The statistic shows the total value of gross premiums written in Europe as of 2020, by category. Life insurance is the biggest insurance sector, with approximately 668 billion euros in gross written premiums in 2020. The non-life sector totaled at a little over half of the life insurance sector, at 419 billion euros. Non-life insurance, also referred to as property and casualty, includes motor, property, general liability, and accident insurance. More data on the European insurance market can be found in the Statista Dossier.
Total insurance premiums written in Europe from 2018 to 2020, by category
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Insurance Europe. (August 5, 2022). Total insurance premiums written in Europe from 2018 to 2020, by category (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/279516/gross-premiums-written-in-europe/
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Insurance Europe. (2022). Total insurance premiums written in Europe from 2018 to 2020, by category (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/279516/gross-premiums-written-in-europe/
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