Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2015

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Rank Group/company Direct premiums written (1) Market share (2)
1 California Earthquake Authority $635,955 22.0%
2 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 244,245 8.4
3 Zurich Insurance Group (3) 201,147 6.9
4 American International Group (AIG) 150,119 5.2
5 Chubb Ltd. (4) 148,712 5.1
6 Travelers Companies Inc. 140,949 4.9
7 GeoVera Insurance Holdings Ltd. 114,353 4.0
8 Liberty Mutual 79,177 2.7
9 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 78,007 2.7
10 Swiss Re Ltd. 73,634 2.5
(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds. (2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories. (3) 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. (4) Chubb Ltd. data reflect the 2015 merger with Ace Ltd. Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.