Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.


s c h e d u l e i v ( continued ) ace limited and subsidiaries s u p p l e m e n t a l i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g r e i n s u r a n c e premiums earned for the years ended december 31 , 2008 , 2007 , and 2006 ( in millions of u.s . dollars ) direct amount ceded to companies assumed from other companies net amount percentage of amount assumed to . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>for the years ended december 31 2008 2007 and 2006 ( in millions of u.s . dollars )</td><td>direct amount</td><td>ceded to other companies</td><td>assumed from other companies</td><td>net amount</td><td>percentage of amount assumed to net</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2008</td><td>$ 16087</td><td>$ 6144</td><td>$ 3260</td><td>$ 13203</td><td>25% ( 25 % )</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>2007</td><td>$ 14673</td><td>$ 5834</td><td>$ 3458</td><td>$ 12297</td><td>28% ( 28 % )</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>2006</td><td>$ 13562</td><td>$ 5198</td><td>$ 3461</td><td>$ 11825</td><td>29% ( 29 % )</td></tr></table> .
Question: in the year of 2008, how much did the direct amount represent in relation to the amount ceded to other companies?
Answer: 2.61833
Question: and what was this amount ceded in 2007?
Answer: 5834.0
Question: what was the direct amount in this same year?
Answer: 14673.0
Question: what percentage, then, did the amount ceded represent in relation to the direct amount in 2007?

0.3976