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Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2023

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share (2)
1 MetLife Inc. $8,962,478  22.5%
2 New York Life Insurance Group 3,683,323 9.2 
3 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,652,745 9.2 
4 Securian Financial Group 2,895,928 7.3 
5 Nationwide Mutual Group 2,318,805 5.8 
6 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 2,252,138 5.7 
7 Unum Group 1,743,379 4.4 
8 Lincoln National Corp. 1,643,538 4.1 
9 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,172,829 2.9 
10 Sun Life Financial 853,485 2.1 

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
(2) Based on U.S. total, excluding territories.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

 
TOP TEN WRITERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2008

($000)

Rank Group/Company Direct premiums written Market share
1 Metropolitan Group $54,360,016 21.0%
2 Prudential of America Group 30,207,614 11.7
3 ING America Insurance Holding Group 24,468,815 9.5
4 Aegon USA Group 17,307,599 6.7
5 Principal Financial Group 17,136,119 6.6
6 John Hancock Group 13,758,188 5.3
7 New York Life Group 12,470,295 4.8
8 Axa Insurance Group 11,100,005 4.3
9 Hartford Fire and Casualty Group 9,792,434 3.8
10 Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co. Group 7,152,683 2.8

Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Annual Statement Database, via Highline Data, LLC. Copyrighted information. No portion of this work may be copied or redistributed without the express written permission of Highline Data, LLC.

 
TOP TEN WRITERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2009

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $5,264,806 20.2%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,297,412 12.7
3 Hartford Financial Services 1,523,716 5.8
4 New York Life Insurance Group 1,305,800 5.0
5 CIGNA Corp. 1,240,742 4.8
6 Minnesota Mutual Companies Inc. 1,232,520 4.7
7 Unum Group 1,093,692 4.2
8 Aetna Inc. 983,806 3.8
9 StanCorp Financial Group Inc. 731,729 2.8
10 Sun Life Financial Inc. 702,817 2.7

Source: SNL Financial LC.

 
TOP TEN WRITERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2010

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $5,296,037 20.0%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,087,212 11.6
3 New York Life Insurance Group 1,501,053 5.7
4 Hartford Financial Services 1,500,012 5.7
5 CIGNA Corp. 1,391,434 5.2
6 Minnesota Mutual Companies Inc. 1,369,818 5.2
7 Unum Group 1,119,006 4.2
8 Aetna Inc. 996,898 3.8
9 Sun Life Financial Inc. 801,404 3.0
10 StanCorp Financial Group Inc. 760,669 2.9

Source: SNL Financial LC.

 
TOP TEN WRITERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2011

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $5,540,697 20.2%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,404,057 12.4
3 New York Life Insurance Group 1,555,875 5.7
4 Hartford Financial Services 1,494,492 5.4
5 Minnesota Mutual Companies Inc. 1,486,052 5.4
6 Cigna Corp. 1,443,927 5.3
7 Unum Group 1,148,714 4.2
8 Aetna Inc. 957,782 3.5
9 StanCorp Financial Group Inc. 805,686 2.9
10 Sun Life Financial Inc. 641,154 2.3

(1) Based on U.S. total including territories. Does not include annuities, deposit type funds and other considerations.

Source: SNL Financial LC.

 
TOP TEN WRITERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2013

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc.  $5,399,652 18.4%
2 Prudential Financial Inc.  3,549,561 12.1
3 Securian Financial Group  1,880,118 6.4
4 New York Life Insurance Group  1,661,198 5.6
5 Cigna Corp.  1,594,059 5.4
6 Unum Group  1,257,255 4.3
7 Hartford Financial Services  1,253,243 4.3
8 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,108,042 3.8
9 Aetna Inc.  992,859 3.4
10 StanCorp Financial Group Inc.  780,390 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: SNL Financial LC.

 
TOP 10 WRITERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2014

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $5,360,171 17.8%
2 Prudential Financial Inc.  3,333,622 11.1
3 Securian Financial Group 2,101,502 7.0
4 New York Life Insurance Group 1,770,567 5.9
5 Cigna Corp. 1,719,727 5.7
6 Unum Group 1,280,542 4.3
7 Hartford Financial Services 1,257,665 4.2
8 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,242,279 4.1
9 Aetna Inc. 1,079,745 3.6
10 Lincoln National Corp. 807,532 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: SNL Financial LC.

 
Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2015

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $6,590,929 19.7%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,544,761 10.6
3 Securian Financial Group 2,315,845 6.9
4 Cigna Corp. 1,807,734 5.4
5 New York Life Insurance Group 1,806,693 5.4
6 Nationwide Mutual Group 1,444,782 4.3
7 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,411,017 4.2
8 Unum Group 1,384,939 4.2
9 Hartford Financial Services 1,292,513 3.9
10 Aetna Inc. 1,064,110 3.2

(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.

 
Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2016

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $5,974,683 18.7%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,202,585 10.0
3 Securian Financial Group 2,386,751 7.5
4 New York Life Insurance Group 1,870,870 5.9
5 Cigna Corp. 1,821,564 5.7
6 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,480,022 4.6
7 Unum Group 1,454,397 4.6
8 Hartford Financial Services 1,263,003 4.0
9 Aetna Inc. 955,344 3.0
10 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. 851,828 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.

 
Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2017

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $6,508,634 18.3%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,260,346 9.2
3 Securian Financial Group 2,373,913 6.7
4 New York Life Insurance Group 2,010,464 5.7
5 Zurich Insurance Group (2) 1,788,694 5.0
6 Cigna Corp. 1,782,938 5.0
7 Unum Group 1,519,175 4.3
8 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,440,794 4.1
9 Nationwide Mutual Group 1,397,769 3.9
10 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1,330,721 3.7

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
(2) Data for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers' management company) are reported separately by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute

 
Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2018

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share 
1 MetLife Inc.  $7,133,718 21.0%
2 Prudential Financial Inc.  3,364,765 9.9
3 Securian Financial Group  2,510,157 7.4
4 New York Life Insurance Group  2,054,828 6.1
5 Cigna Corp.  1,703,227 5.0
6 Unum Group  1,617,900 4.8
7 Lincoln National Corp.  1,357,411 4.0
8 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1,334,463 3.9
9 Nationwide Mutual Group  1,315,267 3.9
10 CVS Health Corp. (2) 946,226 2.8

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
(2) CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. completed a merger in 2019.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

 
Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2019

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $7,328,698 20.8%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,429,660 9.7
3 New York Life Insurance Group 3,043,820 8.7
4 Securian Financial Group 2,543,280 7.2
5 Cigna Corp. 1,767,992 5.0
6 Unum Group 1,713,032 4.9
7 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1,504,115 4.3
8 Lincoln National Corp. 1,395,326 4.0
9 Nationwide Mutual Group 1,036,250 2.9
10 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 985,585 2.8

(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.

 
Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2020

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $7,254,717 21.3%
2 New York Life Insurance Group 3,648,277 10.7
3 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,397,341 10.0
4 Securian Financial Group 2,687,827 7.9
5 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1,981,096 5.8
6 Unum Group 1,703,775 5.0
7 Lincoln National Corp. 1,493,860 4.4
8 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,064,218 3.1
9 Nationwide Mutual Group 729,980 2.1
10 Sun Life Financial 680,906 2.0

(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.

 
Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2021

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share 
1 MetLife Inc. $8,125,998  22.6%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,655,498 10.2 
3 New York Life Insurance Group 3,643,221 10.2 
4 Securian Financial Group 2,702,746 7.5 
5 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 2,105,346 5.9 
6 Unum Group 1,729,367 4.8 
7 Lincoln National Corp. 1,436,714 4.0 
8 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,069,763 3.0 
9 Nationwide Mutual Group 939,149 2.6 
10 Sun Life Financial 703,969 2.0 

(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.

 
Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2022

($000)

Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share 
1 MetLife Inc. $9,172,476  23.1%
2 New York Life Insurance Group 3,724,798 9.4 
3 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,687,335 9.3 
4 Nationwide Mutual Group 2,806,026 7.1 
5 Securian Financial Group 2,685,486 6.8 
6 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance co. 2,071,754 5.2 
7 Unum Group 1,739,731 4.4 
8 Lincoln National Corp. 1,555,478 3.9 
9 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,106,514 2.8 
10 Guardian 751,695 1.9 

(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.