LEADING WRITERS OF EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE IN CALIFORNIA BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2012 (1)
Rank Company/group Direct premiums written ($000) Market share
1 CA Earthquake Authority $566,664 34.8%
2 Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. 143,902 8.8
3 GeoVera Insurance Holdings Ltd. 100,336 6.2
4 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. 73,823 4.5
5 American International Group 65,787 4.0
6 ACE Ltd. 51,975 3.2
7 Endurance Specialty Holdings 43,240 2.7
8 Chubb Corp. 42,895 2.6
9 Arch Capital Group Ltd. 41,237 2.5
10 ICW Group 40,980 2.5
(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Source: SNL Financial LC.