7. Notes on the individual items of the statement of income
7.1 Gross written premium
The following table shows the breakdown of the gross written premium according to regional origin.
| Gross written premium | ||
|---|---|---|
| in EUR thousand | 2012 | 2011 |
| Regional origin | ||
| Germany | 1,151,510 | 1,172,044 |
| United Kingdom | 2,765,958 | 2,415,505 |
| France | 563,459 | 524,153 |
| Other | 1,798,392 | 1,574,466 |
| Europe | 6,279,319 | 5,686,168 |
| USA | 3,204,558 | 2,725,705 |
| Other | 642,148 | 444,492 |
| North America | 3,846,706 | 3,170,197 |
| Asia | 1,545,192 | 1,327,159 |
| Australia | 791,760 | 620,901 |
| Australasia | 2,336,952 | 1,948,060 |
| Africa | 498,647 | 472,423 |
| Other | 812,620 | 819,265 |
| Total | 13,774,244 | 12,096,113 |