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Net Premiums Written, Property/Casualty And Life/Annuities

There are three main insurance sectors: property/casualty (P/C), mainly auto, home and commercial insurance; life/annuity, mainly life insurance and annuity products; and private health insurance, written by insurers whose main business is health insurance. Life/annuity and P/C insurers can also write health coverage.

Net Premiums Written, Property/Casualty And Life/Annuity Insurance, 2014-2023

Year Property/casualty (1) Life/annuity (2) Total
2014 $502,578,473 $644,479,853 $1,147,058,326
2015 520,047,073 635,549,216 1,155,596,289
2016 533,744,458 597,634,158 1,131,378,616
2017 558,157,401 594,906,580 1,153,063,981
2018 617,931,313 599,149,141 1,217,080,454
2019 639,336,652 684,834,322 1,324,170,974
2020 655,589,295 629,241,674 1,284,830,969
2021 715,937,546 641,025,386 1,356,962,932
2022 776,693,264 709,057,636 1,485,750,900
2023 857,326,020 683,536,790 1,540,862,810
Percent change      
2014-2023 70.6% 6.1% 34.3%
2022-2023 10.4 -3.6 3.7

(1) Net premiums written before reinsurance transactions, excludes state funds, includes accident and health insurance.
(2) Includes premiums, annuity considerations (fees for annuity contracts), deposit-type funds and accident and health insurance.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Property/Casualty And Life/Annuity Insurance Premiums, 2023 (1)

Property/Casualty And Life/Annuity Insurance Premiums, 2023 (1)

GROWTH IN U.S. PREMIUMS, PROPERTY/CASUALTY AND LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE, 2003-2012

GROWTH IN U.S. PREMIUMS, PROPERTY/CASUALTY AND LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE, 2003-2012

Direct Premiums Written, Property/Casualty And Life/Health

Direct Premiums Written, Property/Casualty and Life/Annuity Insurance, 2015-2024

Year Property/casualty (1) Life/annuity (2) Total
2015 $591,757,789 $676,485,717 $1,268,243,506
2016 613,383,327 677,704,031 1,291,087,358
2017 642,531,528 687,279,884 1,329,811,412
2018 678,279,439 732,088,541 1,410,367,980
2019 712,471,198 768,019,838 1,480,491,036
2020 728,998,689 773,650,404 1,502,649,093
2021 798,702,031 827,717,052 1,626,419,083
2022 876,177,259 890,495,939 1,766,673,198
2023 968,654,539 942,924,284 1,911,578,823
2024 1,061,560,593 1,076,220,546 2,137,781,139
Percent change      
2015 to 2024 79.4% 59.1% 68.6%
2023 to 2024 9.6% 14.1% 11.8%

(1) Direct premiums written before reinsurance transactions, excludes state funds, includes accident and health insurance.
(2) Includes premiums, annuity considerations (fees for annuity contracts), deposit-type funds and accident and health insurance.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence: Core Financial Pages, Insurance Information Institute.

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