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Private Passenger Auto Insurance Industry Underwriting Expenses, 2020 (1)

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Expense Percent of premiums
Losses and related expenses (2)  
Loss and loss adjustment expense (LAE) ratio 66.2%
    Incurred losses 55.9
    Defense and cost containment expenses incurred 2.4
    Adjusting and other expenses incurred 8.0
Operating expenses (3)  
Expense ratio 24.3%
    Net commissions and brokerage expenses incurred 8.9
    Taxes, licenses and fees 2.1
    Other acquisition and field supervision expenses incurred 7.5
    General expenses incurred 5.8
Dividends to policyholders (2) 2.0%
Combined ratio after dividends (4) 92.6%
(1) After reinsurance transactions. (2) As a percent of net premiums earned ($244.0 billion in 2020). (3) As a percent of net premiums written ($243.7 billion in 2020). (4) Sum of loss and LAE, expense and dividends ratios. Calculated from unrounded numbers. Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.