| Top 10 Writers Of Individual Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2017 |
($000)
|
| Rank |
Group/company |
Direct premiums written (1) |
Market share |
| 1 |
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. |
$10,488,214 |
8.2% |
| 2 |
New York Life Insurance Group |
7,416,451 |
5.8 |
| 3 |
Lincoln Financial Corp. |
6,804,963 |
5.3 |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial Inc. |
5,754,809 |
4.5 |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. |
5,741,452 |
4.5 |
| 6 |
John Hancock Life Insurance Co. |
4,593,432 |
3.6 |
| 7 |
Transamerica |
4,491,338 |
3.5 |
| 8 |
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance |
4,488,036 |
3.5 |
| 9 |
MetLife Inc. |
3,728,875 |
2.9 |
| 10 |
Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America |
3,415,797 |
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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