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The latest information is subject to Korea Life Insurance Association.

  • LINA was sold to Chubb in 2021 and the acquisition was completed in July 2022.
  • KB Financial Group took over Prudential Life Korea for some 2.3 trillion won ($1.94 billion) in August 2020.
  • Shinhan Financial Group took over Orange Life for 2.3 trillion won ($2.06 billion) in September 2018; Shinhan Life and Orange Life were merged in July 2021.
  • Anbang Group Holdings took over Allianz Life Insurance Korea for 3.6 billion won ($3 million) in December 2016. The company name was changed to ABL.
  • PCA Life Korea was sold to Mirae Asset Life Insurance for 0.17 trillion won (£0.119 billion) in November 2016.
  • Anbang Group Holdings took over Tongyang Life for 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) in February 2015.
  • ING Life Korea was sold to MBK for 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in 2013. The company name was changed to Orange Life in September 2018.
CompanyPremium IncomePremium Income 2012-2020
Company Name Address Telephone Actuarial Software
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd 60, Youido-dong, Yongdungpo-gu, Seoul 150-603 82-2-789-5114 R3S
ABL Life Insurance Co., Ltd Allianz B/D., 45-21, Youido-dong, Yongdungpo-gu, Seoul 150-603 82-2-3787-7000 Prophet
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd 11, Seocho-daero 74-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06620 82-1588-3114 Prophet
Heungkuk Life Insurance Co., Ltd 226, Sinmunro 1-ga, Jongro-gu, Seoul 100-061 82-2-2002-7000 Prophet
Kyobo Life Insurance Co., Ltd 1, Jongro 1-ga, Jongro-gu, Seoul 110-714 82-2-721-2121
DGB Life Insurance Co., Ltd 125 Namdaemoon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul (Da-dong 85) 82-2-2087-9301 R3S
Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co., Ltd 56 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 82-2-3271-4114
KDB Life Insurance Co., Ltd KDB Tower, 372, Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-821 82-2-6303-5000 Prophet
DB Life Insurance Co., Ltd DB Bldg, 891-10, Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-280 82-2-1588-3131
Tongyang Life Insurance Co., Ltd 33, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-130 82-2-728-9114
MetLife Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd Metlife Tower, 707-5, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-918 82-2-3469-9600 Prophet
KB Life Insurance Ltd 2nd Fl. & 15~20th Fl., KB Financial Tower, 28, 2-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 82-2-398-6800 Prophet
Shinhan Life Insurance Co., Ltd 358, Samil-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul 82-1588-5580 Prophet
Chubb Life Insurance Ltd 11~12th Floor, Namkyung Center, 401, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 82-2-1599-4600 Prophet
Hana Life Insurance Co., Ltd 66 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 82-2-3709-7300 Prophet
BNP Paribas Cardif Life Insurance 11F, Seoul City Tower, 581, Namdaemunro-5ga, Jung-gu, Seoul 82-2-3788-8800 Prophet
Fubon Hyundai Life Insurance Co., Ltd 395-68, Shindabang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 82-2-1577-3311 R3S
LINA Life Insurance Co., Ltd Cigna Tower, 48, Sambong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 82-2-3781-1000 Prophet
American International Assurance Korea AIA Tower, 16, Tongil-ro 2-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-130 82-2-3707-4800 Prophet
NH Nonghyup Life Insurance Co., Ltd 60, Chungjeong-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 82-2-1544-4000
IBK Pension Insurance 19th Fl., HSBC Bldg., 1-25, Bongrae-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-845 82-2-2270-1506 Prophet
Kyobo Lifeplanet Life Insurance Company Samdeok bldg 8F 11, Gukjegeumyung-ro 6-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-884 82-2-6020-8000
No. Company Market Share Premium Income (Billion KRW)
2022 2021 2020
1 Samsung 21.7% 28,745.1 26,603.8 25,540.3
2 Kyobo 15.6% 20,736.1 15,808.3 14,280.0
3 Hanwha 14.0% 18,628.5 14,745.1 14,774.8
4 Tongyang 6.9% 9,108.3 5,822.1 5,768.7
5 Shinhan 5.8% 7,707.9 6,586.0 5,782.5
6 Heungkuk 4.4% 5,855.4 4,857.1 4,676.8
7 Mirae Asset 4.0% 5,299.0 7,562.2 6,960.3
8 NH 3.9% 5,148.3 5,868.1 6,382.5
9 Fubon Hyundai 3.3% 4,408.9 4,817.6 5,071.4
10 IBK 2.7% 3,575.0 3,067.1 2,581.2
11 MetLife 2.4% 3,244.4 3,643.7 3,258.9
12 LINA 2.2% 2,983.8 2,789.7 2,685.2
13 KDB 2.1% 2,780.9 2,470.2 2,690.6
14 ABL 2.0% 2,653.8 2,530.9 2,836.6
15 KB 1.7% 2,296.9 2,186.9 1,930.6
16 AIA 1.7% 2,206.2 1,990.4 2,211.1
17 Prudential 1.6% 2,173.8 2,304.4 2,740.1
18 DB 1.4% 1,863.8 1,811.2 1,893.6
19 Hana 1.2% 1,648.7 1,304.2 814.0
20 DGB 0.7% 925.8 1,136.9 941.7
21 Kyobo Life Planet 0.2% 269.2 391.5 183.4
22 BNP Paribas Cardif 0.2% 238.4 347.2 339.3
23 Chubb Life 0.1% 185.4 204.5 256.1
Total 100% 132,683.7 118,849.2 119,587.2
No. Company Premium Income (Billions of KRW)
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
1 Samsung 25,540.3 28,248.4 25,158.2 26,320.8 27,884.0 27,457.1 28,238.8 19,600.5 30,755.5
2 Kyobo 14,280.0 12,435.6 12,168.3 11,621.3 12,242.5 12,609.3 12,299.4 8,731.4 12,744.1
3 Hanwha 14,774.8 14,013.7 14,239.8 13,813.9 15,180.8 14,960.0 13,664.4 9,970.4 14,509.6
4 Mirae Asset 6,960.3 7,247.1 5,839.5 5,612.3 5,895.7 6,173.5 5,332.6 3,913.4 5,052.5
PCA 1,091.8 1,062.8 1,731.5 1,999.3 1,244.7 1,232.9
5 Shinhan 5,782.5 5,263.6 5,049.0 5,210.0 5,369.1 5,011.4 4,892.3 3,532.0 5,149.1
Orange Life 3,987.8 4,177.9 4,664.7 4,113.3 4,057.7 4,499.5 3,805.3 2,968.4 4,123.7
6 NH 6,382.5 6,685.8 7,502.3 8,138.0 9,485.0 10,526.3 10,292.0 6,606.5 10,925.1
7 Tongyang 5,768.7 5,472.0 5,119.6 5,908.1 6,674.6 4,230.2 4,025.7 3,001.6 4,598.7
8 Heungkuk 4,676.8 4,423.8 4,740.4 4,749.6 5,673.9 5,633.5 4,328.3 2,785.5 4,310.8
9 Fubon Hyundai 5,071.4 5,518.2 3,145.8 4,065.8 4,045.8 2,224.7 1,029.7 587.1 829.5
10 MetLife 3,258.9 3,107.9 3,208.8 3,405.0 3,338.9 3,411.4 3,276.2 2,310.6 3,146.5
11 IBK 2,581.2 2,486.7 1,914.5 1,769.5 1,238.7 1,089.8 788.6 396.7 607.0
12 LINA 2,685.2 2,507.5 2,459.0 2,365.3 2,244.1 1,844.7 1,646.9 1,131.8 1,336.2
13 ABL 2,836.6 2,339.0 2,392.0 2,977.6 1,681.4 2,135.6 2,305.7 1,456.9 2,526.4
14 KDB 2,690.6 2,724.1 2,901.5 3,297.3 3,789.6 3,288.9 2,781.5 2,086.1 3,221.2
15 Prudential 2,740.1 2,479.4 2,098.3 2,068.0 2,026.4 1,840.9 1,725.7 1,226.4 1,777.0
16 KB 1,930.6 1,412.0 1,741.3 1,245.9 1,291.7 1,603.6 1,301.0 957.6 1,680.2
17 AIA 2,211.1 2,427.0 2,384.8 2,322.9 2,321.9 2,440.7 2,591.5 1,731.4 2,384.1
18 DB 1,893.6 1,945.8 1,882.0 1,909.1 2,212.6 1,930.5 1,712.6 1,241.1 1,678.3
19 Hana 814.0 763.9 574.8 527.0 642.5 619.5 540.4 355.3 456.8
20 DGB 941.7 811.4 1,007.2 848.1 884.3 949.2 1,070.8 831.6 1,186.6
21 Kyobo Life Planet 183.4 145.8 113.3 53.1 26.7 10.2 2.5 0.1
22 BNP Paribas Cardif 339.3 301.0 212.7 253.3 230.0 603.5 631.1 363.5 827.3
23 Chubb Life 256.1 324.9 325.5 286.6 310.5 388.5 292.9 206.2 249.4
Total 119,587.2 117,262.4 110,843.1 113,973.5 119,811.2 117,213.7 110,575.3 77,236.7 115,308.6