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The topic being discussed regularly in the greenslip industry is that all 7 licensed greenslip insurers in NSW, invests the received greenslip premium money to earn investment income. The money from greenslip premiums and income is then used to pay greenslip claims and expenses. This is one of the major reasons why these investments affect the greenslip premiums that the greenslip insurers charge. The recent global financial crisis and further deteriorating international and domestic interest rates have taken a big slide and the greenslip insurers are receiving less interest and investment income. Now, each of these licensed greenslip insurers is trying to keep their cash reserves up by increasing the greenslip premium to be able to pay greenslip claims. Market Share 2009 (%) There are currently seven insurers that issue greenslip under greenslip scheme. The total greenslip premium collected from CTP's during 2008/09 was $1.3 billion. The market share of these greenslip insurers is:
Source: Motor Accidents Authority of NSW. For further information regarding this data please visit Motor Accidents Authority website.
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