| Year |
Net premiums written |
Annual percent change |
Combined ratio (2) |
Annual point change |
| 1999 |
$21,212,749 |
9.1% |
113.8 |
9.4 pts. |
| 2000 |
24,853,859 |
17.2 |
114.2 |
0.4 |
| 2001 |
26,687,636 |
7.4 |
142.9 |
28.7 |
| 2002 |
29,503,920 |
10.6 |
121.3 |
-21.6 |
| 2003 |
30,630,787 |
3.8 |
101.2 |
-20.1 |
| 2004 |
28,759,085 |
-6.1 |
106.2 |
5.0 |
| 2005 |
25,330,697 |
-11.9 |
129.4 |
23.2 |
| 2006 |
25,834,026 |
2.0 |
94.9 |
-34.5 |
| 2007 |
22,711,994 |
-12.1 |
94.7 |
-0.2 |
| 2008 |
23,920,333 |
5.3 |
101.8 |
7.1 |
(1) Based on reinsurance companies responding to quarterly surveys conducted by the Reinsurance Association of America.
(2) After dividends to policyholders.
Source: Reinsurance Association of America. |