| Year |
Direct premiums written (1) |
Annual percent change |
Loss ratio (2) |
Annual point change |
| 2001 |
$433,743 |
-7.4% |
69 |
1 pt. |
| 2002 |
405,003 |
-6.6 |
70 |
1 |
| 2003 |
422,137 |
4.2 |
56 |
-14 |
| 2004 |
427,567 |
1.3 |
58 |
2 |
| 2005 |
434,711 |
1.7 |
44 |
-14 |
| 2006 |
405,254 |
-6.8 |
50 |
4 |
| 2007 |
489,649 |
20.8 |
48 |
-2 |
| 2008 |
669,436 |
36.7 |
83 |
35 |
| 2009 |
621,322 |
-7.2 |
91 |
8 |
| 2010 |
682,210 |
9.8 |
67 |
-24 |
(1) Before reinsurance transactions, total for all policyholders of crop-hail insurance.
(2) The percentage of each premium dollar spent on claims and associated costs. A drop in the loss ratio represents an improvement; an increase represents a deterioration.
Source: National Crop Insurance Services. |