France’s AXA Is largest Global Insurer By Net Premiums Witten

Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. topped A.M. Best’s Review list of the world’s 25 largest insurance companies by non-banking assets and France’s AXA S.A. was ranked the first by net premiums written in 2010.

The rankings of the world’s largest global insurance companies were released by A.M. Best in January 2nd, 2012 issue of Best Week.

Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd had US$ 1.089 trillion in non-banking assets in 2010 and despite retreating by 5.26% from 2009, it topped the list. France’s AXA S.A. came in the second rank as it had US$ 920.4 billion in non-banking assets, with an increase of 3.27% from 2009.

France’s AXA S.A. had US$ 107.9 billion in net premiums written in 2010, with a surge of 0.2% from 2009. Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. had 87.166 billion in net premiums written with an increase of 2.87% from 2009. The World’s 25 largest insurers by non-banking assets:

1) Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
2) AXA S.A.
3) Allianz SE
4) MetLife Inc
5) American International Group, Inc
6) AVIVA plc
7) Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
8) Prudential Financial Inc
9) Nippon Life Insurance Company
10) Legal & General Group plc
11) National Mut Ins Fed Agricultural Coop
12) AEGON N.V.
13) ING Group N.V.
14) CNP Assurances
15) Manulife Financial Corporation
16) Prudential plc
17) Zurich Financial Services Ltd
18) Berkshire Hathaway Inc
19) Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd
20) Hartford Financial Services Group Inc
21) Munich Reinsurance Company    
22 PREDICA-Prevoyance Dialogue du Credit
23 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
24 China Life Insurance (Group) Company
25 Life Insurance Corporation of India

The World’s 25 largest insurers by net premiums written:

1) AXA S.A.
2) Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
3) UnitedHealth Group Inc **
4) Allianz SE
5) Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
6) National Mut Ins Fed Agricultural Coop
7) Munich Reinsurance Company
8) WellPoint Inc.
9) AVIVA plc
10) China Life Insurance (Group) Company
11) Nippon Life Insurance Company
12) State Farm Group ***
13) American International Group, Inc
14) Kaiser Foundation Group of Health Plans ****
15) Zurich Financial Services Ltd
16) CNP Assurances
17) Life Insurance Corporation of India
18) Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd
19) Prudential plc
20) Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
21) ING Group N.V.
22) Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
23) Humana Inc. **
24) Berkshire Hathaway Inc
25) Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.