This statistics shows the capital intensity of insurance industry in the United States in 2017, by branch. Capital intensity is the ratio of equity or capital required to generate one U.S. dollar of revenue. In 2017, life insurance companies had a capital intensity of ** percent in the United States, whereas health insurance companies had a capital intensity ratio of *** percent according to . This means that life insurance companies needed almost *** times more capital to generate revenue than health insurance companies did.
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McKinsey & Company. (October 31, 2018). Capital intensity of insurance industry in the United States in 2017, by branch [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/948695/capital-intensity-insurance-industry-by-branch-usa/
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Capital intensity of insurance industry in the United States in 2017, by branch [Graph], McKinsey & Company, October 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/948695/capital-intensity-insurance-industry-by-branch-usa/