The world’s largest insurers

By | February 8, 2026

This World’s Largest Insurance Companies directory is based on research data from rating agency A.M. Best.

Listing the top insurance companies in the world, this directory provides a simple way to analyse the world’s top insurance companies by premiums underwritten and by their net assets.

The largest insurance groups in the world featured in these lists are ranked by net premiums written in 2024 and net non-banking assets. You can sort the tables by any of the headings and search it to analyse individual insurance companies.

World’s largest insurance companies by net premiums written

RankingInsurance Company NameDomicile2024 Net premiums written (US $ 000)% change from previous year
1UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (1)United States308,810,0006.2%
2Centene Corporation (1)United States159,869,0006.9%
3Elevance Health, Inc.United States144,166,0000.9%
4Kaiser Foundation Group of Health Plans (3)United States128,813,6839%
5State Farm GroupUnited States114,466,32616.4%
6Humana Inc.United States112,104,00010.7%
7China Life Insurance (Group) CompanyChina110,018,9495.9%
8Allianz SE (2)Germany90,162,9495.9%
9Berkshire Hathaway Inc.United States88,693,0003.8%
10AXA S.A. (2)France77,162,2846.8%
11Ping An Ins (Group) Co of China Ltd. (2)China75,500,3562.7%
12Progressive CorporationUnited States74,424,00020.9%
13Health Care Service Corporation GroupUnited States73,828,19616.8%
14People’s Ins Co (Group) of China Ltd (2)China73,289,9916.5%
15Munich Reinsurance Company (2)Germany72,659,4725.1%
16The Allstate CorpUnited States61,630,23910.6%
17Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaIndia60,644,0002.8%
18Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (2)Italy57,074,2649.4%
19Chubb LtdSwitzerland52,164,1298.7%
20Zurich Ins Group (2)Switzerland51,468,0005.2%
21Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.Japan49,279,000-9.7%
22Liberty Mutual Holidng Company Inc.United States45,373,790-3.3%
23MetLife, Inc.United States44,963,0001.5%
24Nippon Life Ins CoJapan44,945,000-10.9%
25The Travelers Companies, Inc.United States44,240,1847.8%
RankingInsurance Company NameDomicile2024 Net Non-Banking Assets (US $ 000)% change from previous year
1Berkshire Hathaway Inc.United States1,153,881,0007.8%
2Allianz SEGermany1,088,157,7946.2%
3China Life Insurance (Group) CompanyChina1,024,511,06210.5%
4Ping An Ins (Group) Co of China Ltd.China984,674,16119.9%
5Prudential Financial IncUnited States735,587,0002%
6Legal & General Group PlcUnited Kingdom683,865,5524.2%
7AXA S.A.France681,036,9511.5%
8Manulife Financial CorporationCanada680,513,42611.8%
9MetLife IncUnited States677,457,000-1.5%
10Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaIndia657,539,6346.4%
11Nippon Life Insurance CompanyJapan643,244,839-1.3%
12Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.Italy561,119,3535.9%
13Great-West Lifeco Inc.Canada557,695,80412.5%
14Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.Japan464,646,9713%
15CNP AssurancesFrance452,885,791-0.4%
16Aviva plcUnited Kingdom444,731,8447.6%
17Credit Agricole AssurancesFrance437,959,9221.3%
18Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.Japan397,630,562-2.1%
19State Farm GroupUnited States390,869,2878.5%
20Lincoln Natl CorpUnited States390,831,0004.9%
21National Mut Ins Fed Agricultural CoopJapan384,022,085-2.6%
22TIAA GroupUnited States367,981,6231.2%
23Corebridge FinlUnited States364,554,2244.5%
24Athene Hldg Ltd.United States363,343,00020.9%
25Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.Switzerland358,005,000-0.9%

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