California Insurance Claims & Adjusters Stats

2019 California Insurance Adjuster Employment

Adjusters*	Per Office	Independent Ratio	Management Ratio
19,956	9	1:4	1:6.7

SOURCES: The Claims Pages Adjuster Services Department * In-State & Out-of-State Adjusters

2019 California Insurance Company Breakdown

Largest Adjuster Concentration	Largest Number of Adjusters
San Diego - 687	Allstate Insurance Co

SOURCES: The Claims Pages Adjuster Services Department

2013 California Incurred Losses

Type of Loss	Total Incurred Losses
Property / Casualty	$33,523,386,000
Automotive	$12,720,741,000
Homeowners	$3,160,657,000
Commercial	$17,223,123,000
Workers' Comp	$7,029,735,000

TOTAL	$73,657,642,000

SOURCES: SNL Financial LC. Insurance Information Institute. 2013.

California Tornadoes and Related Deaths

Total Tornado Count	Related Fatalities
11	0

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

California Wildfire Count and Coverage

Total Wildfire Count	Acres Burned
7,865	555,044

SOURCES: National Interagency Fire Center.

California Department of Insurance

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Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 800-967-9331

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California Quick Stats

The 2013 insurance company claims payments in California as measured by direct property/casualty incurred losses, were $33,500,000,000.

The insurance industry provided 289,304 jobs in California in 2013, according to the Department of Commerce. These jobs accounted for about $21,060,971,000 in compensation in California.

$30,574,000,000 of the California gross state product was contributed by the insurance industry, accounting for 1.4% of the GSP.

Direct premiums written by property/casualty insurance companies in California totaled $61,708,000,000 in 2013.

Life/health premiums in California totaled $59,865,000,000 in 2013 (including life insurance, annuities, accident and health insurance, deposit type funds and other considerations).

Life insurance claims and benefits payouts in California totaled $43,900,000,000 in 2013. Includes life insurance, death benefits, matured endowments, annuity benefits and other life insurance benefits. This does not include accident and health.

The California surplus lines market accounted for $5,306,000,000 in gross premiums written in 2013, according to a survey by Business Insurance.

Premium taxes paid by insurance companies in California totaled $2,242,379,000 in 2013.