Largest 30 European Insurers

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.

RankingEuropean insurance company name2020 Gross premiums writtenCapital & Surplus Profit/Loss after-tax
1AXA115,365,18680,000,7784,090,572
2Allianz101,940,00299,281,7458,762,177
3Assicurazioni Generali82,829,78436,887,6242,496,109
4Munich Re67,426,87636,723,0181,487,592
5Zurich Insurance Group50,556,00038,278,0004,071,000
6HDI Group49,401,33412,549,3341,417,574
7Lloyd's48,159,99145,009,616-1,204,475
8Swiss Re42,951,00027,135,000-824,000
9Chubb41,261,00059,441,0003,533,000
10Crédit Agricole Assurances36,162,86819,968,8701,517,074
11CNP Assurances33,310,40025,403,4351,987,428
12BNP Paribas Cardif25,485,6157,068,214714,929
13Aviva25,243,73326,552,7683,952,905
14Mapfre25,160,33410,485,6221,008,148
15Achmea B.V.24,782,97012,962,077788,633
16Prudential plc23,495,00020,878,0002,632,000
17R+V Versicherung AG23,280,6379,983,207191,630
18Poste Italiane20,755,04614,129,0571,481,450
19Covéa20,350,16721,308,727669,726
20SCOR20,106,4517,560,802282,532
21Aegon19,776,01231,182,93467,562
22Swiss Life Hldg17,529,82019,448,6311,190,478
23Groupama Assurances Mutuelles17,513,29913,148,794 218,655
24Legal & General17,035,10613,575,1262,133,292
25NN Group16,978,94547,287,258 2,365,898
26Coöperatie VGZ14,875,3803,180,566 82,010
27Unipol Gruppo14,576,8099,352,4231,061,460
28Sogécap14,025,0893,794,765648,617
29Natixis Assurances13,019,4902,936,821323,072
30Vienna Insurance Group12,810,3136,341,901 298,093