Total U.S. annuity sales were $104.6 billion in the first quarter of 2026, 2% below first quarter 2025 results, LIMRA reported.
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Life insurance premium jumps 10% in 1Q
Total U.S. individual life insurance new annualized premium plus excess jumped 10% year over year to $4.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to LIMRA’s preliminary U.S. Life Insurance Sales Survey.
On Monday, Transamerica introduced TSIA Income, a new registered index-linked annuity (RILA) designed to help individuals create protected lifetime income…
American Life & Security Corp., a growing carrier in the annuity and retirement space, today announced it has expanded to…
The pace of M&A activity slowed slightly in the first quarter of 2026 versus 2025, but the downward trend appears…
Foresters Financial today announced a significant expansion of its accelerated underwriting (AUW) program in the U.S., effective April 26. The…
Zinnia today announced the addition of a pre-configured fixed indexed annuity chassis with support for guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits, further accelerating carriers’ speed to market.
On Monday, the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) hosted a virtual information session for PHL Variable Insurance Co. policy and annuity…
Life insurance application activity sees record-breaking Q1
U.S. life insurance application activity showed double-digit growth of +14.3% year-to-date in Q1-2026, representing the highest Q1 growth on record and achieving the highest total volume for any quarter on record, according to the MIB Life Index.
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for March. The actions are…
Total U.S. annuity sales increased 7% to $464.1 billion in 2025, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey, which…
New individual life premium hits record-setting $17.5B in 2025
Total new annualized premium exceeded $17.5 billion in 2025, up 10% year over year, according to LIMRA’s individual life insurance sales survey.
New premium for single-premium products — both buy-out and buy-in contracts — surged 132% in the fourth quarter to $28 billion, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Group Annuity Risk Transfer Sales Survey.
Total new annualized premium increased 10% year over year to $17.5 billion in 2025, according to preliminary results from LIMRA’s individual life insurance sales survey.
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for February. The actions are…
MassMutual reported “excellent” financial results for 2025, driven by strong sales, record operating earnings, and growth of its wealth management…
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration issued a proposed regulation Thursday “designed to bring overdue transparency to the…
Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer’s bill to provide restitution to policyholders who are harmed by their insurance company or agent passed the Washington state Senate on Wednesday, 29 to 20.
AmeriLife Group, a national leader in developing, marketing, and distributing life and health insurance, annuities, and retirement planning solutions, announced the appointment of Todd Buchanan as president of AmeriLife Wealth.
The Financial Services Institute, a leading advocacy organization for independent financial services firms and financial advisors, today announced five new…
