| Top 20 Writers Of Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2016 |
($000)
|
| Rank |
Group/company |
Direct premiums written (1) |
Market share |
| 1 |
MetLife Inc. |
$12,632,859 |
8.1% |
| 2 |
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. |
10,100,910 |
6.4 |
| 3 |
New York Life Insurance Group |
8,794,015 |
5.6 |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial Inc. |
8,564,867 |
5.5 |
| 5 |
Lincoln National Corp. |
6,903,962 |
4.4 |
| 6 |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. |
6,658,688 |
4.2 |
| 7 |
AEGON |
4,650,570 |
3.0 |
| 8 |
John Hancock |
4,567,250 |
2.9 |
| 9 |
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance |
4,390,557 |
2.8 |
| 10 |
Securian Financial Group |
3,907,991 |
2.5 |
| 11 |
Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America |
3,826,138 |
2.4 |
| 12 |
American International Group (AIG) |
3,417,214 |
2.2 |
| 13 |
Aflac Inc. |
3,337,478 |
2.1 |
| 14 |
AXA |
3,086,940 |
2.0 |
| 15 |
Pacific MHC |
3,031,386 |
1.9 |
| 16 |
Voya Financial Inc. |
2,703,476 |
1.7 |
| 17 |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. |
2,470,962 |
1.6 |
| 18 |
Sammons Enterprises Inc. |
2,444,721 |
1.6 |
| 19 |
Nationwide Mutual Group |
2,431,989 |
1.6 |
| 20 |
Hartford Financial Services |
2,387,110 |
1.5 |
(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute. |
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