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Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2024

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share (2)
1 MetLife Inc. $9,961,585  22.5%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 4,419,304 10.0 
3 New York Life Insurance Group 3,718,426 8.4 
4 Nationwide Mutual Group 3,364,503 7.6 
5 Securian Financial Group 3,178,654 7.2 
6 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 2,342,271 5.3 
7 Unum Group 1,871,178 4.2 
8 Lincoln National Corp. 1,653,788 3.7 
9 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,593,187 3.6 
10 Guardian 868,035 2.0 

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
(2) Based on U.S. total, excluding territories.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2023

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share (2)
1 MetLife Inc. $8,962,478  22.5%
2 New York Life Insurance Group 3,683,323 9.2 
3 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,652,745 9.2 
4 Securian Financial Group 2,895,928 7.3 
5 Nationwide Mutual Group 2,318,805 5.8 
6 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 2,252,138 5.7 
7 Unum Group 1,743,379 4.4 
8 Lincoln National Corp. 1,643,538 4.1 
9 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,172,829 2.9 
10 Sun Life Financial 853,485 2.1 

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
(2) Based on U.S. total, excluding territories.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2022

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share 
1 MetLife Inc. $9,172,476  23.1%
2 New York Life Insurance Group 3,724,798 9.4 
3 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,687,335 9.3 
4 Nationwide Mutual Group 2,806,026 7.1 
5 Securian Financial Group 2,685,486 6.8 
6 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance co. 2,071,754 5.2 
7 Unum Group 1,739,731 4.4 
8 Lincoln National Corp. 1,555,478 3.9 
9 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,106,514 2.8 
10 Guardian 751,695 1.9 

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2021

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share 
1 MetLife Inc. $8,125,998  22.6%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,655,498 10.2 
3 New York Life Insurance Group 3,643,221 10.2 
4 Securian Financial Group 2,702,746 7.5 
5 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 2,105,346 5.9 
6 Unum Group 1,729,367 4.8 
7 Lincoln National Corp. 1,436,714 4.0 
8 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,069,763 3.0 
9 Nationwide Mutual Group 939,149 2.6 
10 Sun Life Financial 703,969 2.0 

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2020

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $7,254,717 21.3%
2 New York Life Insurance Group 3,648,277 10.7
3 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,397,341 10.0
4 Securian Financial Group 2,687,827 7.9
5 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1,981,096 5.8
6 Unum Group 1,703,775 5.0
7 Lincoln National Corp. 1,493,860 4.4
8 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 1,064,218 3.1
9 Nationwide Mutual Group 729,980 2.1
10 Sun Life Financial 680,906 2.0

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2019

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $7,328,698 20.8%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,429,660 9.7
3 New York Life Insurance Group 3,043,820 8.7
4 Securian Financial Group 2,543,280 7.2
5 Cigna Corp. 1,767,992 5.0
6 Unum Group 1,713,032 4.9
7 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1,504,115 4.3
8 Lincoln National Corp. 1,395,326 4.0
9 Nationwide Mutual Group 1,036,250 2.9
10 Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 985,585 2.8

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2018

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share 
1 MetLife Inc.  $7,133,718 21.0%
2 Prudential Financial Inc.  3,364,765 9.9
3 Securian Financial Group  2,510,157 7.4
4 New York Life Insurance Group  2,054,828 6.1
5 Cigna Corp.  1,703,227 5.0
6 Unum Group  1,617,900 4.8
7 Lincoln National Corp.  1,357,411 4.0
8 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1,334,463 3.9
9 Nationwide Mutual Group  1,315,267 3.9
10 CVS Health Corp. (2) 946,226 2.8

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
(2) CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. completed a merger in 2019.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2017

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $6,508,634 18.3%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,260,346 9.2
3 Securian Financial Group 2,373,913 6.7
4 New York Life Insurance Group 2,010,464 5.7
5 Zurich Insurance Group (2) 1,788,694 5.0
6 Cigna Corp. 1,782,938 5.0
7 Unum Group 1,519,175 4.3
8 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,440,794 4.1
9 Nationwide Mutual Group 1,397,769 3.9
10 Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1,330,721 3.7

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.
(2) Data for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers’ management company) are reported separately by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2016

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $5,974,683 18.7%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,202,585 10.0
3 Securian Financial Group 2,386,751 7.5
4 New York Life Insurance Group 1,870,870 5.9
5 Cigna Corp. 1,821,564 5.7
6 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,480,022 4.6
7 Unum Group 1,454,397 4.6
8 Hartford Financial Services 1,263,003 4.0
9 Aetna Inc. 955,344 3.0
10 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. 851,828 2.7

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Group Life Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2015

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $6,590,929 19.7%
2 Prudential Financial Inc. 3,544,761 10.6
3 Securian Financial Group 2,315,845 6.9
4 Cigna Corp. 1,807,734 5.4
5 New York Life Insurance Group 1,806,693 5.4
6 Nationwide Mutual Group 1,444,782 4.3
7 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,411,017 4.2
8 Unum Group 1,384,939 4.2
9 Hartford Financial Services 1,292,513 3.9
10 Aetna Inc. 1,064,110 3.2

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

TOP 10 WRITERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2014

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc. $5,360,171 17.8%
2 Prudential Financial Inc.  3,333,622 11.1
3 Securian Financial Group 2,101,502 7.0
4 New York Life Insurance Group 1,770,567 5.9
5 Cigna Corp. 1,719,727 5.7
6 Unum Group 1,280,542 4.3
7 Hartford Financial Services 1,257,665 4.2
8 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,242,279 4.1
9 Aetna Inc. 1,079,745 3.6
10 Lincoln National Corp. 807,532 2.7

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.

Source: SNL Financial LC.

TOP TEN WRITERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2013

($000)
Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share
1 MetLife Inc.  $5,399,652 18.4%
2 Prudential Financial Inc.  3,549,561 12.1
3 Securian Financial Group  1,880,118 6.4
4 New York Life Insurance Group  1,661,198 5.6
5 Cigna Corp.  1,594,059 5.4
6 Unum Group  1,257,255 4.3
7 Hartford Financial Services  1,253,243 4.3
8 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,108,042 3.8
9 Aetna Inc.  992,859 3.4
10 StanCorp Financial Group Inc.  780,390 2.7

(1) Before reinsurance transactions. Based on U.S. total, includes territories. Excludes annuities, accident and health, deposit-type contract funds and other considerations.

Source: SNL Financial LC.