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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) |
$578,211 |
$662,432 |
$1,240,643 |
0.22% |
26.09% |
| 2 |
Japan (4) |
367,112 |
106,085 |
473,197 |
20.37 |
11.08 |
| 3 |
United Kingdom |
342,759 |
107,393 |
450,152 |
-16.56 |
10.54 |
| 4 |
France |
181,146 |
91,861 |
273,007 |
0.06 |
6.39 |
| 5 |
Germany |
111,278 |
131,807 |
243,085 |
8.75 |
5.69 |
| 6 |
PR China |
95,831 |
44,987 |
140,818 |
52.26 |
3.30 |
| 7 |
Italy |
82,623 |
58,066 |
140,689 |
-1.20 |
3.30 |
| 8 |
Netherlands (5) |
38,899 |
73,712 |
112,611 |
9.74 |
2.64 |
| 9 |
Canada (6) |
47,855 |
57,319 |
105,174 |
4.38 |
2.46 |
| 10 |
South Korea (4) |
66,417 |
30,606 |
97,023 |
-15.97 |
2.27 |
(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) April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009.
(5) Nonlife premiums are gross premiums and include a small amount of reinsurance premiums.
(6) Life premiums are net premiums.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2009. |