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The Annual Insurance Industry Review 2007 - 08


Industry statistics

All Business 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross Written Premium ($)

2,688,889,035

2,843,300,310

2,991,934,639

3,011,273,374

3,099,077,385

Net Written Premium ($)

2,171,688,948

2,355,817,527

2,533,153,469

2,564,171,240

2,657,163,693

Net Earned Premium ($)

2,041,364,511

2,283,372,355

2,465,493,771

2,543,899,069

2,608,081,917

Claims Incurred ($)

1,291,591,361

1,435,993,453

1,505,345,266

1,609,672,399

1,736,503,436

Loss Ratio (%)

63.27 %

62.89 %

61.05%

63.28 %

66.58%

Business Costs (Staff etc) ($)

560,244,848

631,827,986

695,741,650

762,889,565

825,984,278

Combined Ratio (%)

90.72 %

90.56 %

89.28%

93.26 %

98.25%

 

Commercial Material Damage and Business Interruption 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross Written Premium ($)

443,546,637

467,729,535

450,024,879

434,899,307

424,814,574

Net Written Premium ($)

249,992,272

277,570,590

269,227,384

250,377,553

248,966,425

Net Earned Premium ($)

224,330,356

276,852,324

264,419,695

259,798,435

249,854,108

Claims Incurred ($)

128,431,329

175,616,248

150,505,061

147,371,640

175,041,037

Loss Ratio (%)

75.25 %

63.43 %

56.92%

56.73%

70.06%

 

Domestic Buildings and Contents 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross Written Premium ($)

550,576,291

567,171,746

612,693,480

650,460,420

703,171,694

Net Written Premium ($)

497,836,604

526,273,977

567,460,544

613,482,598

662,679,754

Net Earned Premium ($)

482,530,024

515,714,410

556,581,009

599,295,472

640,728,100

Claims Incurred ($)

342,618,474

395,537,263

417,962,593

477,339,229

535,037,934

Loss Ratio (%)

71.00 %

76.70 %

75.09%

79.65%

83.50%

 

Motor Commercial and Private 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross Written Premium ($)

968,606,030

1,039,300,352

1,080,040,406

1,089,367,152

1,108,091,872

Net Written Premium ($)

917,677,391

999,743,136

1,048,797,392

1,057,591,852

1,080,683,184

Net Earned Premium ($)

870,938,248

963,820,423

1,027,933,037

1,061,862,826

1,077,998,789

Claims Incurred ($)

634,174,990

673,105,579

711,919,892

739,416,181

770,080,686

Loss Ratio (%)

72.81 %

69.84 %

69.26%

69.63%

71.44%

 

Marine Hull and Cargo 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross Written Premium ($)

113,000,957

111,397,160

111,855,941

105,606,534

107,516,864

Net Written Premium ($)

77,160,878

78,733,731

79,017,420

79,456,492

79,129,286

Net Earned Premium ($)

78,685,647

79,753,409

76,769,224

76,251,616

77,735,860

Claims Incurred ($)

42,222,804

34,064,514

37,700,349

50,073,714

51,332,230

Loss Ratio (%)

53.66 %

42.71 %

49.11%

65.67%

66.03%

 

Liability Professional & Defamation, Directors & Officers and Public Product & Other 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross Written Premium ($)

217,329,568

229,924,380

249,505,862

246,227,459

252,485,737

Net Written Premium ($)

167,734,871

183,692,733

212,258,744

209,527,470

219,954,010

Net Earned Premium ($)

151,436,110

173,920,406

208,768,286

208,852,711

212,870,263

Claims Incurred ($)

65,995,100

63,428,901

78,402,089

79,736,304

70,552,528

Loss Ratio (%)

43.58 %

36.47 %

37.55%

38.18%

33.14%

 

Earthquake Domestic, Commercial M.D., Business Interruption and Marine Cargo 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross Written Premium ($)

197,655,611

207,596,836

205,966,145

209,800,798

212,597,837

Net Written Premium ($)

108,176,575

115,756,806

117,868,652

116,064,812

114,429,759

Net Earned Premium ($)

92,484,681

109,184,229

121,644,727

112,504,953

111,343,908

Claims Incurred ($)

1,764,819

2,539,356

2,011,282

1,347,519

2,006,587

Loss Ratio (%)

1.91 %

2.33 %

1.65%

1.19 %

1.80%

 

Other Personal Accident, Travel, Livestock and Other 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross Written Premium ($)

198,173,941

220,180,301

281,847,924

274,911,704

290,398,807

Net Written Premium ($)

153,110,357

174,046,554

238,553,329

237,670,464

251,321,275

Net Earned Premium ($)

140,959,445

164,127,154

209,377,799

225,333,056

237,550,889

Claims Incurred ($)

76,383,845

91,701,592

106,844,003

114,387,824

132,452,434

Loss Ratio (%)

54.19 %

55.87 %

51.03%

50.76%

55.76%

 

Gross Written Premiums of Business Classes 12 months to September

Year-End

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Commercial ($)

443,546,637

467,729.535

450,024,879

434,899,307

424,814,574

Domestic ($)

550,576,291

567,171,746

612,693,480

650,460,420

703,171,694

Motor ($)

968,606,030

1,039,300,352

1,080,040,406

1,089,367,152

1,108,091,872

Marine ($)

113,000,957

111,397,160

111,855,941

105,606,534

107,516,864

Liability ($)

217,329,568

229,924,380

249,505,862

246,227,459

252,485,737

Earthquake ($)

197,655,611

207,596,836

205,966,145

209,800,798

212,597,837

Other ($)

198,173,941

220,180,301

281,847,924

274,911,704

290,398,807

Total ($)

2,688,889,035

2,843,300,310

2,991,934,639

3,011,273,374

3,099,077,385

The annual industry statistics.

 


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