Strongest Annuity Insurers

Company	State	Total Assets ($000)	Weiss Financial Strength Rating
Acacia Life Ins Co	DC	1,517	A-
Alfa Life Ins Corp	AL	1,142	B+
Allstate Life Ins Co	IL	63,009	B+
American Family Life Asr Co Of Colum	NE	75,798	B+
American Family Life Ins Co	WI	4,153	A+
American Fidelity Asr Co	OK	3,568	A
American United Life Ins Co	IN	14,839	B+
Ameritas Life Ins Corp	NE	6,532	B+
Amica Life Ins Co	RI	989	A-
Assurity Life Ins Co	NE	2,238	B+
Atlantic Coast Life Ins Co	SC	76	B+
Auto-Owners Life Ins Co	MI	2,339	A
Colorado Bankers Life Ins Co	CO	155	B+
Columbus Life Ins Co	OH	2,719	B+
Country Life Ins Co	IL	7,895	A+
Empire Fidelity Investments L I C	NY	1,451	A-
Farm Bureau Life Ins Co Of Michigan	MI	1,884	A-
Farm Bureau Life Ins Co Of Missouri	MO	391	A-
Farm Bureau Life Ins Co	IA	5,983	B+
Federated Life Ins Co	MN	1,019	A
Fidelity Investments Life Ins Co	UT	14,513	A
Fidelity Security Life Ins Co	MO	609	B+
First Investors Life Ins Co	NY	1,139	A-
Fort Dearborn Life Ins Co	IL	3,093	A-
Fort Dearborn Life Ins Co Of NY	NY	70	B+
Grange Life Ins Co	OH	272	A-
Guardian Life Ins Co Of America	NY	30,895	A
Government Personnel Mutual L I C	TX	802	B+
Illinois Mutual Life Ins Co	IL	1,248	B+
John Hancock Life Ins Co Of NY	NY	8,771	A-
Lincoln Heritage Life Ins Co	IL	698	B+
Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins Co	MA	121,329	A
Midland National Life Ins Co	IA	26,497	B+
National Guardian Life Ins Co	WI	1,776	B+
National Western Life Ins Co	CO	6,727	B+
New York Life Ins & Annuity Corp	DE	88,833	A-
New York Life Ins Co	NY	117,836	A-
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins Co	WI	166,747	A-
Ohio National Life Asr Corp	OH	2,887	B+
Pacific Life & Annuity Co	AZ	3,539	A-
Pacific Life Ins Co	NE	94,738	A-
Pekin Life Ins Co	IL	926	B+
Penn Mutual Life Ins Co	PA	10,940	B+
Pharmacists Life Ins Co	IA	46	B+
Physicians Life Ins Co	NE	1,253	A-
Primerica Life Ins Co	MA	6,805	A-
Principal Life Ins Co	IA	118,786	A-
Savings Bank Life Ins Co Of MA	MA	2,204	B+
Sentry Life Ins Co Of New York	NY	58	B+
Sentry Life Ins Co	WI	3,341	A
Shelter Life Ins Co	MO	940	A-
Standard Ins Co	OR	14,525	B+
Standard Life & Accident Ins Co	OK	506	A-
State Farm Life & Accident Asr Co	IL	1,793	A+
State Farm Life Ins Co	IL	47,960	A+
Southern Farm Bureau Life Ins Co	MS	10,546	A
Teachers Ins & Annuity Asn Of Am	NY	201,728	A+
Tennessee Farmers Life Ins Co	TN	1,400	A
Thrivent Life Ins Co	MN	3,035	B+
United Farm Family Life Ins Co	IN	1,768	A
United Investors Life Ins Co	MO	2,753	B+
United Of Omaha Life Ins Co	NE	14,037	B+
Usaa Life Ins Co	TX	14,780	A
Usaa Life Ins Co Of New York	NY	437	B+

Weiss Ratings scale: A = excellent, B = good, C = fair, D = weak, E = very weak, F = failed, plus sign = upper third of grade range, minus sign = lower third.

Data source: Statutory financial data reported to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners provided by SNL Financial LC, reflecting data as of December 31, 2009.

Selection criteria: U.S. insurance companies with line-of-business premium of $1 million or more with a Weiss Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) or higher.