Top Ten Global Insurance Companies by Market Value - 2009
Since the recent financial meltdown which began in September 2008, a reshuffling of the market value of the world's largest insurance companies has occured. Below is a list of the top ten insurance companies:
Rank
Company
Market Value ($ Billions)
Country
1
American Intl Group
$172.24
United States
2
AXA Group
$66.12
France
3
Allianz Worldwide
$65.55
Germany
4
Manulife Financial
$50.52
Japan
5
Generali Group
$45.45
Italy
6
Prudential Financial
$39.70
United States
7
MetLife
$37.94
United States
8
Aviva
$33.10
United Kingdom
9
Munich Re Group
$30.99
Germany
10
Aegon
$26.40
Netherlands
(1) Based on an analysis of companies in the Forbes Global 2000.
(2) Based on market value in billions. Rankings based on sales, profits, or assets will be different.