*Latest data is from 2020.
**Latest data is from 2019.
***Latest data is from 2018.
The source did not provide recent information for Estonia or Ireland, thus both countries have been excluded from this statistic.
Release date is the date the database was accessed.
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Retention ratio of life insurance market worldwide 2021, by country
Denmark was the the OECD country with the highest reinsurance retention rate for life insurance in 2021, with **** percent. This means that **** percent of life insurance premiums taken on by Danish insurers were kept on their books, rather that being passed to reinsurers. This compares to an OECD average of **** percent, a ratio of **** percent in the United States, and **** percent in the United Kingdom.
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