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Term Life Sales Mark Sixth Consecutive Quarter of Growth in The Second Quarter 2024 — On Pace For a Record Year

Total new annualized premium level with prior year results at $3.98 billion.

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Inflation Impact: Perception and Reality in Life Sales Data

A Shifting Market: Understanding the changes and challenges.

U.S. Individual Life Insurance Yearbook

Read the most comprehensive overview of the U.S. individual life insurance market. This includes how consumers feel about the amount of coverage they have and their reasons for owning or not owning.

U.S. Individual Life Insurance Forecast

What are the expectations for life sales over the next few years? New 2024 - 2027 report.

Workplace Life and Disability Benefits Forecasts for 2024 – 2027: Success Depends on Navigating New Headwinds

Explore what is behind the numbers driving LIMRA’s forecast for the workplace life and disability benefits markets.

The Facts of Life and Annuities: 2024 Update

This compilation of key facts from LIMRA and other sources can be used to educate people about the value of life insurance and annuities.

Collection of Group Disability Insurance, Paid Medical, and Paid Family Leave Claim Benefits’ Taxability Information (Pulse Survey)

This Pulse survey examines how carriers handle group disability insurance, paid medical leave, and paid family leave claim benefits' taxability information.

A Deeper Dive: 2023 Term Life Insurance Sales

This report delivers an in-depth overview of the U.S. term life insurance market.

U.S. Consumer Sentiment (October 2024)

Discover how Americans perceived the economy, their personal finances, and their stress levels ahead of the presidential election.

2024 BEAT Study: Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker

Learn about employee attitudes and opinions toward workplace benefits and overall employment issues. Executive Summary now available.

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The Facts of Life and Annuities: 2024 Update

Dec 18, 2024

This compilation of key facts from LIMRA and other sources can be used to educate people about the value of life insurance and annuities.

A Deeper Dive: 2023 Term Life Insurance Sales

Nov 12, 2024

This report delivers an in-depth overview of the U.S. term life insurance market.

U.S. Consumer Sentiment (October 2024)

Nov 5, 2024

Discover how Americans perceived the economy, their personal finances, and their stress levels ahead of the presidential election.

2024 BEAT Study: Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker

Nov 4, 2024

Learn about employee attitudes and opinions toward workplace benefits and overall employment issues. Executive Summary now available.

How Benefits Are Shaping Attitudes Toward Employment

Nov 1, 2024

Workplace benefits are a central part of employers’ value proposition in the war for talent and can contribute to overall workforce satisfaction and engagement.

Strategies and Initiatives for Enhancing Life Insurance Productivity (Infographic)

Oct 8, 2024

Explore the investments and strategies executives are prioritizing to drive distribution productivity in life insurance amidst changing market dynamics.

Insurance Benchmark Studies

Our benchmarks light the path to growth, delivering industry-driven insights with unmatched credibility and a visionary outlook.

U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales

Dec 10, 2024

Size it up — quarterly U.S. individual life insurance sales results reflecting 85 percent of the premium market, as well as annual industry estimates and the comprehensive U.S. Individual Life Insurance Yearbook. New 3Q 2024 Data.

U.S. Monthly Individual Life Sales

Dec 2, 2024

Get the latest monthly individual life sales and application trends. New October 2024 data.

U.S. Individual Life Insurance Yearbook

Aug 1, 2024

Read the most comprehensive overview of the U.S. individual life insurance market. This includes how consumers feel about the amount of coverage they have and their reasons for owning or not owning.

A Deeper Dive: Life Insurance Sales Series

Jun 14, 2024

Take a deeper dive into the diverse features of life insurance products.

U.S. Individual Life Insurance Forecast

Nov 14, 2024

What are the expectations for life sales over the next few years? New 2024 - 2027 report.

Bank Life Insurance Sales

Dec 20, 2023

LIMRA's bank life insurance sales quarterly benchmark.

Individual Life Combination Products

Dec 17, 2024

A detailed look at the state of the combination product market. New 2024 Mid-Year Review.

U.S. Individual Disability Income Insurance Sales

Dec 16, 2024

Get a quick look at the most recent individual DI sales and trends in this quarterly benchmark study. New 3Q 2024 data.

U.S. Individual Long-Term Care Insurance Sales and In-Force

Jun 4, 2024

Find it here — midyear and year-end sales and in-force benchmarks for individual long-term care insurance in the U.S. market. (Updated June 4, 2024)

U.S. Long-Term Care Insurance Persistency

Feb 12, 2021

Long-lasting benefit? Find out about U.S. industry long-term care insurance product-persistency experience benchmarking, product development, and planning.

Canadian Individual Life Insurance Sales

Sep 17, 2024

Sales buzz! Get the latest on quarterly individual life insurance sales for Canada. New Q1 2024 data.

Canadian Group Life and Health Insurance Sales

Nov 22, 2024

Don't miss the latest sales trends in the Canadian group insurance market for life, long-term disability, and other types of health insurance. New 3Q 2024 data.

Canadian Individual Critical Illness Insurance Sales

Dec 16, 2024

Hit your target? Benchmark individual critical illness new sales, in-force business, and growth rates for 16 Canadian companies. New Q2 2024 data.

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Securing the Future: A Generational Shift Is Underway

New data from the 2024 Insurance Barometer Study, from LIMRA and Life Happens, suggest that life insurance ownership remained steady with half of Americans reporting they have coverage.

LinkedIn LIVE: Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens — Driving Growth By Improving Life Insurance Distribution Productivity

11/19/2024 - In this episode of Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens, Bryan talks with David Cockerill, managing director and partner, Boston Consulting Group, about a new study looking at how life insurers are measuring distribution productivity and the investments being made to advance its growth.

LinkedIn LIVE: Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens — Driving Growth By Improving Life Insurance Distribution Productivity

11/19/2024, 2 - 2:30 p.m. ET

In our next episode of Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens, Bryan will talk with David Cockerill, managing director and partner, Boston Consulting Group, about a new study looking at how life insurers are measuring distribution productivity and the investments being made to advance its growth.

Challenges of Life and Annuity Insurance

11/14/2024, 10 - 11 a.m. EDT

In this webinar, Romina Santoro, Eugenio Agopian, and Julia Pujolá, executives from Milliman, will outline the main challenges the industry faces for growth in the current environment.