AM Best has ranked the US’s UnitedHealth Group and Germany’s Allianz as the world’s largest insurers.
UnitedHealth Group took the top spot for the sixth straight year with $189.7bn in net premiums written (NPW) in 2019. Meanwhile, Allianz SE and Prudential Financial jumped ahead of AXA S.A. into the first and second slots in AM Best’s ranking by 2019 non-banking assets.
The rankings are based on BestLink data and additional research, AM Best said. There was some year-over-year reshuffling in the top five slots in the non-banking ranks, while the leading five NPW companies retained their slots from the previous year.
The top 10 global insurers by 2019 NPW are:
- UnitedHealth Group (US)
- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited (China)
- AXA S.A. (France)
- China Life Insurance (Group) Company (China)
- Kaiser Foundation Group of Health Plans (US)
- Anthem (US)
- Allianz SE (Germany)
- Peoples Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (China)
- Assicurazioni Generali S.p,A. (Italy)
- Centene Corporation (US)
The top 10 global insurers ranked by 2019 non-banking assets are:
- Allianz SE (Germany)
- Prudential Financial (US)
- AXA S.A. (France)
- Berkshire Hathaway (US)
- Nippon Life Insurance Company (Japan)
- Metlife (US)
- Legal & General Group (UK)
- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited (China)
- Japan Post Insurance Company (Japan)
- China Life Insurance (Group) Company (China)
