NU Online News Service, Jan. 6, 10:27 a.m. EST

A Japanese company tops the list of the world's largest insurers measured by assets, and by net written premiums, a French insurer comes in first.

According to A.M. Best Co., Japan Post Insurance Company Ltd. had $1.1 trillion in assets at the end of 2009, about a 5.3 percent decline from the prior year but still good enough to eclipse France's Axa S.A., which had about $962.8 billion.

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