The Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has released its Annual Report on the Insurance Industry, detailing the varied industry elements.
The FIO is mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to issue an annual report to the President and Congress — offering an assessment of relevant requested information.
The report addresses domestic insurance industry financial performance and the fiscal condition for the year ending Dec. 31, 2020, officials noted, in addition to exploring the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, climate risk, cyber risks and consumer issues. The analysis concludes with a focus on international developments, per authorities.
The FIO has the authority to monitor each aspect of the insurance sector, officials added, monitoring the levels to which underserved communities and consumers have access to affordable non-health insurance products while representing the nation in areas of international insurance matters.
The report showed direct premiums written in 2020 for the life and health sector amounted to $767 billion while for the property and casualty sector that number was $717 billion. Additionally, the health sector was $834 billion.
According to the Treasury Department, the life and health sector held approximately $8 trillion of total assets while the property and casualty sector possessed $2.4 trillion and the health sector $515 billion at the close of 2020.