Top 20 California Homeowners Insurance Groups in 2006

($ in millions)

Company Name Written Premium Market Share

1 State Farm (Ill.) 1,436.03 21.78%

2 Zurich Ins. Group (Farmers Ins. Group) 1,118.12 16.96%

3 Allstate Ins. Group 887.88 13.47%

4 California State Auto Group 414.42 6.29%

5 United States Auto Association Group 294.93 4.47%

6 Auto Club Enterprises Ins. Group 266.03 4.04%

7 Nationwide Corp. 231.96 3.52%

8 Mercury General Group 196.75 2.98%

9 Safeco Ins. Group 182.04 2.76%

10 Allianz Ins. Group (Fireman’s Fund) 162.68 2.47%

11 Liberty Mutual Group 128.77 1.95%

12 Travelers Group 124.76 1.89%

13 Hartford Fire & Casualty Group 107.07 1.62%

14 Balboa Insurance Group 100.85 1.53%

15 First American Title 87.51 1.33%

16 Century-National Ins. Co. 82.73 1.26%

17 American International Group 75.38 1.14%

18 Chubb & Son Inc. 74.55 1.13%

19 Western Service Contract Group 71.88 1.09%

20 Unitrin Group 54.45 0.82%

Source: California Department of Insurance, 2006 P&C Market Share Report, National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s Database

Topics California Homeowners