Category: Analysis

Top 10 largest US insurance companies

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The insurance sector has a significant weight in the US economy, thus directly and indirectly influencing the trend of GDP. US insurance companies play an important role not only in the country’s economy, but also globally through risk management. Considering, therefore, the importance that they have, in this work the ranking of US insurance companies will be presented on the basis of assets, market capitalization, premiums collected and market shares. Below are the 10 US largest insurance companies by total assets. At the top of the list is Prudential Financial with USD 926 billion, followed by Berkshire Hathaway with USD… Continue reading

Top 40 largest Canadian insurance companies

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The insurance sector has a significant weight in the Canadian economy, thus directly and indirectly influencing the economy of Canada. Let’s see now the 40 Canadian largest insurance companies by total assets. Manulife Financial Corporation is the largest insurer in Canada by assets and market capitalization. Great-West Lifeco, a subsidiary of Power Financial Corp, is the second-largest insurer in Canada by assets and the largest by gross premiums written. Desjardins is the third largest insurance company in the country, followed by Sun Life Financial, Fairfax Financial, iA Financial Corp, Intact Financial, E-L Financial Corp, La Capitale (Beneva) and RBC Life… Continue reading

The 56 largest banks in the US by total assets

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US banks play an important role in the global economy and finance. Given their importance, in this work with be presented the ranking of US banks by total assets, which is one of the most widely used indicators for the comparison of banks. The total assets are defined as resources owned by the bank from which future economic benefits are expected to be generated. They are the sum of non-current and current assets, and this total should equal the sum of stockholders’ equity and total liabilities combined. After this brief introduction, let’s see now the list of the largest banks… Continue reading

Top 52 countries that have the largest gold reserves

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Central banks hold gold reserves which are used over time to achieve various objectives. It often happens that a country’s gold reserves are not held in its own central bank, but are held in the central banks of other countries. This choice can take place for various reasons, which will not however be analyzed in this paper which will be focused on the realization of the rank of countries by gold reserves. Let’s see now see the top 52 countries that have with the largest gold reserves in the world. In the top of the ranking of the countries by… Continue reading

Top 60 largest banks in the world

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Compared with the last year, many banks have lost positions in the ranking of the largest banks in the worlds by market capitalization, others have gained positions and some, however, have maintained the same place in the ranking. Let’s now see the 60 largest banks in the world by market cap. In the latest ranking of banks in the world there are 12 US banks, 10 Chinese banks, 5 Canadian banks, 4 Australian banks, 4 Japanese banks, 3 British banks, 3 Indian banks, 2 French banks, 2 Spanish banks, 2 Singapore banks, 2 Hong Kong banks, 2 Brazilian banks, 2… Continue reading

The 68 largest stock exchanges in the world

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Stock exchanges play a vital role in the world economy. Higher is their market capitalization, higher is their weight in economy. Given their importance, as every year, we are going to publish the ranking of the stock exchanges by market capitalization. The data used to create the ranking were collected in the main financial sites, are expressed in millions of USD and refer to 30/04/2021. After this brief introduction, let’s now see which are the 68 largest stock exchanges in the world by market cap. The largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization is NYSE, followed by Nasdaq,… Continue reading

Top UK insurance companies by assets and market cap

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The insurance industry of the United Kingdom is one of the largest in the world and it is a world leader as an exporter of insurance to the rest of the world. The UK general insurance market continues to be fiercely competitive, but is troubled by sustained low profitability fuelled by the predominance of online distribution channels (aggregators, brokers and other direct distributors). The specialty and commercial lines market are the world’s largest, and truly global. Despite its traditional image, the pace of change is accelerating considerably, with increasing focus on new product development to address emerging risks, use of… Continue reading

Top 49 insurance companies in Europe by assets

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The insurance industry plays an important role for European economy but it remains stuck in low-growth mode. In major markets, growth rates have been negligible or negative and underlying economic fundamentals appear shaky. Geopolitical uncertainty further complicates strategic planning. In this work, we are going to present the rank of the 49 largest insurance companies in Europe by total assets, which still remains today, one of the most widely used indicators for comparing insurance with each other. Let’s now see the 49 largest insurance companies in Europe by assets. In the ranking of the 49 largest insurance companies in Europe… Continue reading

Top 60 largest banks in the world by assets

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The banking system plays an important role in the modern economic world. Banks collect the savings of the individuals and lend them out to business and families. They represent a major component of the country’s financial system and play a key role in enhancing the overall economic growth of the country. In this work, we are going to present the rank of the 60 largest banks in the world by total assets, which still remains today, one of the most widely used indicators for comparing banks with each other. Let’s now see the 60 largest banks in the world by… Continue reading

Top 50 largest insurance companies in the world

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The insurance industry is a major component of the economy by virtue of the amount of premiums it collects, the scale of its investment and, more fundamentally, the essential social and economic role it plays by covering personal and business risks. In this work, we are going to present the rank of the 50 largest insurance companies in world by total assets, which still remains today, one of the most widely used indicators for comparing insurance with each other. Let’s now see the 50 largest insurance companies in world by assets. In the ranking of the 50 largest insurance companies… Continue reading