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World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2021-2023 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2021 $2,940,266 $3,824,428 $6,764,694
2022 2,813,032 3,969,203 6,782,235
2023 2,888,998 4,297,176 7,186,174

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re Institute, sigma 3/2024 and database.

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2019-2021 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2019 $2,812,769 $3,413,769 $6,226,248
2020 2,727,176 3,564,658 6,291,834
2021 2,997,569 3,863,029 6,860,598

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma database.

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2018-2020 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2018 $2,866,868 $3,273,005 $6,139,873
2019 2,889,249 3,396,112 6,284,360
2020 2,797,437 3,489,608 6,287,044

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma database.

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2017-2019 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2017 $2,723,040 $3,066,759 $5,789,799
2018 2,882,179 3,266,841 6,149,020
2019 2,916,267 3,376,333 6,292,600

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

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

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2016-2018 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2016 $2,576,886 $2,117,918 $4,694,804
2017 2,724,017 2,233,490 4,957,507
2018 2,820,175 2,373,050 5,193,225

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

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

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2015-2017 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2015 $2,543,100 $2,056,752 $4,599,853
2016 2,581,972 2,120,869 4,702,841
2017 2,657,270 2,234,424 4,891,694

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

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

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2014-2016 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2014 $2,657,546 $2,119,613 $4,777,159
2015 2,546,941 2,050,739 4,597,680
2016 2,617,016 2,115,172 4,732,188

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

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

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2013-2015 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2013 $2,547,486 $2,040,966 $4,588,451
2014 2,655,593 2,099,118 4,754,710
2015 2,533,818 2,019,967 4,553,785

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re, sigma database, sigma 3/2016.

WORLD LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2012-2014 (1)

(U.S. $ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2012 $2,624,993 $1,976,336 $4,601,329
2013 2,545,045 2,048,587 4,593,632
2014 2,654,549 2,123,699 4,778,248

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

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

WORLD LIFE AND NONLIFE INSURANCE DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2011-2013 (1)

(Direct premiums written, U.S. $ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2011 $2,611,718 $1,954,445 $4,566,163
2012 2,630,274 1,968,677 4,598,951
2013 2,608,091 2,032,850 4,640,941

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

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

THE TEN MOST COSTLY LARGE-LOSS FIRES IN U.S. HISTORY, 2010

($ millions)
Estimated loss (1)
Rank Date Location/event Dollars when occurred  In 2010 dollars (2)
1 Sep. 11, 2001 World Trade Center (terrorist attacks) $33,400 (3) $41,100 (3)
2 Apr. 18, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire 350 8,500
3 Oct. 8-9, 1871 Great Chicago Fire 168 3,000
4 Oct. 20, 1991 Oakland, CA, fire storm 1,500 2,400
5 Oct. 20, 2007 San Diego County, CA, The Southern California Wildland Fires 1,800 1,900
6 Nov. 9, 1872 Great Boston Fire 75 1,400
7 Oct. 23, 1989 Pasadena, Texas, polyolefin plant 750 1,300
8 May 4, 2000 Los Alamos, NM, wildland fire 1,000 1,300
9 Oct. 25, 2003 Julian, CA, Wildfire (Cedar) 1,100 1,300
10 Feb. 7, 1904 Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Conflagration 50 1,200

(1) Loss estimates are from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) records. The list is limited to fires for which some reliable dollar loss estimates exists.
(2) Adjustment to 2010 dollars made by the NFPA using the Consumer Price Index, including the U.S. Census Bureau’s estimates of the index for historical times.
(3) Differs from estimates from other sources.

Source: National Fire Protection Association.

World Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2020-2024 (1)

(US$ millions)
Year Life Nonlife (2) Total
2020 $2,682 $3,538 $6,219
2021 2,940 3,824 6,765
2022 2,813 3,969 6,782
2023 2,977 4,299 7,276
2024 3,198 4,602 7,799

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.

Source: Swiss Re Institute, sigma 2/2025.