MULTIPLE PERIL CROP INSURANCE, 2000-2009

($000)

Year Net premiums written (1) Annual percent change Combined ratio (2) Annual point change (3)
2000 $834,644 15.0% 96.1 -2.0 pts.
2001 1,236,984 48.2 103.4 7.3
2002 2,226,403 80.0 123.9 20.5
2003 1,581,857 -29.0 106.8 -17.1
2004 2,204,523 39.4 76.0 -30.8
2005 2,234,632 1.4 92.1 16.0
2006 2,828,085 26.6 77.8 -14.3
2007 3,648,998 29.0 74.7 -3.1
2008 5,077,615 39.2 89.9 15.2
2009 3,962,049 -22.0 79.7 -10.2

(1) After reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) After dividends to policyholders. A drop in the combined ratio represents an improvement; an increase represents a deterioration.
(3) Calculated from unrounded data.

Source: SNL Financial LC.