TOP TEN COUNTRIES BY LIFE AND NONLIFE DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2013 (1) |
(U.S. $ millions)
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Total premiums |
Rank |
Country |
Life premiums |
Nonlife premiums (2) |
Amount |
Percent change
from prior year |
Percent of total
world premiums |
1 |
United States (3), (4) |
$532,858 |
$726,397 |
$1,259,255 |
-1.1% |
27.13% |
2 |
Japan (5), (6) |
422,733 |
108,773 |
531,506 |
-15.2 |
11.45 |
3 |
United Kingdom (6) |
222,893 |
106,750 |
329,643 |
2.4 |
7.10 |
4 |
P.R. China (4) |
152,121 |
125,844 |
277,965 |
13.3 |
5.99 |
5 |
France (7) |
160,156 |
94,598 |
254,754 |
7.2 |
5.49 |
6 |
Germany (7) |
114,349 |
132,813 |
247,162 |
6.3 |
5.33 |
7 |
Italy (4) |
117,978 |
50,576 |
168,554 |
17.1 |
3.63 |
8 |
South Korea (5), (6) |
91,204 |
54,223 |
145,427 |
-4.9 |
3.13 |
9 |
Canada (6), (8) |
52,334 |
73,010 |
125,344 |
0.6 |
2.70 |
10 |
Netherlands (4) |
26,005 |
75,135 |
101,140 |
5.5 |
2.18 |
(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Nonlife premiums include state funds; life premiums include an estimate of group pension business.
(4) Provisional.
(5) April 1, 2013-March 31, 2014.
(6) Estimated.
(7) Life premiums are estimated; nonlife premiums are provisional.
(8) Life premiums are net premiums.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2014. |
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