Top 20 life insurance firms ranked by direct premiums, market share

SEP 18, 2016
By  Ellie Zhu

Life insurance companies ranked by direct premiums

Company 2015 total direct premiums ($M) Market share
1 MetLife $12,530.1 8.14%
2 Northwestern Mutual $10,089.5 6.55%
3 New York Life $8,740.2 5.68%
4 Purdential of America $8,593.8 5.58%
5 Lincoln National $6,729.6 4.37%
6 MassMutual Life $6,157.2 4.00%
7 John Hancock $4,743.6 3.08%
8 Aegon U.S. Holding Corp. $4,433.4 2.88%
9 State Farm $4,229.6 2.75%
10 Minnesota Mutual Cos. $3,808.8 2.47%
11 Guardian Life $3,628.4 2.36%
12 American International Group $3,428.6 2.23%
13 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. $3,255.6 2.11%
14 AXA Insurance Group $3,012.9 1.96%
15 Pacific Life $3,002.6 1.95%
16 Voya Financial $2,647.1 1.72%
17 Hartford Fire & Casualty $2,469.6 1.60%
18 Protective Life $2,388.4 1.55%
19 Sammons Enterprises Group $2,293.8 1.49%
20 Primerica Group $2,087.6 1.36%
As of Dec. 31; Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners

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