| Top 10 Countries By Life And Nonlife Insurance Direct Premiums Written, 2015 (1) |
(US$ 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) |
$552,506 |
$763,766 |
$1,316,721 |
3.6% |
28.90% |
| 2 |
Japan (5), (6) |
343,816 |
105,891 |
449,707 |
-5.6 |
9.88 |
| 3 |
P.R. China (7) |
210,763 |
175,737 |
386,500 |
17.7 |
8.49 |
| 4 |
United Kingdom (5) |
214,492 |
105,685 |
320,176 |
-5.2 |
7.03 |
| 5 |
France (7) |
150,143 |
80,402 |
230,545 |
-14.5 |
5.06 |
| 6 |
Germany (8) |
96,725 |
116,538 |
213,263 |
-16.4 |
4.68 |
| 7 |
Italy (5) |
124,848 |
40,189 |
165,037 |
-15.3 |
3.62 |
| 8 |
South Korea (6) |
98,218 |
55,402 |
153,620 |
-3.3 |
3.37 |
| 9 |
Canada (5), (9) |
49,331 |
65,637 |
114,968 |
-9.5 |
2.52 |
| 10 |
Taiwan |
79,627 |
16,352 |
95,979 |
0.4 |
2.11 |
(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) Life premiums are provisional.
(5) Estimated.
(6) April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016.
(7) Provisional.
(8) Nonlife premiums are provisional.
(9) Life premiums are net premiums.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2016. |
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