Here is a list of the ten top insurance companies in the world ranked by total assets. On this list of top ten insurance companies in the world is, Allianz Group, based in Germany, which has taken lead as the world’s largest insurance company in terms of assets. The company has over 86 million customers scattered in more than 70 countries. Equally, the company is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, travel insurance, credit insurance, corporate insurance and asset management.
Allianz Group gross premiums written amounted to EUR 76 billion in last financial year. Still on the list is AXA Group . It is the second largest international insurer with presence in 64 countries. The world’s 10 top insurance companies have combined assets of about $8.0 trillion.
Now let talk about the 10 to insurance companies that we have in the world.
1 Allianz SE (ALIZY): The no 1 on the list of top insurance companies
- Revenue (TTM): $101.2 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $8.2 billion
- Market Cap: $85.9 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -13.4%
- Exchange: OTC
Like stated above in the introductory page, Allianz is a leading global financial services company, providing products and services from insurance to asset management. It offers insurance packages in products ranging from property and casualty policies to health and life insurance for corporate and individual customers. The company is headquartered in Germany.
2 AXA SA (AXAHY)
- Revenue (TTM): $139.5 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $4.3 billion
- Market Cap: $48.2 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -17.2%
- Exchange: OTC
Equally stated above on the intro-page, AXA is one of the world’s leading insurance groups with major businesses in property and casualty insurance, life insurance, savings, and asset management. Actually, it is second placed largest insurance company. In 1990s, Several insurance companies merged to create AXA. It does business in all major global markets.
3 Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. (PNGAY)
- Revenue (TTM): $144.8 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $18.7 billion
- Market Cap: $194.0 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -7.5%
- Exchange: OTC
Next on our list of global top ten insurance companies is Ping. This insurance company is involved primarily in insurance, financial services, and banking. It is one of the top 50 companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. It was Founded in 1988, and happened to be China’s first joint-stock insurance company. Its subsidiaries include Ping An Life, Ping An Property & Casualty, Ping An Annuity, and Ping An Health, among many others.
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4 China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (LFC)
- Revenue (TTM): $105.6 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $8.4 billion
- Market Cap: $64.9 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -6.3%
- Exchange: New York Stock Exchange
Still of China, the China Life Insurance is one of the mainland’s largest state-owned insurance and financial services companies, as well as a key player in the Chinese capital market as an institutional investor. The company was founded in 1949, the same year that the People’s Republic if China was founded. The company today has numerous subsidiaries spread across life insurance, pension plans, asset management, property and casualty, and investment holdings with all doing well.
5 Prudential PLC (PUK)
- Revenue (TTM): $93.7 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $0.8 billion
- Market Cap: $37.8 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -17.2%
- Exchange: New York Stock Exchange
The Prudential PLC is a London-based insurance and investment services company. Following in the foot steps of other insurance companies, the company offers products ranging from life, health, accident, property, and casualty policies to pensions, equity plans, mortgages and other financial services. Prudential also caters to customers in all major global markets, including in the U.K., its home market.
6 Aviva PLC (AVVIY)
- Revenue (TTM): $90.6 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $3.3 billion
- Market Cap: $13.8 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -27.1%
- Exchange: OTC
This company is U.K. based. Just like other insurance companies, Aviva PLC is an international insurance company offering transport, aviation, marine, fire, motor, and life insurance products, as well as a range of financial services. Its UK Life business and General Insurance business are leaders in their home market in the U.K
7 Assicurazioni Generali (ARZGY)
- Revenue (TTM): $86.9 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $1.8 billion
- Market Cap: $24.9 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -12.7%
- Exchange: OTC
Headquartered in Italy, Assicurazioni Generali is an international insurance provider. The company offers a variety of life, non-life, and reinsurance products. While a large portion of Assicurazioni Generali’s business is in Europe, it has a growing presence in Asia and Latin America.
8 Legal & General Group PLC (LGGNY)
- Revenue (TTM): $85.9 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $2.4 billion
- Market Cap: $16.8 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -4.0%
- Exchange: OTC
Legal & General Group is a London-based financial services and insurance company. With a worldwide customer base, the company provides a range of asset management, retirement, savings, and general insurance products.
9 The People’s Insurance Co. (Group) of China Ltd. (PINXY)
- Revenue (TTM): $76.4 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $3.2 billion
- Market Cap: $14.7 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -17.7%
- Exchange: OTC
With the Chinese central government as its controlling shareholder, The People’s Insurance Co. operates a number of subsidiaries that provide property, life, pension, and health insurance products, as well as reinsurance and various other offerings. The company also offers asset management services.
10 Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
- Revenue (TTM): $237.2 billion
- Net Income (TTM): $10.0 billion
- Market Cap: $475.7 billion
- 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -4.9%
- Exchange: New York Stock Exchange
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a major conglomerate and one of the nation’s premier insurance companies, also owning businesses in sectors such as rail transportation, utilities and energy, manufacturing, services, and retailing. Berkshire provides primary insurance, as well as reinsurance of property and casualty risks through companies such as GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, General Re, National Indemnity Company and others.
In general below table shows are the global top insurance companies.
| Rank | Company | Country | Total assets, US$b | Balance sheet |
| 1 | Allianz | Germany | 1,046.96 | 06/30/2017 |
| 2 | AXA | France | 1,038.06 | 06/30/2017 |
| 3 | Ping An Insurance | China | 925.988 | 09/30/2017 |
| 4 | Prudential Financial | US | 821.131 | 09/30/2017 |
| 5 | Metlife | US | 720.515 | 09/30/2017 |
| 6 | Japan Post Insurance | Japan | 698.667 | 09/30/2017 |
| 7 | Berkshire Hathaway | US | 681.554 | 09/30/2017 |
| 8 | Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nissay) | Japan | 660.716 | 09/30/2017 |
| 9 | Prudential plc | UK | 644.631 | 06/30/2017 |
| 10 | Legal & General | UK | 642.923 | 06/30/2017 |
| 11 | Assicurazioni Generali | Italy | 641.730 | 09/30/2017 |
| 12 | Aviva | UK | 589.541 | 06/30/2017 |
| 13 | Manulife Financial | Canada | 548.260 | 09/30/2017 |
| 14 | Zenkyoren (1) | Japan | 513.209 | 03/31/2017 |
| 15 | American International Group (AIG) | US | 503.073 | 09/30/2017 |
| 16 | Dai-ichi Life Holdings | Japan | 476.106 | 09/30/2017 |
| 17 | CNP Assurances | France | 469.756 | 06/30/2017 |
| 18 | Aegon | Netherlands | 445.658 | 09/30/2017 |
| 19 | China Life Insurance | China | 431.369 | 09/30/2017 |
| 20 | Zurich Insurance Group | Switzerland | 381.173 | 06/30/2017 |
| 21 | Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company | Japan | 360.217 | 09/30/2017 |
| 22 | Power Financial Corp | Canada | 338.175 | 09/30/2017 |
| 23 | Sumitomo Life Insurance Company | Japan | 316.356 | 09/30/2017 |
| 24 | Munich Re | Germany | 313.832 | 06/30/2017 |
| 25 | Life Insurance Corporation of India | India | 310.000 | 12/31/2016 |
| 26 | TIAA | US | 294.057 | 03/31/2017 |
| 27 | New York Life | US | 287.196 | 12/31/2016 |
| 28 | Cathay Financial Holding | Taiwan | 287.020 | 09/30/2017 |
| 29 | Lincoln National | US | 276.785 | 09/30/2017 |
| 30 | NN Group NV | Netherlands | 269.851 | 09/30/2017 |
| 31 | Northwestern Mutual | US | 258.232 | 06/30/2017 |
| 32 | State Farm | US | 256.030 | 12/31/2016 |
| 33 | Standard Life Aberdeen | UK | 248.265 | 06/30/2017 |
| 34 | Principal Financial | US | 247.934 | 09/30/2017 |
| 35 | Samsung Life Insurance | South Korea | 245.425 | 09/30/2017 |
| 36 | Massachusetts Mutual | US | 243.418 | 06/30/2017 |
| 37 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance | US | 227.528 | 09/30/2017 |
| 38 | Voya Financial | US | 226.644 | 09/30/2017 |
| 39 | Old Mutual | UK | 226.044 | 06/30/2017 |
| 40 | Hartford Financial Services | US | 224.211 | 09/30/2017 |
| 41 | Brighthouse Financial | US | 223.279 | 09/30/2017 |
| 42 | Fubon Financial | Taiwan | 221.046 | 09/30/2017 |
| 43 | Swiss RE | Switzerland | 213.341 | 06/30/2017 |
| 44 | Swiss Life Holding | Switzerland | 208.517 | 06/30/2017 |
| 45 | Sun Life Financial | Canada | 206.198 | 09/30/2017 |
| 46 | Tokio Marine Holdings | Japan | 202.333 | 09/30/2017 |
| 47 | MS&AD Insurance Group | Japan | 197.630 | 09/30/2017 |
| 48 | AIA Group | Hong Kong | 197.410 | 05/31/2017 |
| 49 | Talanx AG | Germany | 176.280 | 09/30/2017 |
| 50 | China Pacific Insurance Group (CPIC) | China | 172.437 | 09/30/2017 |
| 51 | Chubb Ltd | Switzerland | 167.578 | 09/30/2017 |
| 52 | USAA (United Services Automobile Association) | US | 153.027 | 06/30/2017 |
| 53 | Pacific Mutual Holding Company | US | 143.298 | 12/31/2016 |
| 54 | People’s Insurance Co (Group) of China | China | 140.985 | 06/30/2017 |
| 55 | Liberty Mutual Holding Company | US | 137.962 | 06/30/2017 |
| 56 | Aflac | US | 136.083 | 09/30/2017 |
| 57 | T&D Holdings | Japan | 134.150 | 09/30/2017 |
| 58 | Ageas | Belgium | 122.090 | 09/30/2017 |
| 59 | Achmea | Netherlands | 115.620 | 06/30/2017 |
| 60 | Allstate | US | 113.632 | 09/30/2017 |
| 61 | Covea Mutual Insurance Group | France | 111.528 | 12/31/2016 |
| 62 | Sompo Holdings (2) | Japan | 110.560 | 09/30/2017 |
| 63 | Shin Kong Financial | Taiwan | 109.562 | 09/30/2017 |
| 64 | Hanwha Life | South Korea | 108.587 | 09/30/2017 |
| 65 | New China Life Insurance | China | 107.285 | 09/30/2017 |
| 66 | Unipol Gruppo Finanziario | Italy | 104.998 | 06/30/2017 |
| 67 | Genworth Financial | US | 104.629 | 09/30/2017 |
| 68 | Travelers Companies | US | 104.311 | 09/30/2017 |
| 69 | Groupama | France | 103.728 | 12/31/2016 |
| 70 | Phoenix Group Holdings | UK | 100.476 | 06/30/2017 |