| Company | 2014 direct premiums ($M) | Market share |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | $11,261.1 | 7.66% |
| Northwestern Mutual | $9,516.4 | 6.48% |
| New York Life | $8,185.6 | 5.57% |
| Prudential of America | $7,731.1 | 5.26% |
| Lincoln National | $6,435.9 | 4.38% |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life | $5,586.4 | 3.80% |
| John Hancock | $4,708.5 | 3.20% |
| Aegon U.S. Holding | $4,381.8 | 2.98% |
| State Farm | $4,098.4 | 2.79% |
| Guardian Life | $3,519.3 | 2.40% |
| Minnesota Mutual | $3,446.9 | 2.35% |
| American International | $3,444.0 | 2.34% |
| Pacific Life | $2,977.6 | 2.03% |
| Axa Insurance | $2,912.4 | 1.98% |
| Sammons Enterprises | $2,693.7 | 1.83% |
| ING America Insurance Holdings | $2,645.0 | 1.80% |
| Hartford Fire & Casualty | $2,638.2 | 1.80% |
| Protective Life Insurance | $2,372.8 | 1.61% |
| Nationwide Corp. | $2,172.0 | 1.48% |
| Primerica | $2,015.5 | 1.37% |
| Genworth Financial | $1,942.4 | 1.32% |
| Cigna Health | $1,908.2 | 1.30% |
| UnumProvident Corp. | $1,894.9 | 1.29% |
| Liberty National | $1,832.9 | 1.25% |
| Principal Financial | $1,707.6 | 1.16% |
| Mutual of Omaha | $1,663.6 | 1.13% |
| Company | Policies - 2014 sales | Annualized premiums ($M) - 2014 sales | Policies - 2014 in-force | Annualized premiums ($M) - 2014 in-force |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genworth Financial 1 | 35,101 | $89.6 | 1,224,839 | $2,558.0 |
| Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Co. | 22,513 2,3 | $57.2 2,3 | 214,021 1 | $523.6 1 |
| Mutual of Omaha 1 | 11,867 | $30.2 | 153,515 | $326.2 |
| John Hancock Life Insurance 1 | 11,235 | $32.3 | 603,819 | $1,407.4 |
| Life Secure 2 | 8,553 | $11.1 | 36,318 | $43.8 |
| Transamerica Life Insurance Co. 1,3 | 7,465 | $15.5 | 259,284 | $476.2 |
| Bankers Life and Casualty 2,3 | 6,482 | $11.5 | 269,700 | $448.4 |
| Knights of Columbus 1 | 5,919 | $7.8 | 43,990 | $58.6 |
| New York Life Insurance Co. 2 | 5,347 | $15.2 | 138,569 | $259.6 |
| Thrivent Financial 1 | 3,912 | $9.6 | 124,397 | $193.7 |
| MedAmerica Insurance Co. 2 | 3,516 | $9.6 | 74,814 | $149.6 |
| Mass Mutual Life 1 | 3,395 | $10.2 | 83,116 | $221.0 |
| Country Life Insurance Co. 1 | 2,621 | $6.3 | 19,356 | $33.9 |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. 2 | 1,657 | $4.7 | 129,810 | $212.8 |
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