8-14  Premium and Payment of Insurance Companies 1997 to 2011
Year	Premium (10 000 yuan)	Settled Claim and Payment (10 000 yuan)	Simple Payment Rate (%)
1997	785298	317889	40.5
1998	837500	294648	35.2
1999	956496	365490	38.2
2000	1110622	402204	36.2
2001	1533204	409588	26.7
2002	2238236	456801	20.4
2003	2835306	561804	19.8
2004	3171584	656966	20.7
2005	3408050	766254	22.5
2006	3962203	1209078	30.5
2007	5017177	1717385	34.2
2008	6739812	1983902	29.4
2009	7928870	2283924	28.8
2010	10300687	2286398	22.2
2011	10360352	2712276	26.2