The latest data on life insurance companies and long-term-care providers

The latest data on life insurance companies and long-term-care providers
SEP 20, 2015

Life insurance companies, ranked by direct premiums

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%
Data as of December 31, 2014. Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Long-term-care carriers

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
As of Dec. 31. 2014. 1 = Issued 2 = Paid 3 = Estimates Source: LifePlans

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