This statistic displays the value of United Kingdom (UK) stocks and shares, both "ordinary" and "preferred" stocks, held by general and long-term insurance companies as investment holdings from 2007 to 2014. Investment in ordinary stocks was much higher in years 2007 to 2009 than later on, but it remained more substantial than investment in preferred stock. In 2013, 208 billion British pounds was invested in ordinary stock, and 187 billion in other/preferred stock.
UK stocks and shares as insurance investment holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014
(in billion GBP)
Coverage: All ABI members and some non-member insurance companies.
Two types of stock exist, ordinary (also called common) and preferred. Per definition "ordinary stock holders cannot be paid dividends until all preferred stock dividends are paid in full. In the event of bankruptcy, common stock investors receive any remaining funds after bondholders, creditors (including employees), and preferred stock holders are paid. On the other hand, common shares on average perform better than preferred shares or bonds over time."
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Association of British Insurers. (July 28, 2015). UK stocks and shares as insurance investment holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325774/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares/
Association of British Insurers. "UK stocks and shares as insurance investment holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014 (in billion GBP)." Chart. July 28, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325774/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares/
Association of British Insurers. (2015). UK stocks and shares as insurance investment holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325774/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares/
Association of British Insurers. "Uk Stocks and Shares as Insurance Investment Holdings in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007 to 2014 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325774/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares/
Association of British Insurers, UK stocks and shares as insurance investment holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325774/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
UK stocks and shares as insurance investment holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014 (in billion GBP) [Graph], Association of British Insurers, July 28, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325774/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares/
