Visualizing America’s $1.7 Trillion Insurance Industry

Visualizing America's $1.7 Trillion Insurance Industry

Visualizing America’s $1.7 Trillion Insurance Industry

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This graphic breaks down the total market capitalization of America’s insurance industry, using data from Companiesmarketcap.com.

As of Jan. 7, 2025, UnitedHealth Group is the country’s most valuable insurance company, with a market cap of $473 billion.

Data and Key Takeaways

The data we used to create this graphic is listed in the table below. Note that this ranking includes publicly traded companies only.

Rank Name Market Cap
1 UnitedHealth $473,256,000,000
2 Progressive $141,930,000,000
3 Marsh McLennan $103,126,000,000
4 Elevance Health $88,304,689,152
5 Cigna $77,863,362,560
6 Gallagher $69,887,385,600
7 MetLife $56,875,376,640
8 Travelers $54,865,952,768
9 Allstate $49,263,951,872
10 AIG $45,279,391,744
11 Prudential $42,419,859,456
12 Humana $32,175,022,080
13 Centene $31,609,597,952
14 The Hartford $31,603,916,800
15 Brown & Brown $28,901,777,408
16 Cincinnati Financial $22,245,187,584
17 Markel $21,944,627,200
18 Berkley $21,911,468,032
19 Erie Insurance $21,034,135,552
20 Principal $17,909,245,952
21 Corebridge Financial $17,674,076,160
22 Molina Healthcare $16,958,656,512
23 Fidelity National Financial $15,400,402,944
24 Equitable $15,387,979,776
25 RGA $14,604,749,824
26 Unum $13,398,243,328
27 CNA $12,846,034,944
28 U-Haul $12,048,060,416
29 AFG $11,094,878,208
30 Assurant $10,616,492,032
31 Kinsale $9,797,028,864
32 Globe Life $9,359,039,488
33 Primerica $9,209,505,792
34 Old Republic $8,666,577,920
35 RLI $7,162,358,784
36 Jackson $6,637,221,376
37 First American $6,233,802,240
38 Selective Insurance $5,529,822,208
39 Hanover $5,503,021,056
40 Lincoln Financial $5,413,500,928
41 Other $73,980,086,936

It’s worth noting that prior to the Dec. 2024 killing of CEO Brian Thompson of its largest subsidiary (UnitedHealthcare), UnitedHealth’s valuation was above $500 billion.

As we highlighted in a previous graphic, the company is the world’s eighth largest company by revenue, bringing in $372 billion during its 2024 fiscal year.

UnitedHealth has made several major acquisitions in recent years, with one example being LHC Group, a provider of in-home healthcare services, for $5.4 billion.

Progressive Gains

The second largest company in the U.S. insurance industry is Progressive, which is known for its popular ads featuring “Flo”, a fictional saleswoman.

Rather than health insurance, Progressive focuses on vehicle insurance (personal and commercial).

Shares of Progressive (Ticker: PGR) have climbed 230% over the past five years, significantly outperforming the S&P 500’s return of 81%.

Not all insurance companies are rising, though. Shares of Elevance Health, #4 on this ranking, fell over 20% in 2024 after the company reduced its forward earnings guidance.

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