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Insurers' Rank and Growth in Canada c1973


     This information was extracted from a special statistical supplement that appears in Canadian Insurance, Vol.79, No.4, April, 1974. Additional data are provided and we only present the Top 50. The list includes 117 and it is found on pp.12 and 14 of the supplement. Copies of Canadian Insurance are held in the Western Libraries. The statistical supplement also contains many other lists and company financials showing 5 year trends.

Rank 1973
 Rank 1972
 Company
 Share of Total
Bus. Written %
 1973 Prems. 
Written $
1 1 Royal Insce. Group 5.57 161,637,815
2 3 Lloyd's Non-Marine 3.32 96,392,551
3 2 Commercial Union Gr. 3.32 96,223,205
4 4 Travelers Ins. COs. 3.08 89,258,981
5 7 Guardian Ins. of Can. 2.38 69,085,670
6 5 Continental Ins. Cos. 2.30 66,564,462
7 6 Zurich Ins. Co. 2.23 64,648,630
8 8 Wawanesa Ins. Co. 2.07 59,939,702
9 9 Co-operators Ins. Ass. 1.86 53,940,993
10 11 Prudential Assurance 1.86 58,814,360
11 13 Shaw & Begg Group 1.83 52,955,472
12 12 Co-operative Fire 1.78 51,612,936
13 15 Commerce Group 1.66 48,232,518
14 10 Allstate Ins. of Can. 1.64 47,566,909
15 14 General Accident Gr. 1.55 44,903,667
16 16 Hartford Group 1.49 43,246,016
17 19 Gerling Global Group 1.40 40,606,212
18 18 State Farm Ins. Cos. 1.39 40,231,851
19 17 Dominion of Canada Gr. 1.38 40,093,262
20 20 Economical Mutual Ins. Co. 1.38 37,970,263
21 23 Chubb & Son Group 1.35 39,206,716
22 22 Ins. CO. of N. America 1.31 38,116,388
23 25 CNA Assurance Co. 1.15 33,295,525
24 21 Sun Alliance & London Gr. 1.11 32,200,978
25 27 Canadian Indemnity Co. 1.07 30,918,766
26 28 Canadian General Group 1.01 29,349,820
27 31 Gore Mutual Ins. Co. 1.00 28,980,169
28 26 Canadian Surety Group .97 28,044,845
29 30 Provident Assurance .96 27,931,287
30 29 Phoenix of Canada .95 27,411,216
31 34 Soc. d'Assce. Caisses Populaires .94 27,145,641
32 36 U.S. Fidelity Group .92 26,734,347
33 24 Robert Hampson Group .91 26,294,349
34 38 Great American Ins. Cos. .87 25,276,618
35 33 Home Insce. Company .86 24,873,000
36 35 Sterling Offices of Canada .82 23,889,934
37 37 Canadian Reinsurance Gr. .79 23,035,957
38 32 Le Gr. Prevoyants du Canada .79 23,006,955
39 39 Factory Mutual Ins. Cos. .77 22,438,698
40 41 Lumbermen's Mut. Cas. .76 22,166,503
41 45 American Home Assce. .72 20,766,341
42 43 Pilot Insurance Co. .69 20,006,025
43 42 Safeco Insurance Group .68 19,845,099
44 40 Norwich Union Ins. Gr. .68 19,702,679
45 50 Crum & Forster of Canada .67 19,431,265
46 52 The Aetna Cas. & Surety .64 18,595,516
47 51 Monitor Und'g Mgmt. Gr. .64 18,449,579
48 46 Saskatchewan Govt. Ins. .61 17,781,399
49 47 Unigard Mutual Ins. Co. .60 17,306,970
50 53 St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. .56 16,324,885

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