Table 6.4. - Insurance, 1998

[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 countries2,8426,9854,1434558353802,3876,1503,7636,90818,58111,6731,1011,2431435,80817,33811,530
Canada3241,072748451621172799106315091,050541129129(*)380921541
Europe1,4522,9751,523127213861,3252,7621,4371,6777,9526,274815861458627,0916,229
Belgium-Luxembourg651377225263132705312067111104210967
France105328223516111003112123276513244142(*)286609323
Germany25455229881911246533286-401,5311,5712121(*)-601,5101,571
Italy509747(*)98508939-16819711(*)-178097
Netherlands113625351831243434011024240
Norway33582561042748211015589(*)165
Spain173417(*)88172696105(*)(*)(*)5105
Sweden10332324292921-3682118110-3782118
Switzerland76255242558532891,235947121642761,219943
United Kingdom8811,46458395126317861,3375511,1173,6612,544712752414052,9092,504
Other1817415638515166151-3552255777(*)-42515557
Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere5001,6811,181125186613751,4951,1204,4278,8884,462131227974,2968,6614,365
South and Central America1416745331131695628505477-203757220-223557
Argentina20130111324412-128799-52025(*)(*)0-52025
Brazil72922710301919110(*)(*)01(*)0
Chile199171671138470-1(*)2(*)(*)0-1(*)2
Mexico3912485193314209172254(*)(*)0154
Venezuela034349101-92433-426110-6(*)6
Other5726520939652518201183-121021(*)(*)0-12921
Other Western Hemisphere3591,007648121753479906434,4468,8514,405128225974,3188,6264,308
Bermuda-95424519341-984205183,0685,8492,782133(/D/)(/D/)2,934(/D/)(/D/)
Other45358312981354455691241,3793,0021,623-5(/D/)(/D/)1,384(/D/)(/D/)
Africa5181423231512583(*)1(*)583
South Africa484(*)(*)(*)474-112(*)(*)0-112
Other11110132-188682(*)(*)(*)671
Middle East19664622(*)17644659444(*)154
Israel54338(*)1(*)54338(*)21(*)(*)0(*)21
Saudi Arabia495110385-1(*)10(*)(*)-1(*)1
Other10144(*)1(*)10133572440132
Asia and Pacific3569005442885563288154872426243812122(*)221602381
Australia13127114-1222314105911222641411414(*)109250141
China-171330(*)(*)(*)-171330-3-40(*)(*)(*)-3-4-1
Hong Kong43733(*)141442219243-21(*)(*)0243-21
India188-1(*)1286342(*)(*)0242
Indonesia0141511(*)-114150(*)(*)(*)(*)00(*)(*)
Japan28145617561042744461728330922644078304226
Korea, Republic of43026373123223107(*)(*)03107
Malaysia11311(*)(*)0112110(*)(*)(*)(*)00(*)(*)
New Zealand1217511(*)121651517222013152
Philippines21614-12231512066(*)(*)0066
Singapore2233111014512186-336(*)(*)(*)-336
Taiwan281168971032010686-336(*)(*)0-326
Thailand817922(*)5159462(*)(*)0462
Other-123(*)(*)0-123-135(*)(*)0-135
International organizations and unallocated185273871261845859882943517(*)(*)043517
Addenda:
European Union/1/1,4052,8251,420117198811,2882,6261,3391,3756,7015,327794836415805,8665,285
Eastern Europe/2/924151(*)08241541-3(*)(*)041-3

* 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.