LIMRA

• Indexed annuity market likely to survive Aviva exit

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 24, 2012

  Speculation surrounding industry giant Aviva's potential departure from the U.S. annuity business has prompted competitors to prepare to fill the void.

• MetLife tops annuity sales in 2011

  By Andy Stonehouse  |  March 14, 2012

  Strong increases in sales of annuities in the earlier parts of 2011 slowed over the course of the year, but still yielded an 8 percent growth over the previous year, according to data released Wednesday by LIMRA.

• Total individual, whole life insurance sales up

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  February 29, 2012

  Total individual life insurance grew four percent in new annualized premium in 2011, resulting in the second consecutive year of growth, LIMRA reports.

• Annuity sales hit $240B in 2011

  By Jenny Ivy  |  February 16, 2012

  Total annuity sales in 2011 ticked up 8 percent to reach $240.3 billion, according to LIMRA's fourth quarter 2011 U.S. Individual Annuities Sales survey, which represents data from 94 percent of the market.

• OneAmerica: Long-term care products remain viable option

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  November 22, 2011

  Asset-based long-term care products have taken on heightened importance in light of the potential appeal of a federal law designed to provide long-term care coverage, according to a Midwestern-based insurer.

• Retiree confidence returning to pre-crisis level

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2011

  Retirees are returning to their 2008 attitudes about finances, a report released by the Society of Actuaries, LIMRA and the International Foundation for Retirement Education found, even if they’re not quite there yet.

• Individual life insurance sales up in first half of year

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  August 24, 2011

  Total individual life insurance new annualized premium increased 4 percent in the first half of 2011, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales report.

• Variable annuity sales climb in 2Q

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 18, 2011

  Sales of variable annuities jumped 16 percent in the second quarter, according to research organization LIMRA and its 2011 U.S. Individual Annuities Sales survey.

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  Reveal the value of health benefits

  By Vanessa Johnson  |  June 6, 2011

  How health care reform requirements will help human resource managers highlight the value of health care benefits.

• Variable, fixed, total annuity sales up in first quarter

  By Heather Trese  |  May 18, 2011

  The first quarter of 2011 showed positive growth for variable, fixed and total annuity sales, according to LIMRA.