Industries
| REVENUES | PROFITS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Fortune 1000 rank | $ millions | % change from 2007 | $ millions | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | MetLife | 39 | 55,085.0 | 3.6 | 3,209.0 | -25.7 |
| 2 | Prudential Financial | 84 | 29,275.0 | -14.9 | -1,073.0 | -129.0 |
| 3 | AFLAC | 152 | 16,554.0 | 7.5 | 1,254.0 | -23.3 |
| 4 | Unum Group | 270 | 9,982.3 | -5.5 | 553.2 | -18.6 |
| 5 | Genworth Financial | 271 | 9,948.0 | -13.1 | -572.0 | -146.9 |
| 6 | Principal Financial | 273 | 9,935.9 | -8.9 | 458.1 | -46.8 |
| 7 | Lincoln National | 274 | 9,905.0 | -7.8 | 57.0 | -95.3 |
| 8 | Conseco | 537 | 4,194.4 | -8.3 | -1,126.7 | N.A. |
| 9 | Pacific Life | 551 | 4,023.0 | -24.5 | -289.0 | -144.7 |
| 10 | Torchmark | 643 | 3,326.9 | -4.6 | 452.3 | -14.3 |
| 11 | Securian Financial Group | 729 | 2,745.6 | -3.7 | -258.6 | -225.2 |
| 12 | StanCorp Financial | 739 | 2,667.0 | -1.6 | 162.9 | -28.4 |
| 13 | American National Insurance | 772 | 2,526.8 | -17.7 | -154.0 | -164.0 |
| 14 | Protective Life | 776 | 2,505.6 | -17.9 | -41.9 | -114.5 |
| 15 | CUNA Mutual Group | 792 | 2,432.6 | N.A. | -148.9 | N.A. |
| 16 | Phoenix | 863 | 2,150.9 | -16.4 | -726.0 | -686.0 |
| Rank | Company | Revenues % | Assets % | Stockholders' Equity % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MetLife | 5.8 | 0.6 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Prudential Financial | -3.7 | -0.2 | -8.0 |
| 3 | AFLAC | 7.6 | 1.6 | 18.9 |
| 4 | Unum Group | 5.5 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Genworth Financial | -5.7 | -0.5 | -6.4 |
| 6 | Principal Financial | 4.6 | 0.4 | 18.5 |
| 7 | Lincoln National | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| 8 | Conseco | -26.9 | -3.9 | -69.6 |
| 9 | Pacific Life | -7.2 | -0.3 | -7.1 |
| 10 | Torchmark | 13.6 | 3.3 | 20.3 |
| 11 | Securian Financial Group | -9.4 | -1.2 | -12.6 |
| 12 | StanCorp Financial | 6.1 | 1.1 | 11.8 |
| 13 | American National Insurance | -6.1 | -0.8 | -4.9 |
| 14 | Protective Life | -1.7 | -0.1 | -5.5 |
| 15 | CUNA Mutual Group | -6.1 | -1.1 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Phoenix | -33.8 | -2.8 | -83.9 |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | TOTAL RETURN TO INVESTORS | EMPLOYEES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | 1998-2008 Annual growth (%) | 1998-2008 Annual rate (%) | 2008 (%) | Number | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | MetLife | N.A. | N.A. | -42.0 | 57,000 | 16.3 |
| 2 | Prudential Financial | N.A. | N.A. | -66.8 | 41,844 | 2.8 |
| 3 | AFLAC | 11.5 | 8.7 | -25.5 | 8,242 | -1.4 |
| 4 | Unum Group | -1.2 | -5.9 | -20.6 | 9,800 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Genworth Financial | N.A. | N.A. | -88.4 | 6,000 | -14.3 |
| 6 | Principal Financial | N.A. | N.A. | -66.4 | 16,234 | -2.1 |
| 7 | Lincoln National | -21.6 | -4.6 | -66.2 | 11,182 | 2.9 |
| 8 | Conseco | N.A. | N.A. | -58.8 | 3,700 | -6.3 |
| 9 | Pacific Life | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 3,013 | -0.3 |
| 10 | Torchmark | 11.4 | 3.4 | -25.4 | 3,605 | 0.3 |
| 11 | Securian Financial Group | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 5,000 | 0.0 |
| 12 | StanCorp Financial | N.A. | N.A. | -15.3 | 3,436 | -0.0 |
| 13 | American National Insurance | N.A. | 2.2 | -37.2 | 4,528 | 0.9 |
| 14 | Protective Life | N.A. | -7.9 | -63.8 | 2,372 | -1.4 |
| 15 | CUNA Mutual Group | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 4,461 | -10.8 |
| 16 | Phoenix | N.A. | N.A. | -68.4 | 1,100 | -31.2 |
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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