Two insurance firms earned top spots on Fortune's “Most Admired2015” companies list, placing in the highest 50 out of 1,400eligible global businesses. And of those two, one P&C companygrabbed the bronze ring–placing third, behind Apple and Google.

The “Most Admired 2015” list covers 55 industries, and nearly350 companies received the “Most Admired” designation.

To create the industry lists, more than 4,000 executives,directors and analysts rated companies in their own industries onnine criteria that affect reputation: innovation, peoplemanagement, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, qualityof management, financial soundness, long-term investment value,quality of products/services, and global competitiveness.

On the following pages are the nine P&C insurance companiesthat received the “Most Admired” designation from Fortune. Can youguess which two P&C firms ranked in the No. 3 and No. 28 spotsoverall?

9. Zurich Insurance Group

The firm dropped two places from its 2014 industry ranking andreceived an overall score of 5.71.

According to Fortune's nine reputation attributes, Zurich rankedthird in global competitivesness and fifth in social reponsibility.Contributing to its lower score, the company scored 12th in bothfinancial soundness and long-term investment value.

8. Allianz

The firm's lower ranks in innovation and quality of management(both No. 13), quality of products/services (No. 12) and socialresponsibility (No. 11) may have been the reason why the firmdropped four spots from its P&C overall 2014 ranking.

But there is good news for Allianz: The company alsoranked No. 68 on Fortune's list of Best Companiesto Work For.

7. Allstate

The Northbrook, Ill.-based firm scored highest in Fortune'sreputational attributes with social responsibility and long-terminvestment value (both No. 3). However, its low ranks in peoplemanagement (No. 14) and global competiveness (No. 15) may havedragged down its overall score.

6. Swiss Re

Previously unranked, Swiss Re debuts at the No. 6 spot forP&C insurance companies with an overall score of 5.79. Theinsurer is good at being good: The majority of its reputationalscores came in among the top four to eight spots.

5. American International Group

Jumping eight spots from 2014 and with an overall score of 5.81,the firm edged out its lower-ranking competitors with a No. 1ranking in its reputation for global competiveness. AIG also rankedin the top 5 for innovation (No. 3) and quality ofproducts/services (No. 5). Its lowest-ranking reputation attribute,social responsibility, came in at No. 15.

4. State Farm Insurance

Raising its 2014 ranking by two spots, the Bloomington,Ill.-based insurer ranked No. 1 in social reponsibility and came insecond in both the quality of products/services and financialsoundness categories.

Perhaps why the firm lost the No. 3 industry spot–its reputationconcerning global competitivness ranked No. 17. State Farm rankedNo. 129 on Fortune's overall list.

3. The Travelers Cos.

The insurer jumped two places in its industry rank from 2014,ranking highly in long-term investment value (No. 2), quality ofproducts/services, quality of management, use of corporate assetsand people management (all No. 3). All of its reputation rankingsscored in the top 10, but innovation and global competitivenessranked lowest.

2. USAA

Out of four new companies named to Fortune's top 50, USAAdebuted the highest at No. 28 among all companies.

The firm improved its P&C industry ranking by one spot thisyear. Seven of its reputational attributes scored in the top threeby industry, including quality of products/services, which came inat No. 1. The firm also ranked No. 33 on Fortune's listof Best Companies to Work For.

1. Berkshire Hathaway

It's easy to see why the Omaha, Neb. firm is No. 1. Not only didWarren Buffett's company earn the blue ribbon in the P&Cindustry rankings, but it also ranked No. 3 among allcompanies–raising its spot by one from last year.

With an overall score of 6.94, the company ranked at No. 1 in anastounding six categories (innovation, people management, use ofcorporate assets, quality of management, financial soundness andlong-term investment value). Two additional reputation attributesranked in the top three: global competitiveness (No. 2) and qualityof products/services (No. 3). Its one weakness? Socialresponsibility (No. 9).