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Life and non-life insurance companies, 2003
4 Life insurance companies. Holdings of bonds by issuing sector1. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003*
     
Total 141 480 157 554 161 123 185 062 218 378 248 845
     
General government 38 427 41 350 41 337 46 662 50 538 69 285
Central government 32 641 31 626 28 228 31 047 34 781 50 434
County municipalities 2 049 3 730 4 767 4 980 4 558 4 572
Municipalities 3 736 5 995 8 341 10 635 11 199 14 278
     
Financial enterprises 35 551 37 947 29 226 36 614 47 870 50 842
State lending institutions 7 098 14 698 . 9 7 5
Banks 21 787 16 061 10 169 14 444 22 677 28 738
Mortgage companies 5 936 6 355 18 000 20 721 22 513 21 069
Finance companies . 50 . 72 . .
Units trust(UK)/Mutual funds (US) . . . . . .
Other financial enterprises 730 782 982 1 293 2 251 1 030
Life insurance companies etc. . . 76 76 . .
Non-life insurance companies . . . . . .
Financial auxiliaries . . . . 423 .
     
Non-financial enterprises 15 241 17 067 16 142 18 955 23 676 21 465
Central government enterprises . . . . . .
Other state enterprises 3 189 5 725 7 199 8 802 13 995 11 251
Municipal enterprises 9 072 8 756 6 416 7 295 6 201 6 895
Private incorporated companies 2 980 2 586 2 527 2 859 3 480 3 319
Private non-profit institutions . . . . . .
     
Houshold etc. . . 30 . . .
Quasi-corporated private enterprises (i.e. partnership companies, joint ownership etc.) . . . . . .
Private non-profit institutions serving households . . . . . .
Unincorporated private enterprises . . . . . .
Households of employees . . . . . .
Unspecified sector . . 30 . . .
     
Rest of the world 52 262 61 190 74 388 82 830 96 294 107 253

1From 1999 short-term investments are assessed at market value.

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