Sales were distributed unevenly among product lines. A.M. Best Co. Term life had relatively strong results.
Net premium written is an insurer's retained premium income after reinsurance assumed and ceded.
The figures reported here represent total premiums, not just the new ones put on the books last year. The growth may not be as robust as it seems. COLI and BOLI are typically issued to large employers to fund employee benefits, especially deferred compensation plans. These results are based on 1997 statutory filings. They are not consolidated by business written by groups that comprise several separate companies.