Insurance Information

Network of California

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“LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California has a $1.85 trillion economy that ranks it as a global financial power, thanks in part to a multi-billion dollar boost from the property/casualty insurance industry, according to a new report. In 2007, insurers contributed $30.1 billion to California’s gross state product, accounting for about 2 percent of the state’s GDP. The report, written by the Insurance Information Institute and available on the Insurance Information Network of California Web site, found that: Property and casualty insurers provide approximately 300,000 jobs in California, accounting for $21 billion in compensation. In 2008, property and casualty insurance claims payments totaled $32.8 billion in California. California collected $2.17 billion in premium taxes in 2008, nearly 15 percent of the national total. Nationally, the property/casualty insurance industry contributed $333 billion to the $14.2 trillion gross domestic product in 2007. From auto insurance to homeowner insurance to business insurance, insurers provide millions of Californians with a blanket of security underwriting risks and contributing to the state’s economic engine…IINC is non-profit and non-lobbying trade association dedicated to helping the public understand insurance and manage risk.”