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Homeowners multiple peril, top writers by state--2005.


Homeowners Multiple Peril, Top Writers by State--2005

Rank is based on direct premiums written in 20005.

($ Thousands)

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

Ala.           23      201    $1,005,886     1.8        9.7
Alaska         47       79       115,811     0.2        7.3
Ariz.          18      236     1,094,271     1.9        7.4
Ark.           32      188       484,340     0.9        4.6
Calif.          1      261     6,337,112    11.2        7.8
Colo.          17      214     1,115,914     2.0        2.6
Conn.          25      200       857,369     1.5        8.6
Del.           45      165       139,068     0.2        6.2
D.C.           49      138       107,727     0.2        8.9
Fla.            2      289     4,958,432     8.8       12.0
Ga.            10      273     1,541,928     2.7        9.6
Hawaii         41       87       252,596     0.4       17.1
Idaho          43      170       183,427     0.3        8.2
Ill.            5      318     2,221,739     3.9        2.0
Ind.           14      257     1,195,345     2.1        2.2
Iowa           33      219       446,514     0.8        5.0
Kan.           29      225       637,854     1.1        4.0
Ky.            28      224       653,756     1.2        5.9
La.            22      185     1,008,535     1.8        9.0
Maine          40      156       255,015     0.5        6.5
Md.            16      226     1,117,057     2.0        9.4
Mass.          12      218     1,385,875     2.4       10.9
Mich.           7      202     2,163,126     3.8        1.1
Minn.          15      236     1,165,419     2.1        3.0
Miss.          30      171       580,495     1.0        6.4
Mo.            19      236     1,088,710     1.9        2.2
Mont.          44      145       164,958     0.3        5.0
Neb.           35      190       363,598     0.6        4.7
Nev.           34      183       432,509     0.8       12.4
N.H.           39      165       257,243     0.5        8.1
N.J.            9      215     1,591,377     2.8        7.8
N.M.           38      177       288,301     0.5        8.5
N.Y.            4      282     3,424,455     6.0        7.5
N.C.           11      225     1,427,295     2.5        7.0
N.D.           50      142       105,566     0.2        5.7
Ohio            8      296     1,803,475     3.2        4.0
Okla.          27      195       823,886     1.5        4.1
Ore.           31      200       517,777     0.9        3.3
Pa.             6      302     2,185,281     3.9        5.9
R.I.           42      160       222,434     0.4       10.7
S.C.           24      216       931,138     1.6        9.7
S.D.           48      162       113,412     0.2       -0.2
Tenn.          20      262     1,069,941     1.9        4.9
Texas           3      283     4,721,158     8.3        2.5
Utah           37      192       294,180     0.5        5.8
Vt.            46      158       138,480     0.2        7.5
Va.            13      249     1,346,099     2.4        6.2
Wash.          21      218     1,057,138     1.9        5.1
W.Va.          36      156       302,235     0.5        4.2
Wis.           26      269       828,993     1.5        4.3
Wyo.           51      130        99,982     0.2        3.7
U.S. Total            1075   $56,624,233   100.0        6.3

                                         Market Share

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

Ala.            92.7         1.0         17.9         82.1
Alaska          32.8         3.0         13.3         86.7
Ariz.           36.3         1.1         22.1         77.9
Ark.            46.7         0.6         15.7         84.3
Calif.          34.2         2.5         25.4         74.6
Colo.           32.1         0.7         18.4         81.6
Conn.           44.0         5.1         53.8         46.2
Del.            36.3         0.9         30.5         69.5
D.C.            33.7         0.9         48.5         51.5
Fla.           138.5         2.0         46.3         53.7
Ga.             66.4         1.1         23.8         76.2
Hawaii          18.3         1.9         54.2         45.8
Idaho           41.1         1.3         30.3         69.7
Ill.            45.7         1.0         20.4         79.6
Ind.            51.4         0.9         33.3         66.7
Iowa            33.5         0.9         28.0         72.0
Kan.            35.4         0.6         22.8         77.2
Ky.             44.6         0.7         29.8         70.2
La.            834.0         7.7         17.3         82.7
Maine           40.4         1.0         56.4         43.6
Md.             36.1         0.7         37.5         62.5
Mass.           43.2         1.6         81.2         18.8
Mich.           46.0         1.0         44.0         56.0
Minn.           76.5         1.3         25.4         74.6
Miss.          676.1         7.1         12.1         87.9
Mo.             45.1         2.2         20.1         79.9
Mont.           31.6         1.3         34.7         65.3
Neb.            50.0         0.6         28.5         71.5
Nev.            41.3         1.7         19.6         80.4
N.H.            46.9         1.4         47.2         52.8
N.J.            54.1         2.9         54.4         45.6
N.M.            64.2         1.3         21.0         79.0
N.Y.            43.4         2.0         47.1         52.9
N.C.            39.2         0.5         26.8         73.2
N.D.           124.9         0.9         32.2         67.8
Ohio            42.2         0.8         43.3         56.7
Okla.           40.0         1.2         21.7         78.3
Ore.            36.3         1.1         22.6         77.4
Pa.             43.3         1.4         43.4         56.6
R.I.            48.5         1.5         45.4         54.6
S.C.            35.0         0.8         27.2         72.8
S.D.            37.9         1.0         37.4         62.6
Tenn.           46.3         0.8         23.8         76.2
Texas           57.0         1.3         24.3         75.7
Utah            38.1         0.8         20.2         79.8
Vt.             40.3         1.7         52.5         47.5
Va.             32.0         0.6         29.5         70.5
Wash.           37.1         1.4         34.8         65.2
W.Va.           37.5         1.2         33.5         66.5
Wis.            43.8         1.4         39.3         60.7
Wyo.            30.2         1.0         23.7         76.3
U.S. Total      73.4         1.7         33.5         66.5

                                      % Market
State        Leading Writer              Share

Ala.         State Farm Group             29.4
Alaska       State Farm Group             35.2
Ariz.        State Farm Group             19.8
Ark.         State Farm Group             25.0
Calif.       State Farm Group             22.1
Colo.        State Farm Group             23.9
Conn.        Allstate Ins Group           13.2
Del.         State Farm Group             29.7
D.C.         State Farm Group             24.6
Fla.         State Farm Group             23.7
Ga.          State Farm Group             32.0
Hawaii       State Farm Group             25.4
Idaho        State Farm Group             18.2
Ill.         State Farm Group             32.0
Ind.         State Farm Group             26.9
Iowa         State Farm Group             24.7
Kan.         State Farm Group             23.0
Ky.          State Farm Group             21.3
La.          State Farm Group             34.5
Maine        State Farm Group             10.8
Md.          State Farm Group             21.9
Mass.        Commerce Group, Inc           9.8
Mich.        State Farm Group             19.5
Minn.        State Farm Group             23.8
Miss.        State Farm Group             30.3
Mo.          State Farm Group             25.0
Mont.        State Farm Group             23.9
Neb.         State Farm Group             26.1
Nev.         Farmers Ins Group            21.5
N.H.         Liberty Mutual Ins Cos       13.7
N.J.         State Farm Group             13.5
N.M.         State Farm Group             25.9
N.Y.         Allstate Ins Group           20.2
N.C.         State Farm Group             18.9
N.D.         State Farm Group             18.5
Ohio         State Farm Group             21.8
Okla.        State Farm Group             26.5
Ore.         State Farm Group             25.2
Pa.          State Farm Group             18.9
R.I.         Amica Mutual Group           11.5
S.C.         State Farm Group             26.0
S.D.         State Farm Group             21.1
Tenn.        State Farm Group             26.1
Texas        State Farm Group             29.0
Utah         State Farm Group             20.8
Vt.          VT Mutual Group              14.2
Va.          State Farm Group             20.9
Wash.        State Farm Group             18.1
W.Va.        State Farm Group             25.6
Wis.         Amer Family Ins Group        26.0
Wyo.         State Farm Group             25.8
U.S. Total   State Farm Group             22.2

                                          % Market
State        Second Leader                   Share

Ala.         Alfa Ins Group                   20.6
Alaska       Allstate Ins Group               29.8
Ariz.        Farmers Ins Group                16.8
Ark.         Southern Farm Bureau Group       21.2
Calif.       Farmers Ins Group                16.3
Colo.        Farmers Ins Group                15.4
Conn.        Chubb Group of Ins Cos           11.4
Del.         Nationwide Group                 14.6
D.C.         St. Paul Travelers Group         22.2
Fla.         Allstate Ins Group               10.0
Ga.          Allstate Ins Group               14.0
Hawaii       Zephyr Ins Co, Inc               21.0
Idaho        Farmers Ins Group                15.9
Ill.         Allstate Ins Group               16.2
Ind.         United Farm Bureau IN             8.7
Iowa         Nationwide Group                 16.2
Kan.         Amer Family Ins Group            17.9
Ky.          KY Farm Bureau Group             20.9
La.          Allstate Ins Group               21.8
Maine        White Mountains Ins Group         9.9
Md.          Allstate Ins Group               16.5
Mass.        Andover Cos                       8.9
Mich.        Auto-Owners Ins Group            14.9
Minn.        Amer Family Ins Group            15.1
Miss.        Southern Farm Bureau Group       20.8
Mo.          Amer Family Ins Group            20.5
Mont.        Farmers Ins Group                15.3
Neb.         Amer Family Ins Group            13.1
Nev.         State Farm Group                 19.3
N.H.         State Farm Group                 10.4
N.J.         Allstate Ins Group               12.9
N.M.         Farmers Ins Group                20.5
N.Y.         State Farm Group                 14.5
N.C.         Nationwide Group                 16.3
N.D.         Amer Family Ins Group            17.1
Ohio         Nationwide Group                 10.9
Okla.        Farmers Ins Group                19.7
Ore.         Farmers Ins Group                19.1
Pa.          Allstate Ins Group               15.4
R.I.         Allstate Ins Group               11.2
S.C.         Allstate Ins Group               15.5
S.D.         Amer Family Ins Group            18.2
Tenn.        TN Farmers Ins Cos               17.4
Texas        Allstate Ins Group               17.2
Utah         Allstate Ins Group               19.9
Vt.          Co-Operative Ins Cos             10.4
Va.          Allstate Ins Group               12.6
Wash.        Farmers Ins Group                17.0
W.Va.        Nationwide Group                 19.3
Wis.         State Farm Group                 15.5
Wyo.         Farmers Ins Group                16.9
U.S. Total   Allstate Ins Group               12.5

(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
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