Table 6.3. - Insurance, 1997

[Millions of dollars]

Receipts Payments
Total Primary insurance Reinsurance Total Primary insurance Reinsurance
Net Premiums received Losses paid Net Premiums received Losses paid Net Premiums received Losses paid Net Premiums paid Losses recovered Net Premiums paid Losses recovered Net Premiums paid Losses recovered
All countries2,4856,1333,6484448654212,0405,2683,2276,00215,2339,2311,6021,697954,40013,5369,136
Canada389996606831861033068105045201,094574109(/D/)(/D/)411(/D/)(/D/)
Europe1,0152,5681,553163222598522,3461,4941,8856,8774,9911,2001,225256855,6524,967
Belgium-Luxembourg5398452535194433580451414(*)216645
France1312208971251252098432056124288881232473241
Germany223486263111762124682571631,3111,1483333(*)1311,2781,147
Italy3978393523673370707033(*)-36870
Netherlands-384179253-403777-10932141(*)(*)(*)-11031141
Norway114937(/D/)(/D/)5(/D/)(/D/)32115147102-6511
Spain1624824213206275(*)(*)(*)275
Sweden10281824282416-5727611(*)-67076
Switzerland-15556242-35153-24759183928346-276557833
United Kingdom5211,331811115137234061,1947881,7653,6461,8801,0151,031167502,6151,864
Other50157107(/D/)(/D/)7(/D/)(/D/)101-404925311010(*)-50481531
Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere6001,391791130191604701,2017313,3206,7093,389271(/D/)(/D/)3,049(/D/)(/D/)
South and Central America1635954331151725747423376-11455525(/D/)(/D/)-36(/D/)(/D/)
Argentina4115111334512-297099-5(/D/)(/D/)(*)(*)(*)-5(/D/)(/D/)
Brazil8261810132-31316-818(*)(*)(*)-8(*)8
Chile208061671147460-11211(*)-2(*)2
Mexico471146722319258258-527(*)(*)(*)-527
Venezuela112917910131916-146(/D/)(/D/)(*)(/D/)(/D/)6
Other73232159366732371641279(/D/)(/D/)(/D/)(/D/)(/D/)(/D/)(/D/)(/D/)
Other Western Hemisphere438796358151834237783553,3306,6643,334245299543,0856,3653,280
Bermuda66364298441623602982,4614,3571,896234287532,2274,0701,843
Other3724326011143361418578692,3071,438121318582,2941,437
Africa7169231513858222(*)362
South Africa48411(*)374-112(*)(*)(*)-112
Other49513126466122(*)45(*)
Middle East13503722(*)11483736422(*)144
Israel(*)3534(*)1(*)03434-112(*)(*)(*)-112
Saudi Arabia2311101320(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)0(*)(*)
Other1012211(*)1011245122(*)231
Asia and Pacific3948945012682563688124442235032801919(*)204483280
Australia3211785-419233698628418910599(*)75180105
China-141428(*)(*)(*)-151428-14115(*)(*)(*)-14115
Hong Kong1237251(/D/)(/D/)11(/D/)(/D/)196-1333(*)163-13
India(*)77011(*)66132(*)(*)(*)132
Indonesia-2151711(*)-3141633(*)11(*)22(*)
Japan287484197711528047219211626014455(*)111256144
Korea, Republic of6231815351914495(*)(*)(*)395
Malaysia313911(*)3129-1(*)1(*)(*)(*)-1(*)1
New Zealand913411(*)912310121(*)(*)(*)10111
Philippines515100225138-415(*)(*)(*)-415
Singapore2030108(/D/)(/D/)11(/D/)(/D/)-167(*)(*)(*)-167
Taiwan281118310123199980055(*)(*)(*)-145
Thailand814611(*)7136351(*)(*)(*)351
Other022(*)(*)0-112231(*)(*)(*)231
International organizations and unallocated66216150381781402838104738-10(*)(*)04738-10
Addenda:
European Union/1/9912,4331,441147198518452,2351,3902,1286,2694,1411,1631,180179645,0894,124
Eastern Europe/2/112513(*)1111231231-2(*)(*)(*)3(*)-2

* Less than $500,000.

D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of data of individual companies.

1. See table 2, footnote 2.

2. See table 2, footnote 3.