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Life and non-life insurance companies, 2002
5 Life insurance companies. Holdings of certificates by issuing sector1. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002*
     
Total 17 142 17 103 12 321 14 152 31 275 50 421
     
General government 4 630 4 250 3 240 4 127 13 216 20 033
Central government 4 158 3 327 2 447 3 262 12 544 19 199
County municipalities 70 92 178 174 387 220
Municipalities 402 831 615 691 285 614
     
Financial enterprises 10 696 12 596 8 224 7 785 14 333 15 341
State lending institutions 1 647 2 976 971 . . .
Commercial banks 3 656 4 348 2 676 1 706 2 334 3 120
Saving banks 4 866 5 040 3 761 5 536 10 460 10 433
Mortgage companies 526 207 796 512 1 538 490
Finance companies . 25 . 30 . 86
Units trust(UK)/Mutual funds (US) . . . . . .
Other financial enterprises . . . . . 317
Life insurance companies etc. . . . . . .
Non-life insurance companies . . . . . .
Financial auxiliaries . . 20 . . 896
     
Non-financial enterprises 1 814 256 520 2 040 2 537 1 963
Central government enterprises . . . . . .
Other state enterprises 220 . . . 100 729
Municipal enterprises 590 206 345 1 024 1 324 787
Private incorporated companies 1 005 50 175 1 016 1 112 446
Private non-profit institutions . . . . . .
     
Houshold etc. . . . . . .
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 . . . . . .
     
Rest of the world 2 . 337 200 1 189 13 084

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

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