Insurance related

Main article: Insurance

Insurance Brokerage

Insurance brokers shop for insurance (generally corporate property and casualty insurance) on behalf of customers. Significant companies in this sector of the financial services market include:

• Aon Corporation
• Marsh & McLennan Companies
• Wachovia
• Wells Fargo
• Willis

Insurance Underwriting

Personal lines insurance underwriters actually underwrite insurance for individuals, a service still offered primarily through agents, insurance brokers, and stock brokers. Underwriters may also offer similar commercial lines of coverage for businesses. Activities include insurance and annuities, life insurance, retirement insurance, health insurance, and property & casualty insurance. Some well known insurers include:

• Allianz
• Allied Insurance
• Allstate
• AIG
• AXA
• Berkshire Hathaway
• Chubb Corporation
• CGNU
• Independent Order of Foresters
• Geico
• MetLife
• Mutual of Enumclaw
• Safeco
• Scor
• State Farm
• Zurich Financial Services

Reinsurance

Reinsurance is insurance sold to insurers themselves, to protect them from catastrophic losses. Firms in this sector include:

• Berkshire Hathaway
• Lloyd's of London
• Munich Re
• Swiss Re

See also: Underwriting