Single events occurring at various locations and times are too disparate to permit meaningful evaluation or interpretation. But by compiling these hundreds, even thousands, of single events and grouping them into statistical units, trends and patterns begin to emerge. The past takes on shape and may provide hints for the future. Insurance Facts offers thousands of facts relating to the property/casualty insurance industry conveniently packaged for quick and easy reference. Within each chapter are statistics, for example, about nuclear insurance, premium taxes, the world insurance market, catastrophes of 1989, drunk driving laws, and accidents by age of drivers. ; Contents: Scope of the Business; Dollars and Cents of the Business; Shared Markets; Government Insurance Programs; Factors Affecting Costs; Losses by Category; Laws Affecting Motorists; Glossary and Directory. The Insurance Information Institute is an educational, fact-finding and communications organization for all lines of insurance except life and health.