Year ended 31 December 2006
 
 
Aviation
£m
 
Non-
marine
£m
 
 
Marine
£m
 
UK
Commercial
£m
Total
UK
divisions
£m
 
 
Amlin
Bermuda
Intra
group
items
£m
 
Other
technical
£m
 
 
Total
£m
Gross premium written
                 
Analysed by geographic segment
                 
UK
12.7 49.5 53.1 133.7 249.0 110.3 (100.8) 258.5
US
29.5 344.2 51.6 0.3 425.6 88.8 514.4
Europe
14.1 37.9 39.5 5.8 97.3 3.7 101.0
Worldwide
0.4 15.8 19.2 1.6 37.0 1.8 38.8
Other
19.0 107.2 47.5 8.6 182.3 18.9 (0.1) 201.1
Total
75.7 554.6 210.9 150.0 991.2 223.5 (100.8) (0.1) 1,113.8
Gross premium earned
88.8 569.5 192.7 163.2 1,014.2 132.5 (59.3) (0.1) 1,087.3
Reinsurance premium ceded
(29.2) (87.3) (31.8) (21.4) (169.7) 56.3 (113.4)
Net premium earned
59.6 482.2 160.9 141.8 844.5 132.5 (3.0) (0.1) 973.9
Insurance claims and claims settlement expenses
(48.9) (179.8) (111.0) (103.0) (442.7) (47.5) 29.8 (0.3) (460.7)
Reinsurance recoveries
19.6 7.7 41.2 20.6 89.1 (30.8) 0.2 58.5
Underwriting expenses
(24.0) (162.4) (67.6) (37.8) (291.8) (16.0) 4.0 (303.8)
Profit attributable to underwriting
6.3 147.7 23.5 21.6 199.1 69.0 (0.2) 267.9
Investment return
        83.1 32.0     115.1
Other operating income
        1.8       1.8
Agency expenses(1)
(2.6) (14.3) (3.3) (4.5) (24.7)   24.7  
Other non-underwriting expenses(2)
                 (18.3)
Finance costs(2)
                (23.8)
Profit before taxation
                342.7
Combined ratio
89% 69% 85% 85% 76% 48%     72%

(1)Agency expenses allocated to segments represent fees and commission payable to Amlin Underwriting Limited;
(2)Other non-underwriting expenses and finance costs are incurred in support of the entire business of the Group and have not been allocated to particular segments.