Industries
| REVENUES | PROFITS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Fortune 1000 rank | $ millions | % change from 2007 | $ millions | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | New York Life Insurance | 76 | 31,416.2 | 7.3 | -949.7 | -183.2 |
| 2 | TIAA-CREF | 82 | 29,362.5 | 6.7 | -3,344.9 | -332.5 |
| 3 | Northwestern Mutual | 118 | 21,734.4 | -3.8 | 483.2 | -51.7 |
| 4 | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance | 135 | 18,744.6 | -25.8 | -923.8 | -228.0 |
| 5 | Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America | 279 | 9,675.0 | -3.9 | 409.1 | 5.8 |
| 6 | Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 409 | 6,060.6 | -1.2 | -329.7 | -177.7 |
| 7 | Western & Southern Financial Group | 441 | 5,391.7 | 12.1 | 109.1 | -69.3 |
| 8 | Mutual of Omaha Insurance | 525 | 4,312.0 | -0.6 | -58.2 | -141.3 |
| 9 | National Life Group | 804 | 2,399.5 | 6.5 | -41.9 | -138.6 |
| 10 | Mutual of America Life | 972 | 1,772.9 | -2.1 | -53.5 | -809.8 |
| Rank | Company | Revenues % | Assets % | Stockholders' Equity % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Life Insurance | -3.0 | -0.5 | -8.1 |
| 2 | TIAA-CREF | -11.4 | -1.0 | -18.8 |
| 3 | Northwestern Mutual | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance | -4.9 | -0.6 | -10.9 |
| 5 | Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America | 4.2 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 6 | Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | -5.4 | -0.6 | -8.4 |
| 7 | Western & Southern Financial Group | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 8 | Mutual of Omaha Insurance | -1.3 | -0.3 | -2.8 |
| 9 | National Life Group | -1.7 | -0.3 | -3.5 |
| 10 | Mutual of America Life | -3.0 | -0.5 | -6.8 |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | TOTAL RETURN TO INVESTORS | EMPLOYEES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | 1998-2008 Annual growth (%) | 1998-2008 Annual rate (%) | 2008 (%) | Number | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | New York Life Insurance | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 17,124 | 15.0 |
| 2 | TIAA-CREF | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 7,069 | -5.2 |
| 3 | Northwestern Mutual | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 4,938 | -0.7 |
| 4 | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 12,326 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 5,035 | 1.2 |
| 6 | Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 2,926 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Western & Southern Financial Group | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 2,358 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Mutual of Omaha Insurance | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 4,953 | 27.5 |
| 9 | National Life Group | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 942 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Mutual of America Life | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 1,146 | -1.6 |
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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