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World's Largest Insurers
World’s Largest Insurance Companies (npw) - 2021 Edition

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2019
Premium
Rank		 2018
Premium
Rank		 AMB# Company Name Country of Domicile 2019 Net
Premiums Written
US$ (000)		 % Change*
1 1 058106 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated1 United States United States 189,699,000 6.52
2 3 086446 Ping An Ins (Group) Co of China Ltd China China 110,746,845 10.51
3 2 085085 AXA S.A. France 101,144,960 0.34
4 4 052446 China Life Insurance (Group) Company China China 97,744,867 7.52
5 5 070936 Kaiser Foundation Group of Health Plans United States United States 97,247,349 5.64
6 6 058180 Anthem, Inc. United States United States Flag 94,730,000 11.38
7 7 085014 Allianz SE Germany Germany 86,656,640 6.45
8 10 085320 People's Ins Co (Group) of China Ltd China 74,419,774 10.86
9 8 085124 Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. Italy Italy 74,238,080 4.49
10 12 051149 Centene Corporation1 United States United States 71,714,000 25.13
11 9 020013 State Farm Group2 United States United States 70,640,883 -0.56
12 13 058052 Humana Inc1 United States United States Flag 62,948,000 14.57
13 11 058334 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. United States United States Flag 62,811,000 6.07
14 15 086577 Munich Reinsurance Company Germany Germany 54,663,840 4.49
15 14 090826 Nippon Life Insurance Company Japan Japan Flag 52,112,815 -6.75
16 19 070080 CVS Health Corp Group2 United States United States Flag 52,026,207 13.57
17 17 085485 Life Insurance Corporation of India India 50,491,133 12.42
18 21 090598 China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd China China 46,543,259 6.84
19 18 046417 Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. Japan Japan Flag 45,314,104 -8.58
20 20 085925 Prudential plc United Kingdom 43,481,000 -2.14
21 16 090906 National Mut Ins Fed Agricultural Coop Japan Japan Flag 42,580,588 -17.62
22 22 058175 MetLife, Inc. United States United States Flag 42,235,000 -3.66
23 23 086976 Zurich Insurance Group Ltd Switzerland Switzerland Flag 41,251,000 0.05
24 26 093310 Credit Agricole Assurances France 40,580,960 10.23
25 25 069154 Health Care Service Corporation Group2 United States United States 40,052,991 5.27

* Percent change is based upon local currency.

1Premiums shown are earned premiums.

2AM Best consolidation; U.S. companies only.

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