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Direct Life Insurance Carriers

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers

Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers

Direct Title Insurance Carriers

Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers

Reinsurance Carriers

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

Claims Adjusting

Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds

All Other Insurance Related Activities

Direct Life Insurance Carriers

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in initially underwriting (i.e., assuming the risk and assigning premiums) annuities and life insurance policies, disability income insurance policies, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance policies.

Examples: N/A

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in initially underwriting (i.e., assuming the risk and assigning premiums) health and medical insurance policies. Group hospitalization plans and HMO establishments (except those providing health care services) that provide health and medical insurance policies without providing health care services are included in this industry.

Examples: N/A

Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in initially underwriting (i.e., assuming the risk and assigning premiums) insurance policies that protect policyholders against losses that may occur as a result of property damage or liability.

Examples: Surety insurance carriers, direct, Mortgage guaranty insurance carriers, direct, Malpractice insurance carriers, direct, Liability insurance carriers, direct, Homeowners insurance carriers, direct, Fidelity insurance carriers, direct, Automobile insurance carriers, direct

Direct Title Insurance Carriers

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in initially underwriting (i.e., assuming the risk and assigning premiums) insurance policies to protect the owners of real estate or real estate creditors against loss sustained by reason of any title defect to real property.

Examples: N/A

Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in initially underwriting (e.g., assuming the risk, assigning premiums) insurance policies (except life, disability income, accidental death and dismemberment, health and medical, property and casualty, and title insurance policies).

Examples: Warranty insurance carriers (e.g., appliance, automobile, homeowners, product), direct, Product warranty insurance carriers, direct, Deposit or share insurance carriers, direct, Bank deposit insurance carriers, direct

Reinsurance Carriers

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in assuming all or part of the risk associated with existing insurance policies originally underwritten by other insurance carriers.

Examples: N/A

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents (i.e., brokers) in selling annuities and insurance policies.

Examples: N/A

Claims Adjusting

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in investigating, appraising, and settling insurance claims.

Examples: N/A

Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing third party administration services of insurance and pension funds, such as claims processing and other administrative services to insurance carriers, employee-benefit plans, and self-insurance funds.

Examples: N/A

All Other Insurance Related Activities

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing insurance services on a contract or fee basis (except insurance agencies and brokerages, claims adjusting, and third party administration). Insurance advisory services and insurance ratemaking services are included in this industry.

Examples: N/A

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