AM Best Rankings
World's Largest Insurance Companies
Based on 2018 net non-banking assets and 2018 net premiums written. Special Section sponsored by LexisNexis.
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Based on 2018 net non-banking assets.
2018
Asset
Rank |
2017
Asset
Rank |
AMB# |
Company Name |
Country of Domicile |
2018 Net
Non-Banking Assets
USD (000) |
% Change* |
| 1 |
2 |
85085 |
AXA S.A. |
France |
 |
1,011,410,987 |
6.71 |
| 2 |
1 |
85014 |
Allianz SE |
Germany |
 |
994,336,046 |
1.24 |
| 3 |
3 |
58182 |
Prudential Financial Inc |
United States |
 |
815,078,000 |
-2.05 |
| 4 |
7 |
90826 |
Nippon Life Insurance Company |
Japan |
 |
710,861,843 |
5.94 |
| 5 |
6 |
58334 |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
United States |
|
707,794,000 |
0.81 |
| 6 |
5 |
58175 |
MetLife, Inc. |
United States |
|
687,538,000 |
-4.49 |
| 7 |
4 |
90527 |
Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
|
666,619,276 |
-3.81 |
| 8 |
9 |
85925 |
Prudential Plc |
United Kingdom |
 |
646,218,213 |
2.98 |
| 9 |
8 |
86120 |
Legal & General Group Plc |
United Kingdom |
|
625,728,073 |
-2.35 |
| 10 |
13 |
86446 |
Ping An Ins (Group) Co of China Ltd |
China |
 |
620,428,521 |
13.87 |
| 11 |
10 |
85124 |
Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. |
Italy |
 |
590,487,800 |
-3.96 |
| 12 |
15 |
52446 |
China Life Insurance (Group) Company |
China |
|
579,448,820 |
10.69 |
| 13 |
12 |
66866 |
Manulife Financial Corporation |
Canada |
 |
550,316,276 |
2.84 |
| 14 |
11 |
85909 |
Aviva Plc |
United Kingdom |
|
546,909,385 |
-2.76 |
| 15 |
14 |
90906 |
National Mut Ins Fed Agricultural Coop |
Japan |
|
529,249,664 |
-0.17 |
| 16 |
17 |
46417 |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. |
Japan |
|
504,590,174 |
4.36 |
| 17 |
18 |
58702 |
American International Group, Inc. |
United States |
|
491,984,000 |
-1.27 |
| 18 |
16 |
86056 |
CNP Assurances |
France |
|
475,667,287 |
-1.84 |
| 19 |
19 |
85244 |
Aegon N.V. |
Netherlands |
 |
449,918,307 |
-0.82 |
| 20 |
21 |
85485 |
Life Insurance Corporation of India |
India |
 |
449,034,271 |
9.38 |
| 21 |
20 |
93310 |
Credit Agricole Assurances |
France |
|
437,889,379 |
1.46 |
| 22 |
22 |
86976 |
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd |
Switzerland |
 |
395,342,000 |
-6.33 |
| 23 |
23 |
90828 |
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company |
Japan |
|
379,928,849 |
1.39 |
| 24 |
24 |
91242 |
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company |
Japan |
|
341,059,459 |
4.93 |
| 25 |
25 |
61691 |
New York Life Ins Company |
United States |
|
339,144,000 |
0.60 |
* Percent change is based upon local currency.
Source: 
Based on 2018 net premiums written.
2018
Premium
Rank |
2017
Premium
Rank |
AMB# |
Company Name |
Country of Domicile |
2018 Net
Premiums Written
US$ (000) |
% Change* |
| 1 |
1 |
58106 |
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated1 |
United States |
|
178,087,000 |
12.39 |
| 2 |
2 |
85085 |
AXA S.A. |
France |
|
103,033,468 |
3.22 |
| 3 |
4 |
86446 |
Ping An Ins (Group) Co of China Ltd |
China |
|
101,821,215 |
19.15 |
| 4 |
3 |
52446 |
China Life Insurance (Group) Company |
China |
|
92,360,557 |
-0.09 |
| 5 |
7 |
70936 |
Kaiser Foundation Group of Health Plans2 |
United States |
|
92,054,688 |
10.09 |
| 6 |
6 |
58180 |
Anthem, Inc. |
United States |
|
85,048,000 |
1.00 |
| 7 |
5 |
85014 |
Allianz SE |
Germany |
|
83,203,137 |
0.35 |
| 8 |
8 |
85124 |
Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. |
Italy |
|
72,617,727 |
3.61 |
| 9 |
9 |
20013 |
State Farm Group2 |
United States |
|
70,832,964 |
1.39 |
| 10 |
10 |
85320 |
People's Ins Co (Group) of China Ltd |
China |
|
68,204,489 |
4.55 |
| 11 |
11 |
58334 |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
United States |
|
59,216,000 |
-4.86 |
| 12 |
18 |
51149 |
Centene Corporation1 |
United States |
|
57,310,000 |
24.28 |
| 13 |
15 |
58052 |
Humana Inc.1 |
United States |
|
54,941,000 |
4.89 |
| 14 |
16 |
90826 |
Nippon Life Insurance Company |
Japan |
|
54,346,195 |
11.98 |
| 15 |
12 |
86577 |
Munich Reinsurance Company |
Germany |
|
53,468,516 |
-1.77 |
| 16 |
20 |
90906 |
National Mut Ins Fed Agricultural Coop |
Japan |
|
50,267,197 |
16.07 |
| 17 |
17 |
85485 |
Life Insurance Corporation of India |
India |
|
48,655,853 |
6.08 |
| 18 |
19 |
46417 |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. |
Japan |
|
48,203,024 |
9.41 |
| 19 |
24 |
90598 |
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd |
China |
|
44,259,003 |
14.47 |
| 20 |
… |
70080 |
CVS Health Corp Group2 |
United States |
|
43,956,803 |
3.18 |
| 21 |
… |
58175 |
MetLife, Inc. |
United States |
|
43,840,000 |
12.43 |
| 22 |
13 |
85925 |
Prudential plc |
United Kingdom |
|
42,180,874 |
-20.84 |
| 23 |
23 |
86976 |
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd |
Switzerland |
|
41,230,000 |
0.23 |
| 24 |
… |
51114 |
Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. |
United States |
|
39,100,000 |
6.28 |
| 25 |
… |
69154 |
Health Care Service Corporation Group2 |
United States |
|
38,049,253 |
9.74 |
* Percent change is based upon local currency.
1Premiums shown are earned premiums
2AM Best consolidation; U.S. companies only
Source:
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