Top 150 U.S. Life, Accident, and Health Insurers by Size of Securities Portfolio

August 23, 2001, 10:08 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

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Top 150 U.S. Life, Accident, and Health Insurers by Size of Securities Portfolio
Stocks and bonds at book value as of Dec. 31, 2000; dollars in thousands* - Published August 23, 2001

Rank	Company	Dec. '00	Year earlier	Change
1	Metropolitan Life Tampa, Fla.	$101,096,845	$93,209,945	8.46%
2	Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association New York	86,821,954	80,658,574	7.64
3	Prudential of America Newark, N.J.	86,742,867	85,869,064	1.02
4	Aegon USA Inc . Cedar Rapids, Iowa	66,782,223	62,102,611	7.54
5	American General Houston	65,952,930	63,805,768	3.37
6	New York Life New York	60,110,273	58,425,632	2.88
7	General Electric Insurance Seattle	46,277,879	43,302,138	6.87
8	Northwestern Mutual Milwaukee	45,514,211	42,000,957	8.36
9	American International Group Wilmington, Del.	35,241,964	30,510,254	15.51
10	John Hancock Boston	31,375,274	30,186,741	3.94
11	Allstate Insurance Northbrook, Ill.	29,980,183	27,050,388	10.83
12	American Family Corp. Columbus, Ga.	28,679,721	28,298,086	1.35
13	Jackson National Lansing, Mich.	28,540,364	27,838,762	2.52
14	Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co. Springfield, Mass.	28,085,333	26,872,238	4.51
15	Principal Life Insurance Co. Des Moines	27,934,089	25,638,230	8.95
16	Citigroup Hartford, Conn.	26,332,893	24,670,301	6.74
17	Lincoln National Fort Wayne, Ind.	25,986,721	26,969,635	-3.64
18	Aetna Life and Casualty Hartford, Conn.	25,246,992	26,592,914	-5.06
19	Conseco Carmel, Ind.	23,590,820	24,345,568	-3.1
20	Equitable Life NY New York	22,679,429	25,362,808	-10.58
21	State Farm Bloomington, Ill.	21,834,241	20,807,161	4.94
22	Provident Life Chattanooga, Tenn.	20,687,803	21,075,810	-1.84
23	IDS Life Minneapolis	19,153,655	20,618,221	-7.1
24	Cigna Hartford, Conn.	19,083,593	18,138,085	5.21
25	Hartford Fire and Casualty Hartford Plaza, Conn.	16,286,835	15,268,623	6.67
26	Jefferson-Pilot Greensboro, N.C.	16,031,133	14,391,285	11.39
27	Nationwide Corp. Columbus, Ohio	15,344,649	16,210,112	-5.34
28	Pacific Mutual Life Newport Beach, Calif.	15,258,888	15,521,066	-1.69
29	Guardian Life Insurance New York	15,000,585	13,844,048	8.35
30	Liberty Mutual Insurance Boston	13,989,420	13,532,866	3.37
31	Reliastar Life Insurance Minneapolis	12,845,305	12,291,110	4.51
32	Swiss Reinsurance New York	12,495,441	3,971,638	214.62
33	Safeco Insurance Seattle	12,465,769	12,841,257	-2.92
34	Great West Life Assurance Englewood, Colo.	11,350,516	10,523,204	7.86
35	Western Southern Life Cincinnati, Ohio	11,319,197	8,487,596	33.36
36	Manulife Financial Buffalo	11,078,747	11,088,840	-0.09
37	American Life Insurance Co. Wilmington, Del.	11,050,408	10,032,514	10.15
38	Phoenix Companies Enfield, Conn.	10,080,958	9,560,358	5.45
39	Mutual of Omaha Omaha	9,912,928	10,026,509	-1.13
40	Netherlands Insurance Atlanta	8,366,122	6,590,308	26.95
41	Amerus Life Insurance Des Moines	8,181,149	7,983,295	2.48
42	Zurich American Insurance Long Grove, Ill.	7,915,023	6,482,600	22.1
43	Time Insurance New York	7,514,861	7,099,819	5.85
44	Equitable of Iowa Des Moines	6,940,565	7,088,010	-2.08
45	Mony New York	6,868,235	7,064,177	-2.77
46	Protective Life Insurance Birmingham, Ala.	6,660,728	6,103,686	9.13
47	Liberty National Birmingham, Ala.	6,421,077	6,045,431	6.21
48	Great American Life Insurance Cincinatti	6,412,098	6,069,963	5.64
49	Allianz Insurance Minneapolis	6,380,436	2,859,636	123.12
50	USAA San Antonio	6,326,011	6,443,301	-1.82
51	Sun Life Assured US Wellesley Hills, Mass.	6,300,869	5,967,445	5.59
52	Minnesota Mutual St Paul	6,116,502	6,518,713	-6.17
53	CNA Insurance Chicago	5,769,074	5,893,701	-2.11
54	Midland National Life Insurance Sioux Falls, S.D.	5,381,384	4,425,269	21.61
55	National Life Insurance Dallas	5,271,516	5,272,434	-0.02
56	Penn Mutual Philadelphia	4,758,357	4,874,887	-2.39
57	America Group Worcester, Mass.	4,686,375	3,988,442	17.5
58	US Fidelity and Guaranty Baltimore	4,641,437	4,042,025	14.83
59	Southern Farm Jackson, Miss.	4,362,347	4,207,809	3.67
60	Mutual of America New York	4,285,426	5,187,727	-17.39
61	Indianapolis Life Companies Indianapolis, Ind.	4,159,936	4,325,743	-3.83
62	American National Financial Galveston, Tex.	4,122,114	4,206,467	-2.01
63	American United Life Indianapolis	4,075,866	4,082,964	-0.17
64	Farmers Insurance Mercer Island, Wash.	3,960,316	3,979,483	-0.48
65	Canada Life Assurance Co. Atlanta	3,906,143	3,779,572	3.35
66	Country Companies Bloomington, Ill.	3,647,171	3,545,014	2.88
67	Ohio National Life Cincinnati	3,588,472	3,539,475	1.38
68	Aurora National Life Assurance Co. Wethersfield, Conn.	3,564,968	3,697,037	-3.57
69	First Columbine Life Insurance Co. Denver	3,120,630	3,069,912	1.65
70	Provident Mutual Valley Forge, Pa.	3,048,453	3,179,688	-4.13
71	Union Central Life Cincinnati	2,972,921	2,857,646	4.03
72	National Western Life Insurance Co. Austin, Tex.	2,957,061	2,940,191	0.57
73	United Healthcare Insurance Hartford, Conn.	2,748,406	2,231,734	23.15
74	Security Benefit Topeka, Kan.	2,734,420	2,825,130	-3.21
75	Union Central Life Insurance Co. Cincinnati	$2,728,195	$2,622,840	4.02%
Rank	Company	Dec. '00	Year earlier	Change
76	CU Life Boston	2,489,497	2,306,506	7.93
77	Combined Insurance Co. of America Chicago	2,488,887	2,749,469	-9.48
78	Standard Insurance Co. Portland, Ore.	2,488,712	2,318,500	7.34
79	Forethought Group Batesville, Ind.	2,467,061	2,264,576	8.94
80	Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Lincoln, Neb.	2,455,121	1,126,693	117.91
81	Farm Bureau Life and Western West Des Moines	2,424,471	2,478,265	-2.17
82	United Insurance Group of America Chicago	2,373,118	2,406,090	-1.37
83	HCSC Chicago	2,277,402	1,831,813	24.33
84	Presidential Life Insurance Co. Nyack, N.Y.	2,270,707	2,033,449	11.67
85	Penncorp Raleigh, N.C.	2,245,456	3,747,900	-40.09
86	Kansas City Life Insurance Kansas City	2,107,441	2,258,023	-6.67
87	Financial Holding Kansas City	2,087,616	2,098,714	-0.53
88	Horace Mann Springfield, Ill.	2,079,498	2,052,196	1.33
89	Cuna Mutual Insurance Madison, Wis.	2,061,573	1,856,883	11.02
90	American Family Life Insurance Co. Madison, Wis.	2,028,674	1,966,421	3.17
91	Berkshire-Hathaway Group Omaha	1,923,755	1,858,203	3.53
92	American Equity Invest Life Insurance Co. Des Moines	1,922,380	1,434,344	34.03
93	Household Finance Corp. Farmington Hills, Mich.	1,812,081	1,715,666	5.62
94	Physicians Mutual Omaha	1,801,193	1,703,883	5.71
95	Beneficial Life Salt Lake City	1,780,132	1,707,492	4.25
96	Reliance Standard Life Philadelphia	1,683,503	1,233,898	36.44
97	London Pacific Life and Annuity Co. Raleigh, N.C.	1,569,765	1,344,823	16.73
98	Merrill Lynch Insurance Plainsboro, N.J.	1,560,652	1,628,667	-4.18
99	Banner Life Insurance Rockville, Md.	1,560,347	1,539,770	1.34
100	Cuna Mutual Life Insurance Co. Waverly, Iowa	1,535,877	1,565,748	-1.91
101	Munich American Reassurance Co. Atlanta	1,525,337	919,907	65.81
102	Irish Life of North America Oak Brook, Ill.	1,501,161	1,567,236	-4.22
103	Golden Rule Lawrenceville, Ill.	1,480,245	1,485,517	-0.35
104	Benefit Trust Life Ins. Lake Forest, Ill.	1,394,833	1,284,046	8.63
105	TMG Group Brookfield, Wis.	1,386,746	1,331,175	4.17
106	JC Penney Co. Plano, Tex.	1,380,376	1,402,357	-1.57
107	American Fidelity Warrington, Pa.	1,322,099	990,146	33.53
108	Wellpoint Insurance Van Nuys, Calif.	1,251,209	1,222,354	2.36
109	Business Mens Assurance Co. of America Kansas City, Mo.	1,246,445	1,333,725	-6.54
110	Savings Bank Life Insurance Co. of Mass. Woburn, Mass.	1,189,423	1,135,893	4.71
111	Sentry Insurance Stevens Point, Wis.	1,168,059	1,169,137	-0.09
112	Pan American Life New Orleans	1,158,823	1,143,888	1.31
113	Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. of N.Y. Binghamton, N.Y.	1,051,439	1,050,085	0.13
114	Emmco Dallas	976,560	900,741	8.42
115	United Farm Family Life Insurance Co. Indianapolis	970,181	966,614	0.37
116	Cologne Life Reinsurance Stamford, Conn.	938,437	890,816	5.35
117	Citicorp International Dover, Del.	936,090	955,162	-2
118	BC and BS of Fla. Jacksonville, Fla.	913,990	996,038	-8.24
119	American Bankers Life Assurance Co. Miami	897,250	855,652	4.86
120	Liberty Life Insurance Co. Greenville, S.C.	878,415	962,935	-8.78
121	Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Va. Richmond, Va.	876,907	1,137,286	-22.89
122	United Life Insurance Co. Cedar Rapids, Iowa	866,101	738,887	17.22
123	American Life Insurance Co. of N.Y. New York	858,799	1,143,938	-24.93
124	Universal Holding Corp. Brewster, N.Y.	846,357	854,193	-0.92
125	Lafayette Life Insurance Co. Lafayette, Ind.	837,152	644,510	29.89
126	National Guardian Life Insurance Madison, Wis.	826,436	665,044	24.27
127	Erie Family Life Insurance Co. Erie, Pa.	822,467	776,332	5.94
128	Cincinnati Life Insurance Co. Cincinnati	816,432	764,250	6.83
129	Humana Inc Consolidated Louisville, Ky.	809,534	773,701	4.63
130	Automible Owners Life Insurance Co. Lansing, Mich.	791,304	734,305	7.76
131	United Group of Companies Dallas	791,020	807,544	-2.05
132	Pierce National Life Insurance Co. Atlanta	766,117	765,364	0.1
133	Michigan Farm Bureau Lansing, Mich.	763,213	736,695	3.6
134	Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana Indianapolis	743,993	643,388	15.64
135	Centurion Life Insurance Co. Des Moines	738,766	774,312	-4.59
136	Berkshire Life Insurance Co. Pittsfield, Mass.	737,202	699,112	5.45
137	Farm Family Life Insurance Co. Albany, N.Y.	670,113	667,355	0.41
138	Anthem Health Plans Inc. North Haven, Conn.	642,284	433,982	48
139	Woodmen Accident and Life Lincoln, Neb.	641,320	580,956	10.39
140	National Health Insurance Co. Dallas	633,524	625,923	1.21
141	Shenandoah Roanoke, Va.	622,196	604,517	2.92
142	Shelter Life Insurance Co. Columbia, Mo.	621,404	592,190	4.93
143	Baltimore Life Owings Mills, Md.	596,879	630,215	-5.29
144	IASD Health Des Moines	591,892	616,796	-4.04
145	Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co. Oak Brook, Ill.	590,803	618,871	-4.54
146	Hannover Life Reassurance Co. of America Orlando, Fla.	583,869	527,137	10.76
147	Federated Life Insurance Co. Owatonna, Minn.	571,524	558,965	2.25
148	Kansas Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. Manhattan, Kan.	570,567	560,990	1.71
149	Tennessee Farmers Life Insurance Co. Columbia, Tenn.	569,708	536,197	6.25
150	Alfa Life Insurance Corp. Montgomery, Ala.	539,882	478,033	12.94

*Data from National Association of Insurance Commissioners annual statements for individual companies; consolidated by Standard & Poor's for groups.

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