| 2011 rank | 2010 rank | Issuer | Net assets ($M) | % change vs. 2010 | 2011 market share | % share change vs. 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TIAA-CREF* | $358,204.7 | -0.2% | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2 | 2 | MetLife | $127,999.4 | 10.8% | 9.0% | 9.8% |
| 3 | 3 | Prudential Financial | $102,118.6 | 10.3% | 7.2% | 10.8% |
| 4 | 4 | AXA Equitable | $80,923.9 | -3.4% | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 5 | 6 | Lincoln Financial Group | $76,628.1 | -0.8% | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| 6 | 7 | SunAmerica/VALIC | $66,903.6 | -1.2% | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 7 | 5 | Hartford | $66,659.6 | -17.0% | 4.7% | -17.5% |
| 8 | 8 | ING Group | $61,149.5 | -7.9% | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 9 | 12 | Jackson National | $58,982.1 | 22.0% | 4.2% | 23.5% |
| 10 | 9 | Ameriprise Financial | $58,195.6 | 3.1% | 4.1% | 2.5% |
| 11 | 10 | John Hancock | $49,104.7 | -8.8% | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 12 | 11 | Pacific Life | $45,980.3 | -8.2% | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 13 | 13 | Nationwide | $40,530.1 | 2.3% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| 14 | 14 | AEGON/Transamerica | $39,530.8 | 1.4% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| 15 | 15 | Allianz Life | $25,258.4 | 4.2% | 1.8% | 5.9% |
| 16 | 16 | Sun Life Financial | $19,160.1 | 2.7% | 1.4% | 7.7% |
| 17 | 18 | Fidelity Investments Life | $17,276.0 | 4.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| 18 | 17 | New York Life | $17,045.3 | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| 19 | 19 | Thrivent Financial | $15,145.7 | 3.6% | 1.1% | 10.0% |
| 20 | 22 | Northwestern Mutual | $11,036.6 | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| 21 | 21 | Massachusetts Mutual | $10,679.7 | -2.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| 22 | 23 | Ohio National | $10,357.6 | 2.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 23 | 20 | Genworth Financial | $10,278.4 | -13.8% | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 24 | 25 | Guardian | $5,995.5 | 3.9% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 25 | 27 | Protective | $5,949.5 | 40.7% | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| As of Sept. 30. *The bulk of TIAA-CREF's variable annuity assets are generated from group annuity sales of retirement plans, rather than retail sales. | Source: Source: Morningstar Inc. | |||||
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