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Insurers' Rank and Growth in Canada c1975

This information was extracted from a special statistical supplement that appears in Canadian Insurance, Vol. 81, No.5, April, 1976. Additional data are provided and we only present the Top 50. The list includes 101 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 1974 Rank 1975 Company Share of Total Bus. Written% 1975 Prems. Written
1
1
Royal Insurance Canada
6.75
283,296,504
2
2
Lloyd's Non-Marine
4.07
173,126,844
3
3
Commercial Union Group
3.30
140,397,113
4
4
Travelers Insurance Cos.
3.03
128,968,369
9
5
Shaw & Begg Group
2.19
92,887,548
6
6
Continental Ins. Cos.
2.10
89,436,069
7
7
Zurich Insurance
2.03
86,161,398
5
8
Guardian Ins. of Can.
1.99
83,372,363
10
9
Co-operator's Ins.
1.84
78,113,809
11
10
Le Groupe Commerce
1.80
76,407,633
14
11
Allstate of Can.
1.79
75,913,758
8
12
Wawansea Mutual
1.66
69,631,481
12
13
Prudential Assurance
1.62
67,969,856
15
14
General Accident Group
1.59
66,668,347
17
15
Dom. of Canada Gen.
1.39
58,320,285
19
16
Co-operative F & C
1.34
56,248,471
20
17
State Farm Ins. Cos.
1.26
52,976,941
-
18
Groupe Desjardins
1.24
52,506,229
16
19
Chubb & Son Group
1.22
51,870,083
52
20
Le Gr. la Laurentienne
1.22
51,767,543
21
21
Economical Mutual
1.12
47,141,582

13
22
Gerling Global Gr.
1.11
47,033,246
28
23
Factory Mutual System
1.11
46,996,198
18
24
Hartford Group
0.95
40,162,708
24
25
Ins. Co. of N.A.
0.90
38,425,057
23
26
CNA Assurance Co.
0.90
3,849,563
26
27
Can. General Group
0.88
36,864,857
33
28
Les Prévoyants du Can.
0.86
36,689,787
22
29
Sun Alliance Ins.
0.86
36,611,044
38
30
Aetna Cas. & Surety
0.83
35,401,648
35
31
American Home Assce.
0.80
34,093,188
29
32
U.S. Fidelity Group
0.79
33,644,635
31
33
Canadian Indemnity
0.74
30,981,233
39
34
Lumbermen's Mutual
0.74
30,936,529
41
35
Pilot Insurance
0.72
30,512,800
49
36
Liberty Mutal Group
0.71
30,187,698
37
37
Phoenix of Canada
0.67
28,532,310
30
38
Gr. American Ins. Cos.
0.65
27,511,496
34
39
Gore Mutual Ins. Co.
0.65
27,258,754
36
40
Home Ins. Co.
0.60
25,204,653
43
41
Norwich Union Gr.
0.54
23,041,330
48
42
Safeco Ins. Group
0.54
22,510,814
46
43
Halifax Ins. Co.
0.53
22,455,391
40
44
Canadian Surety Gr.
0.48
20,014,654
50
45
Can. Home Group
0.46
19,406,469
44
46
Crum & Forster
0.45
19,136,604
51
47
Reliance Ins. Co.
0.44
18,688,654
45
48
Aetna Ins. Co.
0.44
18,526,838
55
49
Independent Mgrs. Gr.
0.44
18,520,644
47
50
St. Paul Ins.
0.44
18,404,586