Part of the debate – in the House of Commons on 21st July 1942.
Year. | Premium income (after necessary adjustments). | Amount expended in compensation or damages*. | Commission and Management Expenses. | Profit†. | |||
£ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
1920 | … | … | … | Information not available. | |||
1921 | … | … | … | 8,061,276 | 2,971,275 | 2,785,648 | 2,304,353 |
1922 | … | … | … | 6,490,478 | 2,974,602 | 2,186,123 | 1,329,753 |
1923 | … | … | … | 5,422,915 | 2,911,946 | 1,964,232 | 546,737 |
1924 | … | … | … | 5,373,454 | 3,019,854 | 1,867,004 | 486,596 |
1925 | … | … | … | 5,663,895 | 3,078,813 | 1,893,080 | 692,002 |
1926 | … | … | … | 5,638,321 | 3,248,032 | 1,886,213 | 504,076 |
1927 | … | … | … | 5,907,576 | 3,319,046 | 1,924,846 | 663,684 |
1928 | … | … | … | 5,622,242 | 3,184,353 | 1,851,705 | 586,184 |
1929 | … | … | … | 5,595,229 | 3,234,533 | 1,840,872 | 519,824 |
1930 | … | … | … | 5,555,240 | 3,216,335 | 1,860,644 | 478,261 |
1931 | … | … | … | 5,304,411 | 2,973,704 | 1,747,928 | 582,779 |
1932 | … | … | … | 4,853,066 | 2,794,046 | 1,654,991 | 404,029 |
1933 | … | … | … | 4,650,299 | 2,867,407 | 1,635,515 | 147,377 |
1934 | … | … | … | 4,807,645 | 3,065,348 | 1,695,661 | 46,636 |
1935 | … | … | … | 5,305,843 | 3,413,581 | 1,758,342 | 133,920 |
1936 | … | … | … | 5,508,753 | 3,506,936 | 1,835,070 | 166,747 |
1937 | … | … | … | 5,964,953 | 3,869,220 | 1,966,118 | 129,615 |
1938 | … | … | … | 6,384,706 | 3,875,007 | 2,065,822 | 443,877 |
1939 | … | … | … | Information not available. | |||
1940 | … | … | … | ||||
* The figures include not only workmen's compensation payments and reserves for outstanding claims but also damages under the Fatal Accidents Act, 1846, the Employers' Liability Act, 1880, and common law and legal and medical expenses in connection therewith. | |||||||
† The amounts shown for profit do not include interest or dividends on reserves, for which complete figures are not available. |