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Japan	64
France	39

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Sinopec	634,011
Hon Hai Precision Industry	550,000

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Exxon Mobil	$40,610
Royal Dutch Shell	$31,331
General Electric	$22,208

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121. Zurich Financial Services

Rank: 121 (Previous rank: 85)
CEO: James J. Schiro
Employees: 58,220
Address: Mythenquai 2
Zurich 8002
Country: Switzerland
Website: www.zurich.com

	$ millions	% change from 2006
Revenues	55,163.0	-15.1
Profits	5,626.0	24.3
Assets	389,344.0	—
Stockholders' equity	28,804.0	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	10
Assets	1

Industry: Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock)

Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Allianz	22	140,618.4
2	Berkshire Hathaway	30	118,245.0
3	American International Group	35	110,064.0


4	Munich Re Group	98	64,773.9
5	Zurich Financial Services	121	55,163.0
6	Allstate	198	36,769.0
7	Swiss Reinsurance	209	35,729.7
8	Millea Holdings	232	32,487.1
9	Travelers Cos.	308	26,017.0
10	Liberty Mutual Insurance Group	309	25,961.0
11	Hartford Financial Services	311	25,916.0
12	Nationwide	364	22,962.0
13	Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance	450	18,717.8
14	Mapfre Group	463	17,984.4
15	Loews	466	17,920.0

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