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Private Passenger Auto Insurance Industry Underwriting Expenses, 2021 (1)

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Expense Percent of premiums
Losses and related expenses (2)  
Loss and loss adjustment expense (LAE) ratio 78.2%
    Incurred losses 68.0
    Defense and cost containment expenses incurred 2.3
    Adjusting and other expenses incurred 7.8
Operating expenses (3)  
Expense ratio 23.1%
    Net commissions and brokerage expenses incurred 8.4
    Taxes, licenses and fees 2.1
    Other acquisition and field supervision expenses incurred 7.4
    General expenses incurred 5.1
Dividends to policyholders (2) 0.7%
Combined ratio afterr dividends (4) 101.9%
(1) After reinsurance transactions. (2) As a percent of net premiums earned ($249.8 billion in 2021). (3) As a percent of net premiums written ($252.9 billion in 2021). (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.