Database Specific
Database Specific Abstract AbstractThe OECD's annual publication shows official insurance statistics for all OECD countries including data on premiums collected, claims, and commissions by type of insurance; investments by type of investment; and numbers of companies and employees. The data, which are standardised 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.
Source Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisation Direct source Direct sourceBibliographic citation:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Insurance Statistics. UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/oecd/insure/2018
Source metadata Source metadata Source Periodicity Source PeriodicityYearly
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Link to Release calendar Link to Release calendarAnnually
Periodicity PeriodicityAnnual
Reference period Reference periodStart: 1983
End: 2017
Unit of measure used Unit of measure usedNumber
Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverageCross-national; National
(OECD) and non-OECD countries
Institutional coverage Institutional coverageIn 2016, a new supervisory framework for insurance and reinsurance companies was implemented in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). This framework includes harmonised reporting requirements across EU/EEA countries. These requirements led to changes in national data collection, which may hamper the data comparability with the ones collected before 2016 for some countries which only collect data with the Solvency II framework.
Item coverage Item coverageThis part contains general information on number of insurance companies and employees within the sector.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The OECD's annual publication shows official insurance statistics for all OECD countries including data on premiums collected, claims, and commissions by type of insurance; investments by type of investment; and numbers of companies and employees. The data, which are standardised 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.
Bibliographic citation:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Insurance Statistics. UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/oecd/insure/2018
Yearly
Number
Annual
Start: 1983
End: 2017
Annually
Cross-national; National
(OECD) and non-OECD countries
In 2016, a new supervisory framework for insurance and reinsurance companies was implemented in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). This framework includes harmonised reporting requirements across EU/EEA countries. These requirements led to changes in national data collection, which may hamper the data comparability with the ones collected before 2016 for some countries which only collect data with the Solvency II framework.
This part contains general information on number of insurance companies and employees within the sector.
Copyright:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development