Largest U.S. life insurance companies 2022, by total direct life insurance premiums

Published by
Jennifer Rudden,
Dec 6, 2023
At the end of 2022, the largest insurance company in the United States by total direct premiums was Northwestern Mutual. Northwestern Mutual led the 2022 ranking with approximately 18.7 billion U.S. dollars of direct life insurance premiums written. This was followed by Metlife, with direct premiums written worth approximately 16.8 billion U.S. dollars. MetLife was also the second largest U.S. life insurer in terms of value of assets in that year.

Largest life insurance companies in the United States in 2022, by total direct life insurance premiums (in billion U.S. dollars)

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November 2023

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United States

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2022

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Supplementary notes

Group totals represent a collection of life insurers based on organizational structure.
Figures have been rounded.

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