| Year |
Net premiums written (1) |
Annual percent change |
Combined ratio (2) |
Annual point change (3) |
| 2000 |
$3,328,126 |
1.7% |
87.0 |
3.3 pts. |
| 2001 |
3,044,064 |
-8.5 |
124.1 |
37.1 |
| 2002 |
3,280,927 |
7.8 |
116.9 |
-7.2 |
| 2003 |
3,384,636 |
3.2 |
122.1 |
5.2 |
| 2004 |
3,821,170 |
12.9 |
119.8 |
-2.3 |
| 2005 |
3,866,026 |
1.2 |
101.5 |
-18.3 |
| 2006 |
4,435,122 |
14.7 |
81.7 |
-19.8 |
| 2007 |
4,807,994 |
8.4 |
72.3 |
-9.3 |
| 2008 |
4,960,255 |
3.2 |
66.9 |
-5.4 |
| 2009 |
4,834,939 |
-2.5 |
79.5 |
12.5 |
(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. |