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NAICS 524130
Reinsurance 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
52413	Reinsurance carriers	889	34,182,779	2,244,539	27,901
524130	Reinsurance carriers	889	34,182,779	2,244,539	27,901

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
52413	Reinsurance carriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	889	34,182,779
524130	Reinsurance carriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	889	34,182,779

Definition: NAICS 524130 Reinsurance carriers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in assuming all or part of the risk associated with existing insurance policies originally underwritten by other insurance carriers.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Initially underwriting annuities and life insurance policies, disability income insurance policies, accidental death and dismemberment insurance policies, and health and medical insurance policies--are classified in Industry 52411, Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers; and
Initially underwriting various types of insurance policies (except life, disability income, accidental death and dismemberment, and health and medical insurance policies)--are classified in Industry 52412, Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 524130, Reinsurance carriers, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, 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

524130	Reinsurance carriers	2002	889	34,182,779	2,244,539	27,901
		1997	563	21,285,029	1,009,845	15,878
		% change	57.9	60.6	122.3	75.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Reinsurance 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-
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Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

889

34,182,779

100.00

119

2,244,539

27,901

Connecticut

395,617

2,599

New York

362,950

2,709

California

267,000

3,667

New Jersey

253,322

2,662

Pennsylvania

153,214

2,275

Missouri

136,939

2,707

All other states, including those below

161

100.00

242,217

3,699

Georgia

(500-999)

Illinois

81,323

1,033

Kansas

(500-999)

Tennessee

(250-499)

Arizona

(100-249)

Massachusetts

(100-249)

Maryland

64,284

1,416

Indiana

53,325

857

Texas

48,606

904

Florida

37,623

536

Michigan

32,344

533

North Carolina

25,461

442

Ohio

21,066

456

Iowa

13,678

304

Washington

10,660

226

Virginia

9,836

209

Wisconsin

9,355

181

Colorado

7,612

121

South Carolina

5,877

132

Kentucky

5,307

104

Minnesota

2,756

Nebraska

3,213

Louisiana

954

Products Lines for Reinsurance carriers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
50000	Industry total	34,182,779	100.00
50180	Reinsurance premiums - assumed	27,508,970	80.48
50130	Property & casualty direct insurance premiums earned - net	1,141,866	3.34
50110	Life insurance premiums earned - net	787,108	2.30
	-Other	4,744,835	13.88

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Reinsurance 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
EC02-52I-06	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-52A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 524130
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