Europe’s 30 largest insurance companies

This directory of the Largest 30 European Insurers is based on research data from rating agency A.M. Best.

Listing the largest insurers in Europe, this directory provides a simple way to analyse the regions largest insurance companies.

The European insurers featured are ranked by gross premiums written in 2020 (US$ thousands). You can sort the table by any of the headings and search it to analyse individual insurance companies.

The 30 largest insurers in Europe ranked by gross premiums written

Insurers ranked by gross premiums written in 2020.

Ranking	European insurance company name	2020 Gross premiums written	Capital & Surplus	Profit/Loss after-tax
1	AXA	115,365,186	80,000,778	4,090,572
2	Allianz	101,940,002	99,281,745	8,762,177
3	Assicurazioni Generali	82,829,784	36,887,624	2,496,109
4	Munich Re	67,426,876	36,723,018	1,487,592
5	Zurich Insurance Group	50,556,000	38,278,000	4,071,000
6	HDI Group	49,401,334	12,549,334	1,417,574
7	Lloyd's	48,159,991	45,009,616	-1,204,475
8	Swiss Re	42,951,000	27,135,000	-824,000
9	Chubb	41,261,000	59,441,000	3,533,000
10	Crédit Agricole Assurances	36,162,868	19,968,870	1,517,074
11	CNP Assurances	33,310,400	25,403,435	1,987,428
12	BNP Paribas Cardif	25,485,615	7,068,214	714,929
13	Aviva	25,243,733	26,552,768	3,952,905
14	Mapfre	25,160,334	10,485,622	1,008,148
15	Achmea B.V.	24,782,970	12,962,077	788,633
16	Prudential plc	23,495,000	20,878,000	2,632,000
17	R+V Versicherung AG	23,280,637	9,983,207	191,630
18	Poste Italiane	20,755,046	14,129,057	1,481,450
19	Covéa	20,350,167	21,308,727	669,726
20	SCOR	20,106,451	7,560,802	282,532
21	Aegon	19,776,012	31,182,934	67,562
22	Swiss Life Hldg	17,529,820	19,448,631	1,190,478
23	Groupama Assurances Mutuelles	17,513,299	13,148,794	218,655
24	Legal & General	17,035,106	13,575,126	2,133,292
25	NN Group	16,978,945	47,287,258	2,365,898
26	Coöperatie VGZ	14,875,380	3,180,566	82,010
27	Unipol Gruppo	14,576,809	9,352,423	1,061,460
28	Sogécap	14,025,089	3,794,765	648,617
29	Natixis Assurances	13,019,490	2,936,821	323,072
30	Vienna Insurance Group	12,810,313	6,341,901	298,093