The data displays the leading European life and health insurance companies on the market, ranked by market value (market capitalization) as of 2017. In that time Prudential was the biggest life and health insurer, with a market value of nearly 54 billion USD. Market capitalization, also known as stock market value, is the total value of issued shares of a publicly traded company. It is equal to the share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. It applies only to publicly traded companies or companies that have made their stock market debut, also known as the initial public offering, or an IPO.
