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Fire & Allied Lines, top writers by state--2002.


Fire & Allied Lines, Top Writers by State--2002
Rank is based on direct premiums written.
($ Thousands)

                                  Direct    % of
                    No. of      Premiums    U.S.    Premium
State        Rank     Cos.       Written   Total   % Change

Ala.           26      378      $258,770     1.3       20.3
Alaska         48      199        40,118     0.2       10.5
Ariz.          34      389       186,450     0.9       56.8
Ark.           28      378       239,177     1.2       18.4
Calif.          1      446     2,871,326    14.0       23.6
Colo.          29      369       238,861     1.2       45.0
Conn.          36      339       175,740     0.9       28.4
Del.           47      288        40,545     0.2       32.8
D.C.           45      247        58,222     0.3       98.6
Fla.            3      436     1,990,877     9.7       31.6
Ga.            11      445       503,943     2.5       29.9
Hawaii         38      198       107,628     0.5       29.9
Idaho          42      304        81,141     0.4       25.0
Ill.            5      505       807,000     3.9       34.6
Ind.           16      460       373,708     1.8       29.2
Iowa           14      369       413,778     2.0       15.1
Kan.           19      382       349,096     1.7       16.2
Ky.            31      395       226,491     1.1       28.7
La.            12      356       455,533     2.2       16.8
Maine          46      255        55,299     0.3       41.1
Md.            32      389       209,179     1.0       53.0
Mass.          20      346       342,172     1.7       40.0
Mich.          13      399       436,608     2.1       45.2
Minn.          10      371       505,602     2.5       23.2
Miss.          25      358       268,098     1.3       10.9
Mo.            15      435       403,245     2.0       24.3
Mont.          37      303       107,882     0.5       54.5
Neb.           22      331       317,360     1.6       15.3
Nev.           40      336        94,621     0.5       51.6
N.H.           49      270        35,584     0.2       27.3
N.J.            6      355       566,861     2.8       40.9
N.M.           43      309        71,482     0.3       32.8
N.Y             4      465     1,172,712     5.7       78.9
N.C.            9      387       513,642     2.5       23.7
N.D.           24      271       291,142     1.4       19.2
Ohio            8      458       541,706     2.6       31.8
Okla.          30      377       231,247     1.1       18.3
Ore.           33      351       203,981     1.0       12.1
Pa.             7      478       560,915     2.7       33.9
R.I.           44      282        59,188     0.3       27.2
S.C.           21      375       332,220     1.6       23.5
S.D.           35      306       181,547     0.9        4.9
Tenn.          18      438       360,933     1.8       31.6
Texas           2      467     2,023,709     9.9       26.0
Utah           39      330        96,452     0.5       60.6
Vt.            51      247        21,339     0.1        9.0
Va.            23      403       313,941     1.5       28.9
Wash.          17      367       363,237     1.8       15.0
W.Va.          41      308        82,685     0.4       29.2
Wis.           27      423       258,390     1.3       43.5
Wyo.           50      270        28,313     0.1       50.3
U.S. Total            1323   $20,469,696   100.0       29.5

                              Market Share

                             Agency   Direct
               ALR   DDCCE   Writer   Writer
State          (1)     (2)      (3)      (4)

Ala.          43.3     1.8     66.8     33.2
Alaska        15.9     1.4     66.7     33.3
Ariz.         76.2     2.6     60.9     39.1
Ark.          55.1     1.6     58.7     41.3
Calif.        35.6     4.8     71.3     28.7
Colo.         77.3     0.9     68.2     31.8
Conn.         51.8     1.8     61.7     38.3
Del.          77.5    -8.0     55.5     44.5
D.C.         145.9     3.4     67.7     32.3
Fla.          18.5     1.2     67.1     32.9
Ga.           59.4     2.5     69.8     30.2
Hawaii        15.8     1.1     78.0     22.0
Idaho         54.7     0.8     77.8     22.2
Ill.          45.8     1.3     66.6     33.4
Ind.          54.8     1.3     69.4     30.6
Iowa          40.6     0.7     76.9     23.1
Kan.         152.8     1.2     64.5     35.5
Ky.           69.4     1.4     59.0     41.0
La.           77.9     1.6     61.4     38.6
Maine         50.8     0.9     49.7     50.3
Md.           44.9     1.0     68.6     31.4
Mass.         35.6     1.8     69.2     30.8
Mich.         65.7     1.7     65.1     34.9
Minn.         52.1     0.6     70.6     29.4
Miss.         72.0     1.3     64.8     35.2
Mo.           55.3     1.4     63.3     36.7
Mont.        161.3     0.7     77.1     22.9
Neb.         117.1     0.1     80.6     19.4
Nev.          37.5     1.9     62.8     37.2
N.H.          11.7     0.7     59.1     40.9
N.J.          24.6     0.7     65.5     34.5
N.M.          46.0     0.8     66.2     33.8
N.Y          -61.1     2.8     68.6     31.4
N.C.          50.9     1.0     60.6     39.4
N.D.         145.4     0.8     78.6     21.4
Ohio          64.1     1.0     65.6     34.4
Okla.         71.7     0.9     63.5     36.5
Ore.          57.3     1.1     55.7     44.3
Pa.           44.6     1.6     67.6     32.4
R.I.          42.0     1.1     67.6     32.4
S.C.          34.9     0.9     62.9     37.1
S.D.         162.4     0.5     82.7     17.3
Tenn.         51.0     1.4     58.5     41.5
Texas         69.1     4.0     61.4     38.6
Utah          34.0     1.3     66.4     33.6
Vt.           39.8     0.5     49.3     50.7
Va.           44.5     0.9     63.7     36.3
Wash.         37.4     1.7     60.5     39.5
W.Va.         60.1     1.9     66.9     33.1
Wis.          80.6     1.5     63.8     36.2
Wyo.          98.9     2.0     49.8     50.2
U.S. Total    48.6     2.1     66.7     33.3

                                            %
                                       Market
State        Leading Writer             Share

Ala.         FM Global Group              8.7
Alaska       FM Global Group             16.5
Ariz.        Amer Intl Group             14.0
Ark.         Southern F B Group          16.0
Calif.       Calif Earthquake            15.1
Colo.        Zurich/Farmers Group        11.4
Conn.        FM Global Group             13.6
Del.         Zurich/Farmers Group        12.9
D.C.         Amer Intl Group             29.3
Fla.         Amer Intl Group              7.4
Ga.          FM Global Group              8.6
Hawaii       Ace INA Group               17.5
Idaho        Acceptance Ins Cos          15.3
Ill.         FM Global Group              9.1
Ind.         FM Global Group              8.7
Iowa         Acceptance Ins Cos          15.4
Kan.         Ace INA Group               12.1
Ky.          FM Global Group             10.6
La.          Amer Intl Group              9.2
Maine        FM Global Group             18.8
Md.          FM Global Group             11.3
Mass.        FM Global Group             13.9
Mich.        Zurich/Farmers Group        13.5
Minn.        Centurion Ins Group         13.0
Miss.        Amer Intl Group             11.6
Mo.          FM Global Group              8.9
Mont.        Ace INA Group               22.1
Neb.         Acceptance Ins Cos          19.2
Nev.         FM Global Group             13.0
N.H.         FM Global Group             12.6
N.J.         Zurich/Farmers Group        14.7
N.M.         Amer Intl Group             11.2
N.Y          Amer Intl Group             15.8
N.C.         Zurich/Farmers Group        10.7
N.D.         NAU Country Ins Co          15.6
Ohio         FM Global Group             10.6
Okla.        Centurion Ins Group          9.6
Ore.         FM Global Group             13.8
Pa.          FM Global Group             12.5
R.I.         FM Global Group             12.5
S.C.         Royal & SunAlliance         10.5
S.D.         Farmers Alliance Cos        15.3
Tenn.        FM Global Group             11.6
Texas        Zurich/Farmers Group         8.6
Utah         Balboa Life & Cas Group     23.4
Vt.          FM Global Group             10.8
Va.          FM Global Group              9.8
Wash.        FM Global Group             12.3
W.Va.        St Paul Cos                  7.1
Wis.         FM Global Group             11.4
Wyo.         Zurich/Farmers Group        19.2
U.S. Total   Zurich/Farmers Group         7.3

                                          %
                                     Market
State        Second Leader            Share

Ala.         Ace INA Group              6.5
Alaska       State Farm Group          10.1
Ariz.        Zurich/Farmers Group      11.1
Ark.         Acceptance Ins Cos         9.2
Calif.       Zurich/Farmers Group      10.3
Colo.        Ace INA Group             11.4
Conn.        Amer Intl Group            7.7
Del.         Selective Ins Group        8.3
D.C.         FM Global Group           12.9
Fla.         Ace INA Group              6.4
Ga.          Amer Intl Group            7.6
Hawaii       Amer Intl Group            8.9
Idaho        Ace INA Group             13.9
Ill.         Amer Intl Group            7.4
Ind.         Zurich/Farmers Group       6.2
Iowa         Ace INA Group              9.6
Kan.         Kan Farm Bur Group        10.7
Ky.          Zurich/Farmers Group       6.8
La.          State Farm Group           9.1
Maine        Zurich/Farmers Group      10.0
Md.          Amer Intl Group           10.5
Mass.        Amer Intl Group            9.5
Mich.        FM Global Group           10.9
Minn.        Acceptance Ins Cos        11.2
Miss.        Southern F B Group         8.6
Mo.          Amer Intl Group            7.4
Mont.        Acceptance Ins Cos        14.4
Neb.         Farmers Alliance Cos      14.6
Nev.         Travelers P C Group       10.1
N.H.         Zurich/Farmers Group       8.0
N.J.         FM Global Group            7.5
N.M.         Zurich/Farmers Group       9.4
N.Y          Berkshire Hathaway        11.6
N.C.         FM Global Group            8.8
N.D.         Acceptance Ins Cos        12.9
Ohio         Zurich/Farmers Group       7.3
Okla.        Natl Amer Ins Co (OK)      8.5
Ore.         Ace INA Group              8.8
Pa.          Amer Intl Group           10.1
R.I.         Amer Intl Group           11.4
S.C.         FM Global Group            8.5
S.D.         Acceptance Ins Cos        13.9
Tenn.        Tenn Farmers Cos          10.1
Texas        Amer Intl Group            6.5
Utah         FM Global Group            9.8
Vt.          Zurich/Farmers Group      10.6
Va.          Travelers P C Group        9.4
Wash.        Safeco Ins Cos             7.5
W.Va.        FM Global Group            6.5
Wis.         Centurion Ins Group        7.5
Wyo.         FM Global Group           11.5
U.S. Total   FM Global Group            7.0

(1) ALR: Adjusted loss ratio is direct losses incurred divided
by the difference between direct premiums earned and dividends
paid to policyholders.

(2) DDCCE: Direct-defense and cost-containment expense ratio
is the former allocated loss-adjustment expense (ALAE) ratio.

(3) Insurers that distribute primarily through independent
agents.

(4) Insurers that distribute primarily through a direct-selling
system or an exclusive agency system.

Source: A.M. Best Statement Products: State/Line.
For more information about custom data, call (908) 439-2200,
ext. 5383.
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Title Annotation:Property/Casualty; ranked based on direct premiums written
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Date:Dec 1, 2003
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