This statistic displays the value of overseas stocks and shares, both "ordinary" and "preferred" stocks, held by general and long-term insurance companies in the United Kingdom (UK) as investment holdings from 2007 to 2014. Investment in overseas ordinary stocks was growing between years 2007 and 2012 to the level of approximately 304 billion British pounds. In 2013, it was found that the sum of 227 billion British pounds was invested in other/preferred stocks overseas.
Overseas 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). Overseas stocks and shares as insurance investment holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325779/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares-overseas/
Association of British Insurers. "Overseas 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 December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325779/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares-overseas/
Association of British Insurers. (2015). Overseas stocks and shares as insurance investment holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325779/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares-overseas/
Association of British Insurers. "Overseas 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/325779/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares-overseas/
Association of British Insurers, Overseas 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/325779/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares-overseas/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Overseas 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/325779/uk-insurance-invested-assets-stocks-shares-overseas/
