1. Facts and figures
The Liechtenstein insurance centre
continues to enjoy robust growth. Of the 37 insurance companies
operating at the end of 2007, 19 are active in the life business,
13 in the indemnity insurance business and 5 in the reinsurance
business. Of these 37 insurance companies, however, 11 operated
exclusively as captive insurers. And of these 11, 5 operated as
reinsurers and 6 as direct insurers.
The principal field of activity of
Liechtenstein insurance companies is life insurance. In the year
2007 this accounted for a premium volume of approx. CHF 6.62
billion, or 95.9 % of the total Liechtenstein insurance
sector.
Capital assets invested for clients
in conjunction with investment funds or unit-linked insurance
policies totalled around CHF 20.97 billion in the year 2007. The
balance sheet total of insurers active in Liechtenstein amounted to
approx. CHF 23.76 billion in 2007.
