BURGLARY AND THEFT INSURANCE, 2000-2009

($000)

Year Net premiums written (1) Annual percent change Combined ratio (2) Annual point change (3)
2000 $116,123 4.5% 70.6 -11.6 pts.
2001 121,486 4.6 71.6 1.0
2002 113,493 -6.6 53.6 -18.0
2003 123,677 9.0 66.9 13.2
2004 138,281 11.8 69.0 2.1
2005 119,822 -13.3 63.6 -5.4
2006 142,908 19.3 63.8 0.2
2007 160,665 12.4 56.2 -7.6
2008 160,550 -0.1 48.5 -7.7
2009 152,009 -5.3 59.4 11.0

(1) After reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) After dividends to policyholders. A drop in the combined ratio represents an improvement; an increase represents a deterioration.
(3) Calculated from unrounded data.

Source: SNL Financial LC.