41. Gross premiums in 1994 were 13 . 2 billion francs, down from 13 . 5 billion in 1993.42. Swiss Re is one of the world's leading reinsurers, with gross premiums in 1997 of some dlrs 11.9 billion. 43. The gross premiums in motor vehicle business and employees'compensation business dropped 18.3 per cent and 24.6 per cent, respectively. 44. Gross premium income rose 13 . 0 percent in local currency terms in the first half, the company said.45. In 2004 there was a restructuring of the business and gross premium income grew by 4 % to ?8m. 46. In life insurance, gross premiums increased 6 . 3 percent to 7 . 7 billion marks, the company said. 47. And the gross premium tax on annuities would be cut over three years, from 2.35 percent to 0.5 percent. 48. Gross premiums earned at Swiss Re were unchanged at 12.9 billion francs and rose 7 percent in local currencies.49. Zurich Insurance said today that gross premiums rose 6.2 percent and that it expects significantly higher full-year net profit. 50. In 2015, there were 84 syndicates that wrote ?6.69 billion of gross premiums on business placed by 242 Lloyd's brokers.
