The data displays the leading life insurance companies on the market in Europe, ranked by market value (market capitalization) as of 31st of March 2015. In that time, the New Jersey-based Prudential was the biggest life insurer operating on the European market, with a market value of nearly 64 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.
