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Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2023

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Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority (3)	$971,534	16.6%
2	FM Global	559,920	9.6
3	Palomar Specialty Insurance Co.	446,504	7.6
4	Zurich Insurance Group	381,288	6.5
5	Berkshire Hathaway	336,192	5.7
6	State Farm	333,802	5.7
7	Travelers Companies Inc.	240,812	4.1
8	Chubb Ltd.	201,407	3.4
9	Liberty Mutual	149,344	2.6
10	Sompo Holdings Inc.	141,615	2.4

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds. Direct premiums written for earthquake line of business.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) California Earthquake DWP obtained from its financial statements reported on its website.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2022

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority (3)	$956,388	19.1%
2	FM Global	486,253	9.7
3	Palomar Specialty Insurance Co.	360,454	7.2
4	State Farm	324,356	6.5
5	Zurich Insurance Group	304,194	6.1
6	Berkshire Hathaway	203,688	4.1
7	Travelers Companies Inc.	183,684	3.7
8	Chubb Ltd.	180,191	3.6
9	Sompo Holdings Inc.	141,751	2.8
10	Liberty Mutual	134,184	2.7

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) California Earthquake DWP obtained from its financial statements reported on its website.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2021

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Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority (3)	$917,219	19.5%
2	FM Global	505,904	10.8
3	State Farm	305,289	6.5
4	Zurich Insurance Group	296,818	6.3
5	Palomar Specialty Insurance Co.	244,104	5.2
6	Chubb Ltd.	182,593	3.9
7	Travelers Companies Inc.	166,716	3.6
8	Sompo Holdings Inc.	138,969	3.0
9	American International Group (AIG)	128,598	2.7
10	Liberty Mutual	119,260	2.5

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) California Earthquake DWP obtained from its financial statements reported on its website.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2020

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$843,756	19.8%
2	FM Global	341,855	8.0
3	Zurich Insurance Group	284,421	6.7
4	State Farm	284,085	6.7
5	Chubb Ltd.	187,598	4.4
6	Palomar Specialty Insurance Co.	183,302	4.3
7	Travelers Companies Inc.	156,662	3.7
8	American International Group (AIG)	141,374	3.3
9	Sompo Holdings Inc.	122,128	2.9
10	AXA SA	119,627	2.8

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2019

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$820,924	22.8%
2	State Farm	275,793	7.7
3	Zurich Insurance Group	235,140	6.5
4	Chubb Ltd.	173,210	4.8
5	Travelers Companies Inc.	139,969	3.9
6	Palomar Specialty Insurance Co.	139,639	3.9
7	American International Group (AIG)	128,798	3.6
8	AXA	104,071	2.9
9	GeoVera Insurance Group	103,954	2.9
10	Sompo Holdings Inc.	97,635	2.7

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2018

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$774,296	23.8%
2	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance	268,092	8.3
3	Zurich Insurance Group	225,717	6.9
4	Chubb Ltd.	157,018	4.8
5	American International Group (AIG)	133,495	4.1
6	Travelers Companies Inc.	127,366	3.9
7	GeoVera Insurance Group	104,634	3.2
8	Palomar Specialty Insurance Co.	92,980	2.9
9	Liberty Mutual	82,584	2.5
10	AXA	75,591	2.3

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2017

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$690,222	23.3%
2	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance	255,072	8.6
3	Zurich Insurance Group (3)	189,766	6.4
4	Chubb Ltd.	158,672	5.4
5	American International Group (AIG)	134,236	4.5
6	Travelers Companies Inc.	127,169	4.3
7	GeoVera Holdings	108,179	3.7
8	Palomar Specialty Insurance Co.	73,386	2.5
9	Liberty Mutual	73,195	2.5
10	Swiss Re	71,811	2.4

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) Data for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers’ management company) are reported separately by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2016

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$621,549	21.8%
2	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance	250,285	8.8
3	Zurich Insurance Group (3)	176,528	6.2
4	Chubb Ltd.	157,716	5.5
5	American International Group (AIG)	143,347	5.0
6	Travelers Companies Inc.	128,097	4.5
7	GeoVera Insurance Group	110,298	3.9
8	Liberty Mutual	77,832	2.7
9	Swiss Re Ltd.	67,335	2.4
10	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	63,603	2.2

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) Data for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers’ management company) are reported separately by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2015

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$635,955	22.0%
2	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance	244,245	8.4
3	Zurich Insurance Group (3)	201,147	6.9
4	American International Group (AIG)	150,119	5.2
5	Chubb Ltd. (4)	148,712	5.1
6	Travelers Companies Inc.	140,949	4.9
7	GeoVera Insurance Holdings Ltd.	114,353	4.0
8	Liberty Mutual	79,177	2.7
9	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	78,007	2.7
10	Swiss Re Ltd.	73,634	2.5

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) Data for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers' management company) are reported separately by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
(4) Chubb Ltd. data reflect the 2015 merger with Ace Ltd.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

Top 10 Writers Of Earthquake Insurance By Direct Premiums Written, 2015

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Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$635,955	22.0%
2	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance	244,245	8.4
3	Zurich Insurance Group (3)	201,147	6.9
4	American International Group (AIG)	150,119	5.2
5	Chubb Ltd. (4)	148,712	5.1
6	Travelers Companies Inc.	140,949	4.9
7	GeoVera Insurance Holdings Ltd.	114,353	4.0
8	Liberty Mutual	79,177	2.7
9	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	78,007	2.7
10	Swiss Re Ltd.	73,634	2.5

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) Data for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers' management company) are reported separately by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
(4) Chubb Ltd. data reflects the 2015 merger with Ace Ltd.

Source: NAIC data, sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Insurance Information Institute.

TOP 10 WRITERS OF EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2014

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$606,977	20.8%
2	Zurich Insurance Group (3)	232,700	8.0
3	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance	228,547	7.8
4	American International Group (AIG)	148,390	5.1
5	Travelers Companies Inc.	140,077	4.8
6	GeoVera Insurance Holdings Ltd.	117,634	4.0
7	Liberty Mutual	90,195	3.1
8	ACE Ltd.	87,253	3.0
9	Swiss Re Ltd.	72,589	2.5
10	Chubb Corp.	62,542	2.1

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) Data for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers' management company) are reported separately by SNL Financial.

Source: SNL Financial LC.

TOP 10 WRITERS OF EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2013

($000)

Rank	Group/company	Direct premiums written (1)	Market share (2)
1	California Earthquake Authority	$573,960	20.0%
2	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance	228,898	8.0
3	Zurich Insurance Group (3)	217,978	7.6
4	American International Group	150,861	5.3
5	Travelers Companies Inc.	143,022	5.0
6	GeoVera Insurance Holdings Ltd.	118,128	4.1
7	Liberty Mutual	100,496	3.5
8	ACE Ltd.	86,556	3.0
9	Swiss Re Ltd.	84,249	2.9
10	Chubb Corp.	58,990	2.1

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, includes state funds.
(2) Based on U.S. total, includes territories.
(3) Data for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and Zurich Financial Group (which owns Farmers' management company) are reported separately by SNL Financial.

Source: SNL Financial LC.