689	10,933	0.17
Ukraine	2,040	182	2,222	0.04
United Arab Emirates	10,056	2,656	12,712	0.20
United Kingdom	102,022	264,221	366,243	5.82
United States	1,831,601	628,522	2,460,123	39.10
Uruguay	915	649	1,554	0.02
Venezuela	(3)	122	NA	NA
Vietnam	2,645	4,723	7,368	0.12
Other	11,982	4,902	16,884	2.27
World (4)	$3,376,333	$2,916,267	$6,292,600	100.00%

NA=Not applicable.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma No. 4/2020.

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (2)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$968	$96	$1,065	0.02%
Argentina	7,038	1,099	8,136	0.13
Australia	48,266	14,575	62,840	1.00
Austria	14,434	6,163	20,596	0.33
Bahrain	606	187	793	0.01
Bangladesh	375	948	1,323	0.02
Belgium	22,939	18,297	41,236	0.66
Brazil	25,486	32,138	57,623	0.92
Bulgaria	1,461	189	1,651	0.03
Canada	85,234	58,234	143,468	2.28
Cayman Islands	685	69	754	0.01
Chile	4,966	5,181	10,147	0.16
Colombia	5,746	2,509	8,255	0.13
Costa Rica	1,149	115	1,264	0.02
Croatia	1,183	400	1,584	0.03
Cuba	559	107	666	0.01
Cyprus	578	447	1,025	0.02
Czech Republic	5,004	2,211	7,215	0.11
Denmark	10,352	27,693	38,045	0.61
Dominican Republic	950	187	1,137	0.02
Ecuador	1,669	480	2,149	0.03
Egypt	1,295	1,094	2,390	0.04
Finland	4,970	23,883	28,853	0.46
France	94,736	136,611	231,347	3.68
Germany	151,995	106,571	258,566	4.11
Ghana	390	369	759	0.01
Greece	2,572	2,309	4,882	0.08
Guatemala	754	240	994	0.02
Hong Kong	5,723	67,408	73,131	1.16
Hungary	2,160	1,708	3,868	0.06
India	26,741	81,251	107,993	1.72
Indonesia	5,676	14,866	20,542	0.33
Iran	13,146	2,830	15,975	0.25
Ireland	7,435	50,654	58,089	0.92
Israel	8,916	10,486	19,402	0.31
Italy	43,361	118,612	161,973	2.58
Ivory Coast	388	297	685	0.01
Jamaica	505	340	845	0.01
Japan	120,308	294,497	414,805	6.60
Jordan	708	125	833	0.01
Kazakhstan	824	426	1,250	0.02
Kenya	1,223	976	2,199	0.03
Kuwait	1,012	124	1,136	0.02
Lebanon	1,150	414	1,564	0.02
Liechtenstein	3,390	2,429	5,819	0.09
Luxembourg	13,315	24,122	37,437	0.60
Macao	345	3,287	3,632	0.06
Malaysia	4,971	13,456	18,427	0.29
Malta	4,008	1,485	5,493	0.09
Mexico	14,930	12,759	27,689	0.44
Morocco	2,841	2,239	5,080	0.08
Netherlands	73,609	13,920	87,529	1.39
New Zealand	8,474	1,765	10,238	0.16
Nigeria	571	642	1,213	0.02
Norway	9,107	11,053	20,160	0.32
Oman	908	125	1,033	0.02
Pakistan	741	1,359	2,100	0.03
Panama	1,113	398	1,511	0.02
Peru	2,108	1,904	4,012	0.06
Philippines	1,890	4,518	6,408	0.10
Poland	11,893	3,618	15,511	0.25
Portugal	6,066	5,356	11,422	0.18
PR China	308,330	347,545	655,874	10.43
Qatar	1,392	60	1,452	0.02
Romania	2,226	484	2,710	0.04
Russia	15,352	5,971	21,323	0.34
Saudi Arabia	10,060	297	10,357	0.16
Serbia	832	232	1,064	0.02
Singapore	9,234	25,827	35,061	0.56
Slovakia	1,610	867	2,477	0.04
Slovenia	2,107	870	2,977	0.05
South Africa	7,378	33,258	40,635	0.65
South Korea	87,565	106,143	193,709	3.08
Spain	41,396	24,926	66,323	1.05
Sri Lanka	522	441	963	0.02
Sweden	9,826	31,113	40,939	0.65
Switzerland	30,859	31,810	62,669	1.00
Taiwan	22,150	91,155	113,304	1.80
Thailand	9,736	17,029	26,765	0.43
Trinidad and Tobago	697	637	1,335	0.02
Tunisia	687	213	900	0.01
Turkey	8,765	2,039	10,803	0.17
Ukraine	1,978	189	2,167	0.03
United Arab Emirates	9,528	2,297	11,825	0.19
United Kingdom	99,430	238,890	338,321	5.38
United States	1,897,883	632,687	2,530,570	40.25
Uruguay	794	669	1,464	0.02
Vietnam	2,475	5,490	7,965	0.13
Other countries	10,881	4,445	15,326	0.24
World (3)	$3,489,609	$2,797,436	$6,287,044	100.00%

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. For more information on country data see www.swissre.com.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2021.

Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written By Country, 2021 (1)

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			Total premiums
Country	Nonlife premiums (2)	Life premiums	Amount	Percent of total world premiums
Algeria	$977	$98	$1,075	0.02%
Argentina	9,471	1,411	10,882	0.16
Australia	56,540	16,036	72,576	1.06
Austria	15,724	6,462	22,186	0.32
Bahamas	683	200	882	0.01
Bangladesh	436	1,554	1,990	0.03
Belgium	24,588	19,690	44,278	0.65
Brazil	27,855	34,227	62,082	0.90
Bulgaria	1,633	294	1,927	0.03
Canada	96,372	64,917	161,289	2.35
Cayman Islands	1,176	100	1,275	0.02
Chile	5,866	4,820	10,686	0.16
Colombia	6,299	2,984	9,283	0.14
Costa Rica	1,218	109	1,327	0.02
Croatia	1,387	456	1,842	0.03
Czech Republic	5,900	2,359	8,259	0.12
Denmark	11,370	33,947	45,317	0.66
Dominican Republic	1,295	223	1,519	0.02
Ecuador	1,493	503	1,996	0.03
Egypt	1,522	1,286	2,808	0.04
El Salvador	540	294	834	0.01
Finland	5,700	25,309	31,009	0.45
France	110,935	185,445	296,380	4.32
Germany	165,818	109,961	275,779	4.02
Greece	2,675	2,759	5,434	0.08
Guatemala	1,177	304	1,482	0.02
Hong Kong	8,490	63,738	72,227	1.05
Hungary	2,373	1,964	4,337	0.06
India	30,296	96,679	126,974	1.85
Indonesia	6,206	13,211	19,417	0.28
Iran	23,784	4,285	28,069	0.41
Ireland	9,437	55,259	64,696	0.94
Israel	10,563	11,963	22,526	0.33
Italy	46,480	146,001	192,481	2.81
Ivory Coast	495	349	844	0.01
Jamaica	512	345	857	0.01
Japan	107,741	295,850	403,592	5.88
Jordan	732	130	862	0.01
Kazakhstan	1,009	740	1,749	0.03
Kenya	1,320	1,102	2,422	0.04
Kuwait	1,388	134	1,522	0.02
Laos	9,039	619	9,658	0.14
Lebanon	1,384	373	1,757	0.03
Liechtenstein	3,978	2,079	6,057	0.09
Luxembourg	15,516	32,771	48,287	0.70
Macao	371	4,167	4,538	0.07
Malaysia	5,149	14,561	19,709	0.29
Malta	2,744	738	3,483	0.05
Mexico	17,134	15,027	32,160	0.47
Morocco	2,890	2,453	5,343	0.08
Namibia	243	624	867	0.01
Netherlands	78,872	14,114	92,986	1.36
New Zealand	9,889	2,058	11,947	0.17
Nigeria	710	872	1,581	0.02
Norway	10,713	15,442	26,155	0.38
Oman	1,114	145	1,260	0.02
Pakistan	850	1,545	2,395	0.03
Panama	1,201	410	1,611	0.02
Peru	2,184	2,375	4,559	0.07
Philippines	1,960	5,990	7,950	0.12
Poland	13,171	3,894	17,065	0.25
Portugal	6,690	9,195	15,885	0.23
PR China	330,672	365,456	696,128	10.15
Qatar	1,589	52	1,641	0.02
Romania	2,570	605	3,175	0.05
Russia	16,169	7,131	23,300	0.34
Saudi Arabia	10,753	455	11,208	0.16
Serbia	952	262	1,214	0.02
Singapore	9,806	34,352	44,158	0.64
Slovakia	1,160	617	1,777	0.03
Slovenia	1,580	626	2,206	0.03
South Africa	9,260	41,955	51,215	0.75
South Korea	91,142	101,866	193,008	2.81
Spain	45,547	28,024	73,571	1.07
Sri Lanka	541	520	1,061	0.02
Sweden	11,674	36,281	47,955	0.70
Switzerland	32,737	25,057	57,793	0.84
Taiwan	24,364	89,059	113,423	1.65
Thailand	11,827	15,783	27,610	0.40
Trinidad and Tobago	753	702	1,454	0.02
Tunisia	749	236	985	0.01
Turkey	8,645	1,881	10,526	0.15
Ukraine	1,697	216	1,912	0.03
United Arab Emirates	9,844	2,267	12,111	0.18
United Kingdom	114,858	284,284	399,142	5.82
United States	2,109,057	609,642	2,718,699	39.63
Uruguay	850	750	1,600	0.02
Vietnam	2,515	6,814	9,329	0.14
Other countries	16,440	5,730	22,172	0.32
World (3)	$3,863,029	$2,997,569	$6,860,598	100.00%

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. For more information on country data see www.swissre.com.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 4/2022.

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