TOP TEN WRITERS OF WARRANTY INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2010

($000)

Rank Company/group Direct premiums written (1) Market share (2)
1 American International Group $885,551 31.7%
2 GMAC Insurance Group  470,999 16.9
3 Virginia Surety Co. 283,739 10.2
4 Zurich Financial Services Ltd. (3) 226,415 8.1
5 AmTrust Financial Services 151,323 5.4
6 Courtesy Insurance Co. 125,879 4.5
7 American Road Insurance Co. 91,319 3.3
8 Wells Fargo & Co.  82,357 3.0
9 Dealers Assurance Co. 78,599 2.8
10 Old United Casualty Co. 74,915 2.7

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total including territories.
(3) Data for Farmers Group and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers’ management company) are reported separately by SNL.

Source: SNL Financial LC.