Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
#24 RSA
UK-domiciled RSA climbed one place to 24th position in this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers 2023 despite reporting -7.7% average premium growth for the year.
#27 Crédit Mutuel
France-domiciled Crédit Mutuel is in 27th place in this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List after reporting 10.9% average premium growth for the year.
#1 Allianz
Germany-domiciled Allianz maintained pole position on this year’s Insurance Post Top European Insurers 2023 List for the second year in a row by achieving double digit premium growth.
#4 Chubb
Switzerland-domiciled Chubb stayed in fourth place in this year’s Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 reporting 15.8% average premium growth for the year.
#7 Generali
Italy-domiciled Generali stayed in seventh place in Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by reporting 18.7% average premium growth for the year.
#10 Covéa
France-domiciled Covéa managed to make it into the Top 10 of Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by achieving 20.9% average premium growth for the year.
#13 Ergo
Germany-domiciled Ergo is in 13th place in Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List after beating rival R+V to deliver 3.8% average premium growth for the year.
#16 Unipol
Italy-domiciled Unipol fell from 14th place last year to 16th place on this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers List after reporting only 3.5% average premium growth for the year.
#19 Helvetia
Switzerland-domiciled Helvetia managed to stay in 19th place in this year’s Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by achieving 10% average premium growth for the year.
#22 Huk-Coburg
Germany-domiciled Huk-Coburg is in 22nd place in this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List for the second year in a row after reporting 3.7% average premium growth for the year.
#25 Ageas
Belgium-domiciled Ageas is in 24th place in this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List after reporting 1.1% average premium growth for the year.
#2 Axa
France-domiciled Axa remained in second place in this year’s Insurance Post Top European Insurers 2023 List for the second year in a row.
#5 Zurich
Switzerland-domiciled Zurich is in fifth place in this year’s Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List thanks to reporting 14.6% average premium growth for the year.
#8 Achmea
Netherlands-domiciled Achmea remained in eighth place in Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by achieving 5.7% average premium growth for the year.
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