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The 100 Largest Life Insurance Companies

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Largest life insurance companies

Rank Life insurance company Market share %
1 Northwestern Mutual 8.24
2 Lincoln Financial 5.84
3 New York Life 5.73
4 MassMutual 4.82
5 Prudential Financial Inc. 4.54
6 John Hancock 3.64
7 State Farm 3.59
8 Transamerica 3.57
9 Pacific Life 2.95
10 Metlife 2.91
11 AIG 2.72
12 Guardian 2.69
13 AXA 2.39
14 Brighthouse Financial 1.97
15 Protective 1.86
16 Primerica 1.86
17 Sammons Enterprises Inc. 1.78
18 Voya Financial Inc. 1.70
19 Nationwide 1.60
20 Torchmark Corp. 1.49
21 Penn Mutual 1.48
22 Securian 1.44
23 Mutual of Omaha 1.40
24 Principal Financial Group Inc. 1.30
25 Western & Southern Financial 1.22
26 Genworth 1.17
27 National Life Group 1.16
28 Legal & General 1.01
29 Zurich 0.91
30 Lincoln Benefit Life Co. 0.91
31 RiverSource 0.89
32 USAA 0.80
33 Ohio National 0.79
34 Talcott Resolution 0.76
35 OneAmerica 0.70
36 Allianz 0.70
37 Aflac 0.69
38 Allstate Corp. 0.67
39 Global Atlantic 0.58
40 Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co 0.58
41 Jackson 0.57
42 Great-West 0.57
43 CNO Financial Group 0.57
44 American National 0.56
45 Unum Group 0.53
46 Ameritas 0.51
47 Nassau Re 0.48
48 TIAA 0.46
49 Symetra 0.41
50 Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance Co. 0.41
51 Wilton Re 0.38
52 AAA Life Insurance 0.36
53 Sun Life Financial 0.34
54 CUNA Mutual 0.33
55 American Family Life Insurance Co. 0.33
56 COUNTRY Financial 0.33
57 Fidelity & Guaranty Life 0.32
58 Kemper 0.30
59 National Western Life Grp Inc. 0.30
60 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation 0.27
61 SB Mutual Life Insurance Co. of MA 0.26
62 Kansas City Life Insurance Co. 0.26
63 Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. NY 0.25
64 Cincinnati Life Insurance Co. 0.25
65 Athene 0.22
66 Americo 0.22
67 iA Financial 0.20
68 Assurant 0.20
69 Pan American Life 0.19
70 Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Co. 0.18
71 National Guardian Life Insurance Co. 0.17
72 Erie Family Life Insurance Co. 0.14
73 Indiana Farm Bureau 0.14
74 Physicians Mutual 0.13
75 Cigna 0.13
76 American Fidelity 0.13
77 Federated Life Insurance Co. 0.12
78 Alfa Life Insurance Corp. 0.12
79 Boston Mutual 0.12
80 Tennessee Farmers Life Insurance Co. 0.12
81 Shelter Life Insurance Co. 0.10
82 Fidelity Life Assn. 0.10
83 Auto-Owners Life Insurance Co. 0.10
84 Assurity 0.09
85 Horace Mann 0.09
86 The Baltimore Life Insurance Co 0.09
87 Citizens 0.09
88 Amica Life Insurance Co. 0.07
89 Prosperity Life Insurance Group LLC 0.07
90 Michigan Farm Bureau 0.07
91 Pekin Life Insurance Co. 0.07
92 Chubb 0.07
93 Global Bankers Insurance 0.06
94 UnitedHealth Group 0.06
95 CVS Health Corp. 0.06
96 American Enterprise 0.06
97 Security National Financial 0.05
98 Foresters Life Insurance & Annuity Co. 0.05
99 USHEALTH 0.05
100 Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Co 0.04
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, based on 2018 market share for ordinary life insurance.

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