Life Insurance in Force

Table of contents

(in millions of dollars)

Year	Individual	Group	Credit	Total
1900	$7,573	-	-	$7,573
1915	20,929	$100	-	21,029
1930	96,539	9,801	$73	106,413
1945	129,225	22,172	365	151,762
1950	182,531	47,793	3,844	234,168
1955	256,494	101,345	14,493	372,332
1960	381,444	175,903	29,101	586,448
1965	539,456	308,078	53,020	900,554
1970	773,374	551,357	77,392	1,402,123
1975	1,122,844	904,695	112,032	2,139,571
1980	1,796,468	1,579,355	165,215	3,541,038
1985	3,275,539	2,561,595	215,973	6,053,107
1990	5,391,053	3,753,506	248,038	9,392,597
1995	6,890,386	4,604,856	201,083	11,696,325
1999	9,172,397	6,110,218	213,453	15,496,069
2000	9,376,370	6,376,127	200,770	15,953,267
2001	9,345,723	6,765,074	178,851	16,289,648
2002	9,311,729	6,876,075	158,534	16,346,338
2003	9,654,731	7,236,191	152,739	17,043,661
2004	9,717,377	7,630,503	160,371	17,508,252
2005	9,969,899	8,263,019	165,605	18,398,523
2006	10,056,501	8,905,646	150,289	19,112,436
2010	10,483,516	7,830,631	111,805	18,425,952
2011	10,993,501	8,119,879	105,685	19,219,065

NOTE: Data for 2003 onward include fraternal benefit societies.

Source: American Council of Life Insurers.

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