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This annual publication provides major official insurance statistics. 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.

The rate of gross premium growth in both the life and non-life insurance sectors diverged substantially across countries, as some countries saw strong growth while others experienced declines in the life insurance sector, non-life insurance sector or both.

All the data in the statistical tables of each country have been reported by the relevant national insurance authorities. Regarding comparative tables of indicators, the data are mainly drawn from the tables by country. The economic data on exchange rates, population and GDP are taken from the OECD publication Main Economic Indicators.

The OECD has been collecting insurance statistics for almost two decades, with data on the insurance sector dating back to the early 1980s. In response to the financial crisis, the Global Insurance Statistics (GIS) project was launched as part of the OECD’s insurance market monitoring activities. The main objective was to expand the scope of the OECD’s statistical framework for insurance and extend its global reach, with a view to enhancing the transparency of insurance markets. These changes led to the collection of key balance sheet and income statement items for the direct insurance and reinsurance sectors, and to the geographical expansion of the OECD’s Global Insurance Statistics database.

This annual publication contains time series of insurance statistics for OECD member countries. Statistics and indicators are derived from national administrative sources based on a questionnaire prepared under the auspices of the OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee, and, its Task Force on Insurance Statistics.