| Top 10 Writers Of Individual Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2016 |
($000)
|
| Rank |
Group/company |
Direct premiums written (1) |
Market share |
| 1 |
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. |
$10,100,910 |
8.1% |
| 2 |
New York Life Insurance Group |
6,923,144 |
5.6 |
| 3 |
MetLife Inc. |
6,633,270 |
5.4 |
| 4 |
Lincoln National Corp. |
6,205,251 |
5.0 |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial Inc. |
5,362,282 |
4.3 |
| 6 |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. |
5,178,666 |
4.2 |
| 7 |
John Hancock |
4,561,320 |
3.7 |
| 8 |
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance |
4,348,491 |
3.5 |
| 9 |
AEGON |
4,331,917 |
3.5 |
| 10 |
Aflac Inc. |
3,321,541 |
2.7 |
(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute. |
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