Hi There !

Of the 100 biggest life insurance companies in America (by dollars,
not by policies or members), which are considered to be "best"?

I need a list of the Top 20 companies as determined by a third-party
service, like A.M. Best, Moody's, Consumer Reports, etc.   I'm not
picky about the third party, as long as they have no vested interest
in the ratings.

I would assume companies like Mutual of Omaha, The Hartford, etc.
might appear due to their financial stability and longstanding
history.  But the Top 20 list should not include Joe's Insurance, no
matter how good the customer service.
:-)

A 5-star answer would be a list of these Top 20 "rock solid"
companies.

No extensive documentation needed.  Just the names of the companies.

Thanks!
ron

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Clarification of Question by nronronronro-ga on 18 Sep 2003 16:18 PDT

More than enough, bobby7!
Please post.

Thanks.
ron

P.S.  I bet you serve a lot of food at Thanksgiving...heh  heh  heh

Hello again Ron,

Thanks for accepting my comment as the official answer to your
question.

I will copy the information below:


From the 2003 Financial Services Fact Book:


TOP TWENTY U.S. LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE GROUPS AND COMPANIES, BY
REVENUES, 2002($ millions)

1	MetLife
2	Prudential Financial
3	New York Life Insurance
4	Mass. Mutual Life Ins.
5	TIAA-CREF
6	Northwestern Mutual
7	AFLAC
8	UnumProvident
9	John Hancock Financial Services
10	Principal Financial
11	Guardian Life of America
12	Conseco
13	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
14	Lincoln National
15	Mutual of Omaha Ins.
16	Pacific LifeCorp
17	Jefferson-Pilot
18	Torchmark
19	Phoenix Companies
20	Unitrin
Source: Fortune

Financial Services Fact Book
http://www.financialservicesfacts.org/financial2/insurance/llifehealth/toptencos/?table_sort_661580=2


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TOP TEN U.S. LIFE REINSURERS, 2000 ($ millions)
1	Lincoln National Corp.
2	Metropolitan Life & Affiliated Cos.
3	Swiss Reinsurance Group
4	ING Group
5	Employers Re Group
6	Munich American Reassurance Group
7	CNA Insurance Group
8	CIGNA Group
9	Allianz Insurance Group
10	American United Life Group
(1) Ranked by reinsurance assumed. 
Source: A.M. Best Company, Inc

Financial Services Fact Book
http://www.financialservicesfacts.org/financial2/usworld/insurance/


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Perhaps The Fitch Insurance Company Ratings Summary would interest you
as well:

“The "Fitch Insurance Company Ratings Summary" allows you to easily
search for Fitch Insurer Financial Strength ratings on a broad range
of insurance companies in both the United States and overseas.”
http://info.insure.com/ratings/fitch/index.cfm

This is the information I entered:

Market Sector Type:   Life/Health Insurers
Doing business in:    United States
Rated:                AAA
Sort By:              Rating Descending Order
Results per page:     25
Press:                Go

There were 20 results for All Life/Health Insurers doing business in
United States, with an AAA rating, sorted by rating descending order:

  AIG Life Insurance Company
  AIG SunAmerica National Life Assurance Company
  Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Co.
  American International Life Assurance Co. of New York
  American Life Insurance Company
  C.M. Life Insurance Company
  Credit Reinsurance Company 
  First Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Co.
  First North American Life Assurance Company
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MA)
  MML Bay State Life Insurance Co.
  New York Life Insurance & Annuity Corporation
  New York Life Insurance Company
  Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company
  Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
  State Farm Life & Accident Assurance Company 
  State Farm Life Insurance Company
  SunAmerica Life Insurance Co.
  Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
  TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company
  
http://info.insure.com/ratings/fitch/index.cfm


Search Criteria:
“Life insurance company ratings”
“Top * life insurance companies”


You’re correct - I do serve a lot of food when we have family
celebrations. :)

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Terrific---thanks!
ron

Hello Ron,

I obtained the following lists from the 2003 Financial Services Fact
Book.


TOP TWENTY U.S. LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE GROUPS AND COMPANIES, BY
REVENUES, 2002($ millions)

1	MetLife
2	Prudential Financial
3	New York Life Insurance
4	Mass. Mutual Life Ins.
5	TIAA-CREF
6	Northwestern Mutual
7	AFLAC
8	UnumProvident
9	John Hancock Financial Services
10	Principal Financial
11	Guardian Life of America
12	Conseco
13	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
14	Lincoln National
15	Mutual of Omaha Ins.
16	Pacific LifeCorp
17	Jefferson-Pilot
18	Torchmark
19	Phoenix Companies
20	Unitrin
Source: Fortune

Financial Services Fact Book
http://www.financialservicesfacts.org/financial2/insurance/llifehealth/toptencos/?table_sort_661580=2




TOP TEN U.S. LIFE REINSURERS, 2000 ($ millions)
1	Lincoln National Corp.
2	Metropolitan Life & Affiliated Cos.
3	Swiss Reinsurance Group
4	ING Group
5	Employers Re Group
6	Munich American Reassurance Group
7	CNA Insurance Group
8	CIGNA Group
9	Allianz Insurance Group
10	American United Life Group
Source: A.M. Best Company, Inc

Financial Services Fact Book
http://www.financialservicesfacts.org/financial2/usworld/insurance/


Would these two lists be a satisfactory answer to your question?

Thanks,
Bobbie7