Statistics on Licensed Insurance Companies/Agencies from 2007 to 2016

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Prime Minister for each of the years from 2007 to 2016, what is (i) the number of insurance companies/agencies with a valid licence operating in Singapore (ii) the number of staff on full-time employment by all these insurance companies/agencies and (iii) the number of insurance agents engaged by all these insurance companies/agencies.

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for the Prime Minister): The statistics are set out in the Table below 3 :

Note(s) to Question No(s) 1:

3 Figures are as at 31 December.