Ordinary life issued, top life writers, United States--2005.

Ordinary Life Issued, Top Life
Writers, United States--2005

Ordinary life insurance may be kept in force for a person's
whole life and pays a benefit upon the person's
death. Premiums for the policy are paid continuously
as long as the insured lives.

($ Thousands)

                                                                      %
Rank   Group Name                        AMB#           Issued   Change

   1   AIG Life Group                   70342     $174,564,279      5.4
   2   Northwestern Mutual Group        69515       97,819,361      1.3
   3   Genworth Finl Group              69555       85,427,158     50.3
   4   Metropolitan Life & Affiliated
         Cos                            70192       84,486,163      0.4
   5   State Farm Life Group            70183       83,598,588      9.6
   6   Primerica Group                  70183       76,420,824     -6.3
   7   NY Life Group                    69714       73,437,515     -3.6
   8   Aegon USA Inc                    69707       64,081,579    -17.9
   9   Prudential of America Group      70189       63,519,650     10.9
  10   Protective Life Corp             69728       60,172,898    -22.7
  11   Allstate Finl                    70106       60,082,767      5.5
  12   Axa Finl Group                   70194       49,386,292      3.1
  13   Manulife Finl                    69542       44,300,372     -8.7
  14   Legal & Gen America, Inc         69539       38,982,001    -22.3
  15   Lincoln Natl Corp                70351       36,048,982    -11.1
  16   Old Mutual US Life Hldgs Inc     70403       34,927,063     16.8
  17   USAA Life Group                  70364       30,641,692     -2.7
  18   Farmers New World Life Ins Co    06373       30,477,130     -2.2
  19   MassMutual Finl Group            69702       28,440,044     -7.3
  20   ING USA Life Group               70153       26,056,094    -27.6
  21   Torchmark Corp                   70265       25,233,002    -14.6
  22   Guardian Life                    69685       24,471,624     -6.4
  23   Chase Ins Group                  70424       23,024,308    -14.8
  24   Ameriprise Finl Group            69689       21,088,956     -1.6
  25   Hartford Life Group              70116       20,610,479      3.6

       Top 25 Life Writers                      $1,357,298,821     -1.5
       Total U.S. Life Industry                 $1,794,448,445     -2.7

Source: A.M. Best Co.