Ward Group Names 50 Top-Performing Life/Health Insurers

For the 21st year, Ward Group has released its accounting of the top performing life insurance and health insurance companies in the U.S. 

To compile the list, Ward analyzed the financial performance of over 800 life insurance and health companies domiciled in the United States. The analysis includes safety and consistency tests that measure surplus and premiums as well as performance measurements that consider factors such as average return on average equity and revenue growth.

“The major thing looking at the life/health group as an aggregate is that performance has improved considerably if you are looking at the financial returns­, specifically compared to where we were in 2008-2009,” Rieder said in an interview with INN TV, noting that the sector had a tougher hill to climb coming out of the economic downturn than property/casualty insurers. “Probably the biggest surprise is that we have seen the sector come back so quickly. It’s a favorable performance from the group as a whole.”

Ward's 2011 50 Life/Health Insurers (listed alphabetically):

Aetna Life Insurance Company
AFLAC
Amalgamated Life Insurance Company
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company

American Family Life Insurance Company

American Fidelity Assurance Company
American Republic Insurance Company
Amica Life Insurance Company
Assurity Life Insurance Company
Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company

Centurion Life Insurance Company
CIGNA Group
Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Company
Combined Insurance Company of America
Companion Life Insurance Company

CUNA Mutual Insurance
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company of MI
Federated Life Insurance Company
Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company
Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company

First Investors Life Insurance Company
Forethought Life Insurance Company
Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company
General Re Life Insurance Corporation
Great American Life Insurance Company

HCC Life Insurance Company
Health Net Life Insurance Company
HM Life Insurance Company
Homesteaders Life Company
Humana Insurance Company

Liberty National Life Insurance Company
Life Insurance Company of the Southwest
LifeWise Assurance Company
National Guardian Life Insurance Company
National Western Life Insurance Company

New York Life Insurance Company
Oxford Life Insurance Company
Ozark National Life Insurance Company
Protective Life Insurance Company
Shelter Life Insurance Company

Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.
Standard Insurance Company
Symetra Life Insurance Company
Tennessee Farmers Life Insurance Company
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Trustmark Insurance Company
United Healthcare Insurance Company
United Insurance Company of America
USAA Life Insurance Company
USAble Life Insurance Company

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