In an industry accustomed to 1%-3% annual growth, the significant growth in premium and policies seen in 2025 reflect an active life insurance market. Annuities have seen eight consecutive quarters of ...

There are signs that private equity’s destabilizing role in the insurance industry is growing. In 2020 and 2021 (as we wrote at the time), large private equity (PE) firms were buying up life insurance ...

Annuity sales are soaring, because retirees and pre-retirees want more guaranteed income and principal protection. Annuity sales increased to $223 billion in the first half of 2025, 3% higher than in ...

Continued economic turmoil is a market concern, but life insurance and annuity sales are expected to remain solid throughout 2026, LIMRA projects. Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of ...

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Strong U.S. annuity sales has led to increased formations of sidecars, with total ceded reserves to sidecars or entities engaged in sidecar-like activity increased to ...

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. life/annuity insurers’ borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) slowed in 2025, but still grew by 10% year over year, driven predominantly by funding ...