Number of people employed in the U.S. insurance industry, 2020: 2.9 million

Number of those who worked for insurance agencies and brokerages: 1.2 million

Number who worked for insurance companies: 1.7 million

Number of U.S. insurance companies, 2020: 5,929

Number of those that sell Property & Casualty insurance: 2,476

National median annual wage for insurance agent: $52,180

Average age of an insurance agent: 45

Percentage of insurance workforce over the age of 45: 48%

Number of insurance industry employees expected to retire by 2025: 400,000

Number of insurance industry employees expected to retire in the next decade: 1 million

U.S. net written premium value in 2020: $1.28 trillion

Percentage of those premiums recorded by Property & Casualty insurers: 51%

Annual average revenue of global insurance industry, 2020: $5.5 trillion

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