Top 10 Insurance Companies in US

There are a number of ways to rank the size of insurance companies. Companies can be measured by their market capitalization (the value of the company on a stock exchange) or by using sales figures such as net premiums written in a year or how many policies were sold. (For more, see: Which insurance policies do I really need? ) Largest Public Insurance Companies by Market Capitalization Investors can buy shares of publicly traded companies in the insurance industry. The largest insurance companies as of Q1 2014 by market capitalization on the world stock exchanges are: Non-health Insurance Companies : Company Name Market Capitalization Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A ) $308 billion China Life Insurance ( LFC ) $80 billion Allianz (AZSEY) $76.8 billion American International Group ( AIG ) $72.3 billion Ping An of China (PNGAY) $65.6 billion MetLife ( MET ) $59...