Don Draper would be thrilled.

Recent Ad Age stats show that America's 100 biggest advertisers shelled out a record $109 billion on marketing last year, eclipsing the amount spent before the economic crash in 2007.

Anyone who owns a TV or looks at social media can testify that a big chunk of that ad spending comes from insurance—Geico alone has a veritable barnyard of ad campaign mascots in play. Among Ad Age's ranking of the 25 most-advertised brands, three are insurers (with Geico far out front).

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