The Best’s Special Report Big Year of Growth for Life/Annuity Sidecar-Like Activity in 2025 says individual annuities have experienced significant growth amid rising interest rates.

Date: September 2026

Best’s Rankings

US Life/Health – 2025 Individual Life Premiums for Life Contracts – 2026 Edition

Ranked by 2025 individual life premiums written.

Date: August 2026

Best’s Rankings

US Life/Health – 2025 Individual Annuities Premiums for Life Contracts – 2026 Edition

Ranked by 2025 individual annuities premiums written.

Date: August 2026

Best’s Rankings

US Life/Health – 2025 Group Life Insurance Premiums for Life Contracts – 2026 Edition

Ranked by 2025 group life insurance premiums written.

Date: August 2026

Best’s Rankings

US Life/Health – 2025 Group Annuities Premiums for Life Contracts – 2026 Edition

Ranked by 2025 group annuities premiums written.

Date: August 2026

Best’s Rankings

US Life/Health – 2025 Accident & Health Insurance Contracts – 2026 Edition

Ranked by 2025 accident and health insurance contracts.

Date: August 2026

Life/Annuities

AM Best: Annuity Premium Growth Moderated in 2025

While registered index-linked annuities showed solid growth, premium generated from deferred and fixed indexed annuities remained flat last year, according to an AM Best report.

Date: August 2026

Top 200 US L/H Insurers

Top 200 US Life/Health Insurers - 2026 Edition

The top five insurers remained the same while No. 8 Athene jumped 22.1%.

Date: July 2026

Life Insurance

New York Life Moves Ahead With Artificial Intelligence Integration

New York Life has begun using AI in many roles and is looking to a wide rollout, said Alain Karaoglan, executive vice president and head of the company’s strategic businesses.

Date: July 2026

Life/Annuities

AM Best: Credit Quality of Annuity Reserves Declined From 2007 to 2025 on the Credit Ratings Scale

Established market players have been downgraded—even as a Best’s Special Report shows funds held to back individual annuity policies now account for more than a third of the U.S. life/annuity segment reserves.

Date: June 2026

Life Insurance

Life Insurers See Paid Family Leave as Growth Opportunity

The coverage sits within carriers’ larger short-term disability and leave portfolios, as more states mandate the coverage.

Date: May 2026

Life Insurance

Foresters Financial CEO Sees Adviser-Led Sales as ‘Bread and Butter’

The direct-to-consumer channel has been great for some carriers but the experience following the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of old-fashioned professionals, according to Matt Berman, president and chief executive officer of Foresters Financial.

Date: April 2026

Preferred Publishers

Retirement Income Journal Examines Policy, Market for Pensions, Annuities

Kerry Pechter, founder, editor and publisher, sees the good, the bad and the ugly in retirement industry trends.

Date: April 2026

Insurance Networks

Agent Networks Offer More Tools, Access

The arrangements offer agents the ability to team up for greater leverage.

Date: March 2026

Life Insurance

AM Best: US Life/Annuity Market Segment Outlook Remains Stable

Offsetting the robust capital levels has been a deterioration of the quality of the capital and assets, according to the Best’s Market Segment Report Market Segment Outlook: US Life/Annuity Insurance.

Date: March 2026

Life Insurance

Private Credit Largely Positive but Holds Risks, Life/Annuity Execs Say

Depending on whom you ask—and when—the sector is either a boon for insurers and institutional lenders or a potential source of danger if the credit market worsens.

Date: February 2026

Life Insurance

Market Segment Outlook: US Life Insurance

AM Best is maintaining the Stable outlook for the U.S. life insurance segment, largely due to technological advancements, growth and effective management.

Date: January 2026

Auditors & Actuaries

Top Audit and Actuarial Firms

The firms were ranked by insurance companies’ loss reserves.

Date: December 2025

Life/Annuities

Canadian Life/Annuity: Steady Growth Brings Steady Results

An AM Best report says Canada’s life/annuity insurance industry has prudent regulatory capital levels, financial flexibility to support steady growth and favorable earnings and underwriting.

Date: December 2025

App Store

Apptuary App Looks To Lighten the Study Load for Aspiring Actuaries

David Crowther, an actuary at QBE Insurance in Australia, says students and trainees benefit most from a mobile app he developed.

Date: December 2025

Best’s Rankings

US Life/Health – Pre-Tax Investment Total Returns – 2025 Edition

Investment returns from 2015 to 2024.

Date: November 2025

Best’s Rankings

US Life/Health Asset Distribution – 2025 Edition

Ranked by 2024 total admitted assets.

Date: November 2025

Best’s Rankings

Top 25 US Life/Health Insurers’ Investment Returns – 2025 Edition

Ranked by 2024 total admitted assets.

Date: November 2025

Life Insurance

Insurers Face Double-Edged Sword From Declining All-Cause Mortality in US, UK Due to Weight Loss Drugs

GLP-1 drugs could be the medical innovation needed to reshape mortality trends and help insurers engage in shaping healthier, more resilient populations, according to a Swiss Re report.

Date: November 2025

Insurance Industry Research

WTW Report Discusses New Klarity Life Underwriting Mortality Scoring Model

With the proliferation of new data sources and technological advancements, there is a significant opportunity to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of underwriting, according to the report.

Date: October 2025

Life Insurance

Meanwhile CEO: Bitcoin Drives Innovation, New Opportunities in Life Insurance Market

Traditional financial institutions and life insurers are discovering the value of bitcoin and how it can drive their markets, according to Zac Townsend, co-founder and chief executive officer of Meanwhile.

Date: October 2025

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