| Year |
Net premiums written (1) |
Annual percent change |
Combined ratio (2) |
Annual point change (3) |
| 2000 |
$802,115 |
-7.7% |
94.3 |
3.7 pts. |
| 2001 |
856,259 |
6.8 |
92.5 |
-1.8 |
| 2002 |
1,013,535 |
18.4 |
105.3 |
12.8 |
| 2003 |
1,191,861 |
17.6 |
71.0 |
-34.3 |
| 2004 |
1,309,345 |
9.9 |
80.5 |
9.6 |
| 2005 |
1,215,815 |
-7.1 |
85.1 |
4.5 |
| 2006 |
1,240,349 |
2.0 |
87.1 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
1,246,889 |
0.5 |
76.4 |
-10.7 |
| 2008 |
1,140,628 |
-8.5 |
84.2 |
7.8 |
| 2009 |
1,105,439 |
-3.1 |
105.3 |
21.1 |
(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. |