Percentage of premiums, surplus vs. commercial lines.

Percentage of Premiums, Surplus vs. Commercial Lines

A comparison over the past two decades of the growth in the surplus
lines industry with that of the commercial lines industry.

($ Thousands)

       Commercial Lines   Surplus Lines

1985      $91,797,178       $4,000,000     4.36%
1995     $145,064,579       $9,245,000     6.37%
2005     $263,060,905      $33,280,702    12.65%

Source: A.M. Best Co.

Note: Table made from pie chart.

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Title Annotation:	By the Numbers
Publication:	Best's Review
Article Type:	Statistical table
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Nov 1, 2006
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