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 presents the main
official insurance statistics for all OECD countries including Canada, 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 standardized 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.
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