Top 25 large-group life insurance companies

Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, lists the top 25 large-group life carriers in the United States. Companies are ranked based on in-force life premiums.

Premiums used to compile the listing for the following companies are based on Form 5500 Schedule A data submitted to the Department of Labor. As such, groups under 100 lives, government entities and church plans are not required to file. Any disclosure on Schedule C's are not contemplated in these numbers.

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Overview

Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, lists the top 25 large-group life carriers in the United States. Companies are ranked based on in-force life premiums.

Premiums used to compile the listing for the following companies are based on Form 5500 Schedule A data submitted to the Department of Labor. As such, groups under 100 lives, government entities and church plans are not required to file. Any disclosure on Schedule C's are not contemplated in these numbers.
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25) Guardian

In-force life premium: $21,758,491

Headquarters: New York City

CEO: Deanna M. Mulligan
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24) Nationwide Life Insurance Company

In-force life premium: $22,359,807

Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio

CEO: Stephen Rasmussen
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23) USAble Life

In-force life premium: $25,481,820

Headquarters: LIttle Rock, Ark.

CEO: Jim Casey
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22) New York Life Insurance Company

In-force life premium: $30,530,281

Headquarters: New York City

CEO: Theodore Mathas
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21) Transamerica Life Insurance Company

In-force life premium: $31,180,521

Headquarters: Cedar Rapids,Iowa

CEO: Mark Mullin
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20) Chubb

In-force life premium: $32,587,372

Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland

CEO: Evan Greenberg
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19) State Farm Life Insurance Company

In-force life premium: $35,652,856

Headquarters: Bloomington, Ill.

CEO: Michael Tipsord
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18) Zurich American Insurance Company

In-force life premium: $36,886,192

Headquarters: Schaumburg, Ill.

CEO: Kathleen Savio
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17) Health Care Service Corporation

In-force life premium: $52,002,908

Headquarters: Chicago, Ill.

CEO: Paula Steiner
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16) Unicare

In-force life premium: $55,321,742

Headquarters: Indianapolis, Ind.
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15) Anthem

In-force life premium: $58,371,871

Headquarters: Indianapolis, Ind.

CEO: Gail Koziara Boudreaux
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14) AIG

In-force life premium: $73,452,575

Headquarters: New York City

CEO: Brian Duperreault
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13) Mutual of Omaha

In-force life premium: $105,536,397

Headquarters: Omaha, Neb.

CEO: James Blackledge
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12) Voya Financial

In-force life premium: $138,855,492

Headquarters: New York City

CEO: Rodney O. Martin, Jr.
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11) Sun Life Financial

In-force life premium: $177,702,240

Headquarters: Toronto, Canada

CEO: Dean Connor
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10) Reliance Standard

In-force life premium: $232,661,905

Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pa.

CEO: Lawrence Edmund Daurelle
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9) Lincoln Financial Group

In-force life premium: $263,879,930

Headquarters: Radnor, Pa.

CEO: Dennis Glass
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8) The Standard

In-force life premium: $310,594,457

Headquarters: Portland, Ore.

CEO: J. Greg Ness
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7) Liberty Mutual

In-force life premium: $315,329,809

Headquarters: Boston, Mass.

CEO: David Long
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6) Unum

In-force life premium: $448,556,023

Headquarters: Chattanooga, Tenn.

CEO: Rick McKenney
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5) The Hartford

In-force life premium: $875,345,647

Headquarters: Hartford, Conn.

CEO: Christopher Swift
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4) Securian

In-force life premium: $1,041,039,320

Headquarters: St. Paul, Minn.

CEO: Christopher HIlger
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3) Cigna

In-force life premium: $1,115,109,592

Headquarters: Bloomfield, Conn.

CEO: David Cordani
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2) Prudential

In-force life premium: $1,597,834,336

Headquarters: Newark, N.J.

CEO: John Strangfeld
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1) MetLife

In-force life premium: $3,458,867,454

Headquarters: New York City

CEO: Steven A. Kandarian
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