(The numbers are compared to the first quarter of 2003 and show the percentage change year on year)

saw its gross premiums written grow to $721 million from $362 million a year ago ? a 99 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $1.04 billion from $609 million a year ago ? a 72 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $491 million from $365 million a year ago ? a 35 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $500 million from $393 million a year ago ? a 27 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $1.55 billion from $1.26 billion a year ago ? a 23 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $1.01 billion from $860 million a year ago ? a 17 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $780 million from $685 million a year ago ? a 14 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $3.57 billion from $3.15 billion a year ago ? a 14 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $640 million from $578 million a year ago ? an 11 percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $210 million from $192 million a year ago ? a ten percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $4.4 billion from $4.1 billion a year ago ? a seven percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written grow to $440 million from $431 million a year ago ? a two percent increase.

saw its gross premiums written drop five percent to $107 million compared to $112 million during the same period in 2003.

also saw its gross premiums written fall off during the first quarter, with a nine percent decline to $333 million compared to $367 million during the prior period.