There are many heighly-rated life insurance companies in America.

When it comes to comparing the best life insurance companies you may ant to consider several factors:

1. The Size - Total Assets.

2. Total number of individual life insurance policies In Force.

3. The AM Best Financial Strength rating of the Insurer.

4. The Quality of Customer Service.

5. Any Complaints issued against the insurance company with the Department of Insurance in your State.

Among the largest and highest-rated life insurance companies in the U.S.A. are some well-known insurers which include Prudential, Metlife and Northwestern Mutual.

Each year the III.org (Insurance Information Institute) releases a report that lists the top 10 life insurance companies that have issued the most individual life insurance policies from the previous year. The list shows the names of the insurers in order of most policies issued and their financial strength ratings from AM Best Company.

Keep in mind, when comparing plans and rates, the largest insurers are not always the ones offering the best prices on your life insurance plan. And, some highly-rated insurers may offer better rates than those provided by the top rated life insurers. So, you may want to compare prices and plans among a large network of insurers before choosing your life insurance company.