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NAICS 524126
Direct property and casualty insurance carriers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

52	Finance & insurance	440,268	2,803,854,868	377,790,172	6,578,817
524	Insurance carriers & related activities	169,520	1,380,082,817	120,630,679	2,406,089
5241	Insurance carriers	31,458	1,273,345,560	83,554,697	1,578,429
52412	Other direct insurance carriers	17,675	381,851,499	35,843,249	678,230
524126	Direct property & casualty insurance carriers	12,951	366,051,948	32,078,906	607,027

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
52	Finance & insurance	1,100,560	2,847,993,962	660,292	60.0	44,139,094	1.5	440,268	2,803,854,868
524	Insurance carriers & related activities	523,302	1,396,253,916	353,782	67.6	16,171,099	1.2	169,520	1,380,082,817
5241	Insurance carriers	32,002	1,273,400,089	544	1.7	54,529	0.0	31,458	1,273,345,560
52412	Other direct insurance carriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	17,675	381,851,499
524126	Direct property & casualty insurance carriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	12,951	366,051,948

Definition: NAICS 524126 Direct property and casualty insurance carriers

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in initially underwriting (i.e., assuming the risk and assigning premiums) insurance policies that protect policyholders against losses that may occur as a result of property damage or liability.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in reinsuring property and casualty insurance policies are classified in Industry 524130, Reinsurance Carriers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 524126, Direct property and casualty insurance carriers, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 524126 is nearly comparable to SIC 6331. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

524126	Direct property & casualty insurance carriers	2002	12,951	366,051,948	32,078,906	607,027
		1997	20,903	299,236,173	28,655,057	639,751
		% change	-38.0	22.3	11.9	-5.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Direct property and casualty insurance carriers: 2002

Data for the Finance & insurance sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

12,951

366,051,948

100.00

1,270

32,078,906

607,027

Illinois

608

3,571,296

58,931

California

988

3,380,744

62,088

New York

807

2,297,299

37,308

Texas

848

2,209,539

42,717

Ohio

643

2,018,137

39,338

New Jersey

335

1,476,077

25,982

Pennsylvania

647

1,328,024

26,507

Florida

745

1,325,234

29,261

Massachusetts

221

1,252,017

21,293

Connecticut

204

947,254

13,263

Wisconsin

335

909,316

18,286

Michigan

478

900,250

17,081

Virginia

321

767,044

17,531

Minnesota

293

757,937

14,217

North Carolina

347

699,311

14,247

Washington

281

542,690

9,627

Colorado

260

462,461

9,933

Indiana

278

443,838

9,492

Alabama

450

345,598

6,639

Oregon

157

341,393

6,826

Tennessee

218

326,528

7,025

Kansas

157

325,560

6,956

Nebraska

143

294,414

6,709

Louisiana

175

278,489

5,894

Oklahoma

117

224,747

5,141

All other states, including those below

2,024

100.00

3,922,145

79,123

South Carolina

118

98,212

2,074

Delaware

94,104

2,028

Georgia

382

(10k-24k)

Maryland

266

(10k-24k)

Missouri

306

(10k-24k)

Arizona

211

(5000-9999)

Iowa

240

(5000-9999)

New Hampshire

(2500-4999)

Rhode Island

(2500-4999)

Kentucky

172

(1000-2499)

North Dakota

(500-999)

South Dakota

(500-999)

Vermont

(500-999)

West Virginia

(500-999)

District of Columbia

(250-499)

Nevada

80,074

1,686

Wyoming

(100-249)

Hawaii

73,273

1,347

Maine

72,030

1,647

Mississippi

100

72,307

1,617

Utah

57,492

1,125

Arkansas

114

52,921

1,259

Idaho

52,219

1,304

New Mexico

48,842

935

Alaska

18,688

322

Montana

11,402

268

Products Lines for Direct property and casualty insurance carriers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
50000	Industry total	366,051,94	100.00
50130	Property & casualty direct insurance premiums earned - net	308,244,47	84.21
50180	Reinsurance premiums - assumed	16,117,677	4.40
50120	Accident, health, & medical insurance premiums earned - net	3,755,535	1.03
	-Other	37,934,261	10.36

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Direct property and casualty insurance carriers
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-52SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-52SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-52SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Administrative Expenses & Benefits Paid for Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers	US
EC02-52A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 524126
Hypertext Tables	Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
	County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
	Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas