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TOP TEN COUNTRIES BY LIFE AND NONLIFE DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2009 (1)

(U.S. $ millions)




Total premiums
Rank
Country
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
South Korea
62,461
34,216
96,676
6.7
2.36

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Nonlife premiums include state funds; life premiums include an estimate of group pension business.
(4) April 1, 2009-March 31, 2010.
(5) Provisional.
(6) Estimated.
(7) Life premiums are net premiums.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 2/2010, update December, 2010.

TOP TEN COUNTRIES BY LIFE AND NONLIFE DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2008 (1)

(U.S. $ millions)
 
 
 
 
Total premiums
Rank
Country
Life premiums

Nonlife
premiums (2)

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
Canada (6)
47,855
57,319
105,174
4.38
2.46
10
South Korea (4)
66,417
30,606
97,023
-15.97
2.27

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Nonlife premiums include state funds; life premiums include an estimate of group pension business.
(4) April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009.
(5) Nonlife premiums are gross premiums and include a small amount of reinsurance premiums.
(6) Life premiums are net premiums.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 3/2009.