TOP TEN COUNTRIES BY LIFE AND NONLIFE DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2009 (1)
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Total premiums
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Rank
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Country
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Life
premiums |
Nonlife
premiums (2) |
Amount
|
Percent change
from prior year |
Percent of total
world premiums |
1
|
United States (3)
|
$501,675
|
$648,083
|
$1,149,758
|
-7.3
|
28.03%
|
2
|
Japan (4)
|
410,309
|
107,762
|
518,070
|
7.2
|
12.63
|
3
|
United Kingdom
|
216,719
|
95,446
|
312,165
|
-21.1
|
7.61
|
4
|
France
|
194,077
|
88,993
|
283,070
|
2.6
|
6.90
|
5
|
Germany
|
111,996
|
127,945
|
239,941
|
-0.2
|
5.85
|
6
|
Italy
|
115,290
|
54,070
|
169,360
|
20.4
|
4.13
|
7
|
China (5)
|
109,175
|
53,871
|
163,046
|
15.8
|
3.98
|
8
|
Netherlands (6)
|
33,758
|
74,385
|
108,144
|
-5.6
|
2.64
|
9
|
Canada (7)
|
45,154
|
54,342
|
98,496
|
-4.7
|
2.43
|
10
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South Korea
|
62,461
|
34,216
|
96,676
|
6.7
|
2.36
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Total premiums
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Rank
|
Country
|
Life premiums
|
Nonlife |
Amount
|
Percent change
from prior year |
Percent of total
world premiums |
1
|
United States (3)
|
$578,211
|
$662,432
|
$1,240,643
|
0.22%
|
26.09%
|
2
|
Japan (4)
|
367,112
|
106,085
|
473,197
|
20.37
|
11.08
|
3
|
United Kingdom
|
342,759
|
107,393
|
450,152
|
-16.56
|
10.54
|
4
|
France
|
181,146
|
91,861
|
273,007
|
0.06
|
6.39
|
5
|
Germany
|
111,278
|
131,807
|
243,085
|
8.75
|
5.69
|
6
|
PR China
|
95,831
|
44,987
|
140,818
|
52.26
|
3.30
|
7
|
Italy
|
82,623
|
58,066
|
140,689
|
-1.20
|
3.30
|
8
|
Netherlands (5)
|
38,899
|
73,712
|
112,611
|
9.74
|
2.64
|
9
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Canada (6)
|
47,855
|
57,319
|
105,174
|
4.38
|
2.46
|
10
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South Korea (4)
|
66,417
|
30,606
|
97,023
|
-15.97
|
2.27
|