Life insurance companies ranked by direct premiums

2013 rankings of insurance companies based on direct premiums
SEP 07, 2014
Company2013 total direct premium2013 market share
Metropolitan$11,503.67.98%
Northwestern Mutual$9,436.06.55%
Prudential of America$8,341.95.79%
New York Life$7,812.15.42%
Lincoln National$6,144.54.27%
MassMutual Life Insurance$5,077.73.52%
John Hancock$4,849.43.37%
Aegon U.S. Holding $4,065.22.82%
State Farm$4,013.32.79%
American International$3,476.62.41%
Guardian Life $3,365.52.34%
Minnesota Mutual$3,166.22.20%
Hartford Fire & Casualty$3,078.12.14%
Axa Insurance$2,954.32.05%
Pacific Life$2,830.81.96%
ING America Insurance Holding Inc.$2,632.51.83%
Protective Life Insurance$2,604.91.81%
Sammons Enterprises$2,283.41.58%
Allstate Insuance$2,164.81.50%
Nationwide Corp.$2,089.11.45%
Primerica$1,981.61.38%
Genworth Financial$1,911.01.33%
UnumProvident Corp.$1,865.81.30%
Cigna Health$1,799.81.25%
Liberty National$1,749.51.21%
Principal Financial$1,732.11.20%
Mutual of Omaha$1,562.81.08%
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans$1,375.90.96%
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada$1,180.30.82%
Athene$1,164.90.81%

Data as of Dec. 31. Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners

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