INVESTMENTS, LIFE/HEALTH INSURERS, 2008-2010 (1)
  Amount ($ billions) Percent of total investments
Investment type 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010
Bonds  $2,149.6 $2,291.4 $2,425.9 71.22% 74.59% 75.93%
Stocks 113.2 73.9 76.9 3.75 2.41 2.41
     Preferred stock  64.0 11.7 9.1 2.12 0.38 0.28
     Common stock  49.2 62.2 67.7 1.63 2.03 2.12
Mortgage loans on real estate 328.0 316.0 307.2 10.87 10.29 9.61
     First lien real estate mortgage loans  325.7 313.2 305.0 10.79 10.20 9.55
     Real estate loans less first liens  2.3 2.8 2.1 0.08 0.09 0.07
Real estate 20.0 19.5 19.7 0.66 0.63 0.62
     Occupied properties  5.9 6.2 5.7 0.20 0.20 0.18
     Income generating properties  13.8 12.9 13.6 0.46 0.42 0.43
     Properties for sale  0.4 0.4 0.3 0.01 0.01 0.01
Cash, cash equivalent and short term assets  146.3 122.7 95.1 4.85 3.99 2.98
Contract loans including premium notes  119.3 120.0 123.5 3.95 3.91 3.86
Derivatives NA NA 21.6 NA NA 0.68
Other invested assets  102.8 105.3 112.2 3.40 3.43 3.51
Receivables for securities  3.0 2.0 1.8 0.10 0.07 0.06
Securities lending reinvested collateral assets NA NA 10.6 NA NA 0.33
Write-ins for invested assets  36.0 21.2 0.5 1.19 0.69 0.02
Total cash and invested assets  $3,018.3 $3,071.9 $3,194.9 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%


(1) Data are net admitted assets of life/health insurers.

NA=Data not available.

Source: SNL Financial LC.