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<a href="http://www.aig.com/"><b>1. AIG</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $5,341.9 2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $6,140.0 Change from 2009 to 2010: -13%    Market share: 23.3% LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/aig
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<a href="http://www.zurichna.com"><b>2. Zurich Financial Services Ltd.</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $1,216.9 2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $1,368.9 Change from 2009 to 2010: -11.3%    Market share: 5.3% LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/zurich-financial-services
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<a href="http://www.nationwide.com/"><b>3. Nationwide Mutual Group</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $1,149.6 2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $1,185.7 Change from 2009 to 2010: -3.0%    Market share: 5.0% LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/nationwide-insurance
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<a href="http://www.acegroup.com/"><b>4. ACE Ltd.</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $930.9 2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $892.2 Change from 2009 to 2010: 4.3%    Market share: 4.1% LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1269
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<a href="http://www.wrberkley.com/"><b>5. W.R. Berkley Corp.</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $819.7 2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $830.5    Change from 2009 to 2010: -1.3%    Market share: 3.6%
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<a href="http://www.markelcorp.com/Pages/default.aspx"><b>6. Markel Corp.</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $799.4 2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $838.7 Change from 2009 to 2010: -4.7%      Market share: 3.5% LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/11675
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<a href="http://www.cna.com/portal/site/cna"><b>7. CNA Financial Corp.</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $712.6    2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $726.9 Change from 2009 to 2010: -2.0%    Market share: 3.1% LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/3246
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<a href="http://www.group.qbe.com/Insurance.html"><b>8. QBE Insurance Group Ltd.</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $607.9    2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $527.3 Change from 2009 to 2010: 15.3%    Market share: 2.7% LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/165607
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<a href="http://www.alleghany.com"><b>9. Alleghany Corp.</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $575.2    2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $636.9 Change from 2009 to 2010: -9.7%    Market share: 2.5% LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/779410
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<a href="http://www.fairfax.ca/"><b>10. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.</b></a>

2010 Direct premiums written in millions: $526.5   2009 Direct premiums written in millions: $525.4   Change from 2009 to 2010: 0.2%    Market share: 2.3%
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<b>Top 10 Excess & Surplus Insurers in 2010</b>

SNL Financial recently released a list ranking the top U.S. excess & surplus insurers by market share. The list details the 30 leading writers of E&S business in 2010, with their rankings adjusted to reflect completed mergers. According to SNL's data, several of the leading E&S writers continued to