The insurance industry is a key component of the economy by virtue of the amount of premiums it collects, the scale of its investment and, more fundamentally, the essential social and economic role it plays in covering personal and business risks.

This annual publication provides major official insurance statistics for all OECD countries as well as Singapore which has an observer status to the OECD Insurance Committee.  The reader will find information on the diverse activities of this industry and on international insurance market trends.  The data, which are standardised as far as possible, are broken down under numerous sub-headings, and a series of indicators makes the characteristics of the national markets more readily comprehensible. This publication is an essential tool for civil servants, businessmen and academics working in the insurance field.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD-ROM AND ON LINE The database is available on CD-ROM an on line at www.SourceOECD.org. It is in user-friendly software. Beyond 20/20™ for Windows™, that allows users to extract and export data, prepare customised graphs and tables, and perform their own analysis. 

COUNTRIES COVERED
OECD: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.

Non-member country: Singapore