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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Global Insurance Industry

Global insurance premiums grew by 3.4% in 2008 to reach $4.3 trillion. For the first time in the past 3 decades, premium income declined in inflation-adjusted terms, with non-life premiums falling by 0.8% and life premiums falling by 3.5%. The insurance industry is exposed to the global economic downturn on the assets side by the decline in returns on investments and on the liabilities side by a rise in claims.