Here are the 50 largest life insurance companies in Illinois, based on the amount of premiums for policies they sold in the state in 2018.
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Largest life insurance companies in Illinois
| Rank in Illinois | Company | Market share % in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Mutual | 13.66 |
| 2 | Lincoln Financial | 5.77 |
| 3 | State Farm | 5.26 |
| 4 | Prudential Financial Inc. | 5.06 |
| 5 | COUNTRY Financial | 4.13 |
| 6 | MassMutual | 3.94 |
| 7 | New York Life | 3.84 |
| 8 | John Hancock | 3.18 |
| 9 | Transamerica | 3.11 |
| 10 | Pacific Life | 3.09 |
| 11 | AXA Equitable | 2.41 |
| 12 | AIG | 2.19 |
| 13 | Brighthouse Financial | 2.04 |
| 14 | Protective | 1.99 |
| 15 | MetLife | 1.92 |
| 16 | Penn Mutual | 1.78 |
| 17 | Securian | 1.73 |
| 18 | Voya Financial Inc. | 1.56 |
| 19 | Primerica | 1.49 |
| 20 | Principal Financial Group Inc. | 1.47 |
| 21 | Western & Southern Financial | 1.36 |
| 22 | Sammons Enterprises Inc. | 1.36 |
| 23 | Guardian | 1.36 |
| 24 | Globe Life Inc. | 1.27 |
| 25 | Mutual of Omaha | 1.23 |
| 26 | Nationwide | 1.16 |
| 27 | Zurich | 1.07 |
| 28 | Lincoln Benefit Life Co. | 1.03 |
| 29 | Genworth | 0.99 |
| 30 | Ohio National | 0.91 |
| 31 | Legal & General | 0.90 |
| 32 | Talcott Resolution | 0.87 |
| 33 | Allstate Corp. | 0.85 |
| 34 | American Family Life Insurance Co. | 0.83 |
| 35 | Pekin Life Insurance Co. | 0.81 |
| 36 | National Life Group | 0.75 |
| 37 | RiverSource | 0.75 |
| 38 | OneAmerica | 0.72 |
| 39 | Jackson | 0.68 |
| 40 | Allianz | 0.67 |
| 41 | TIAA | 0.54 |
| 42 | CNO Financial Group | 0.46 |
| 43 | Great-West | 0.44 |
| 44 | USAA | 0.38 |
| 45 | Nassau Re | 0.38 |
| 46 | Symetra | 0.37 |
| 47 | Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance Co. | 0.35 |
| 48 | Cincinnati Life Insurance Co. | 0.35 |
| 49 | Pan American Life | 0.34 |
| 50 | Global Atlantic | 0.34 |
| Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, based on premiums written in 2018 for ordinary life insurance. | ||