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Consumers: Individual Life Complaint Composite Page

50 Large Individual Life Insurers Licensed to Conduct Business in California - Ratio for Complaint Years 2009, 2010 and 2011

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'11 Rank

Company Name

2011 Approx.

Exposure Count

Justified Complaint Ratio

Number of Justified Complaints

2011

2010

2009

2011

2010

2009

1 GERBER LIFE INS CO 230,623 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2 PROTECTIVE LIFE INS CO 148,595 0.0 1.9 1.8 0 3 3
3 MASSACHUSETTS MUT LIFE INS CO 112,619 0.0 0.9 0.0 0 1 0
4 GREAT W LIFE & ANN INS CO 85,727 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
5 NEW YORK LIFE INS & ANN CORP 78,624 0.0 0.0 2.6 0 0 2
6 MIDLAND NATL LIFE INS CO 63,112 0.0 4.7 4.6 0 3 3
7 COLONIAL LIFE & ACCIDENT INS CO 64,241 0.0 0.0 1.6 0 0 1
8 PRINCIPAL LIFE INS CO 55,234 0.0 0.0 1.7 0 0 1
9 PROVIDENT LIFE & ACCIDENT INS CO 54,328 0.0 4.0 0.0 0 2 0
10 UNION SECURITY INS CO 46,074 0.0 2.0 0.0 0 1 0
11 AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSUR CO 48,159 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
12 STATE FARM LIFE INS CO 579,797 0.3 0.2 0.2 2 1 1
13 NORTHWESTERN MUT LIFE INS CO 287,600 0.3 1.1 0.0 1 3 0
14 GENWORTH LIFE & ANN INS CO 185,344 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1
15 NEW YORK LIFE INS CO 511,095 0.6 1.0 0.6 3 5 3
16 PRIMERICA LIFE INS CO 302,285 0.7 1.3 0.0 2 4 0
17 PRUDENTIAL INS CO OF AMER 383,880 0.8 0.5 1.2 3 2 5
18 AAA LIFE INS CO 119,931 0.8 0.9 1.0 1 1 1
19 PRUCO LIFE INS CO 118,702 0.8 0.0 0.0 1 0 0
20 USAA LIFE INS CO 107,820 0.9 0.0 0.0 1 0 0
21 WEST COAST LIFE INS CO 106,519 0.9 0.0 1.8 1 0 2
22 FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INS CO 412,767 1.0 0.7 0.2 4 3 1
23 JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INS CO (USA) 175,037 1.1 1.6 2.1 2 3 4
24 METROPOLITAN LIFE INS CO 321,064 1.2 2.7 1.1 4 9 4
25 AMERICAN NATL INS CO 189,044 1.6 1.6 0.5 3 3 1
26 RELIASTAR LIFE INS CO 116,763 1.7 2.9 0.0 2 3 0
27 TRANSAMERICA LIFE INS CO 220,321 1.8 1.8 1.8 4 4 4
28 JACKSON NATL LIFE INS CO 54,360 1.8 3.4 1.6 1 2 1
29 AMERICAN GEN LIFE INS CO 320,933 1.9 0.3 0.9 6 1 3
30 AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INS CO 102,324 2.0 4.8 3.7 2 5 4
31 WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSUR CO OF OH 147,649 2.0 0.7 2.1 3 1 3
32 UNITED INS CO OF AMER 144,523 2.1 4.7 3.3 3 7 5
33 RIVERSOURCE LIFE INS CO 46,317 2.2 2.1 0.0 1 1 0
34 LINCOLN HERITAGE LIFE INS CO 86,376 2.3 0.0 0.0 2 0 0
35 FIDELITY & GUAR LIFE INS CO 79,345 2.5 7.1 8.6 2 6 8
36 GLOBE LIFE & ACCIDENT INS CO 190,855 2.6 6.4 0.5 5 13 1
37 BANNER LIFE INS CO 74,915 2.7 1.4 0.0 2 1 0
38 AMERICAN GEN LIFE & ACC INS CO 131,509 3.0 1.5 3.1 4 2 4
39 UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INS CO 131,460 3.0 1.6 0.8 4 2 1
40 IA AMER LIFE INS CO 63,896 3.1 0.0 0.0 2 0 0
41 AMERICAN INCOME LIFE INS CO 158,529 3.2 1.4 0.7 5 2 1
42 LINCOLN NATL LIFE INS CO 106,599 3.8 1.0 3.8 4 1 4
43 REASSURE AMER LIFE INS CO 105,321 3.8 1.8 0.8 4 2 1
44 MONUMENTAL LIFE INS CO 49,993 4.0 3.9 2.0 2 2 1
45 LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE CO 137,182 4.4 0.7 0.8 6 1 1
46 AVIVA LIFE & ANN CO 64,105 6.2 3.1 6.2 4 2 4
47 ALLSTATE LIFE INS CO 105,245 6.7 6.1 1.6 7 7 2
48 HARTFORD LIFE & ANN INS CO 60,864 8.2 3.3 0.0 5 2 0
49 CONSECO LIFE INS CO 69,579 10.1 16.1 15.2 7 12 12
50 PACIFIC LIFE INS CO 54,839 10.9 0.0 0.0 6 0 0
Note: Complaint Ratio is based on the number of Justified Complaints to 100,000 mean policies in force. 

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  1. Go to Company Profile.
  2. Type in the company's name in the field provided and select "Get Company".
  3. Select the company that you want information on.  This will take you to the company's profile.
  4. On the left hand column under "Consumer Complaint," please select "Company Performance & Comparison Data".
  5. The next web page will display the company's performance and comparison data.

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