| Top 10 Countries By Life And Nonlife Direct Premiums Written, 2012 (1) |
(U.S. $ 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) |
$567,756 |
$703,128 |
$1,270,884 |
4.0% |
27.55% |
| 2 |
Japan (4), (6) |
524,372 |
129,740 |
654,112 |
2.5 |
14.18 |
| 3 |
United Kingdom (6) |
205,918 |
105,500 |
311,418 |
-0.5 |
6.75 |
| 4 |
P.R. China (4) |
141,208 |
104,302 |
245,511 |
10.7 |
5.32 |
| 5 |
France (6) |
149,346 |
93,112 |
242,459 |
-11.1 |
5.26 |
| 6 |
Germany (4) |
106,411 |
125,497 |
231,908 |
-5.6 |
5.03 |
| 7 |
Italy |
93,273 |
50,945 |
144,218 |
-10.3 |
3.13 |
| 8 |
South Korea (4), (6) |
78,920 |
60,376 |
139,296 |
10.7 |
3.02 |
| 9 |
Canada (6), (7) |
51,783 |
70,750 |
122,532 |
1.2 |
2.66 |
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Netherlands (6) |
29,338 |
71,005 |
100,342 |
-7.8 |
2.18 |
(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) Provisional.
(5) April 1, 2012-March 31, 2013.
(6) Estimated.
(7) Life premiums are net premiums.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2013. |
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