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Leading premium writing countries globally 2018, by premiums
Leading life and non-life direct premium writing countries globally in 2018, by premiums (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Jennifer Rudden,
last edited
Aug 1, 2019
The statistic presents the leading life and non-life premium writing countries globally in 2018, by value of premiums written. In that year, Germany's insurance industry wrote life premiums worth approximately 96 billion U.S. dollars and non-life premiums worth 145 billion U.S. dollars.
Leading life and non-life direct premium writing countries globally in 2018, by premiums (in billion U.S. dollars)
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by Jennifer Rudden,
last edited
Aug 1, 2019
The statistic presents the leading life and non-life premium writing countries globally in 2018, by value of premiums written. In that year, Germany's insurance industry wrote life premiums worth approximately 96 billion U.S. dollars and non-life premiums worth 145 billion U.S. dollars.
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- Worldwide
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- 2018
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- Before reinsurance transactions.
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*Includes accident and health insurance.
United States: Nonlife premiums include state funds; life premiums include an estimate of group pension business; Life premiums are estimated.
Japan: Estimated; April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
United Kingdom: Estimated.
P.R. China: Provisional
France: provisional
Germany: Nonlife premiums are provisional.
Italy: estimated.
South Korea: April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
Canada: Estimated; Life premiums are net premiums.
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- Worldwide
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- 2018
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- Before reinsurance transactions.
- Supplementary notes
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*Includes accident and health insurance.
United States: Nonlife premiums include state funds; life premiums include an estimate of group pension business; Life premiums are estimated.
Japan: Estimated; April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
United Kingdom: Estimated.
P.R. China: Provisional
France: provisional
Germany: Nonlife premiums are provisional.
Italy: estimated.
South Korea: April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
Canada: Estimated; Life premiums are net premiums.
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