TOP TEN WRITERS OF ANNUITIES BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2010 (1)

($000)

Rank Group Direct premiums written Market share
1 MetLife Inc.  $26,439,976 11.5%
2 Prudential Financial Inc.  24,497,749 10.7
3 Jackson National Life Group  17,638,173 7.7
4 Lincoln National Corp.  13,844,064 6.0
5 American International Group
12,904,479 5.6
6 TIAA-CREF  10,801,750 4.7
7 ING Groep N.V.  10,767,457 4.7
8 Allianz SE  10,285,600 4.5
9 New York Life Insurance Group  8,323,765 3.6
10 AXA  6,922,432 3.0

(1) Includes individual and group annuities.

Source: SNL Financial LC.