Components of the Net Combined Ratio, Property/Casualty Insurance, 2014-2023 (1)
| Year | Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio (2) |
Expense ratio (3) | Combined ratio | Dividends to policyholders (4) |
Combined ratio after dividends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 69.0 | 27.7 | 96.7 | 0.6 | 97.3 |
| 2015 | 69.3 | 27.9 | 97.2 | 0.6 | 97.7 |
| 2016 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 100.6 |
| 2017 | 76.0 | 27.1 | 103.0 | 0.6 | 103.6 |
| 2018 | 71.4 | 27.1 | 98.5 | 0.6 | 99.1 |
| 2019 | 71.0 | 27.0 | 98.0 | 0.8 | 98.8 |
| 2020 | 70.2 | 27.3 | 97.5 | 1.2 | 98.7 |
| 2021 | 72.4 | 26.4 | 98.8 | 0.7 | 99.5 |
| 2022 | 76.3 | 25.7 | 102.0 | 0.4 | 102.4 |
| 2023 | 76.3 | 24.9 | 101.3 | 0.4 | 101.7 |
(1) Excludes state funds and other residual market insurers.
(2) Incurred loss and loss adjustment expenses as a percent of earned premiums.
(3) Other underwriting expenses as a percent of written premiums.
(4) Dividends to policyholders as a percent of earned premiums.
Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global market Intelligence: Insurance Expense Exhibit, Insurance Information Institute.