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

($000)
RankGroup/companyDirect premiums written (1)Market share (2)
1California Earthquake Authority$573,96020.0%
2State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance228,8988.0
3Zurich Insurance Group (3)217,9787.6
4American International Group150,8615.3
5Travelers Companies Inc.143,0225.0
6GeoVera Insurance Holdings Ltd.118,1284.1
7Liberty Mutual100,4963.5
8ACE Ltd.86,5563.0
9Swiss Re Ltd.84,2492.9
10Chubb Corp.58,9902.1
(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.
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