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Life & Annuities

Full headline archive on life and annuities: PBR updates, mortality studies, product development, and reinsurance deals. For original analysis, see the Life & Retirement practice area hub.

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67 articles
Guidance, bulletin or reg? NAIC debates form of annuity illustration update
Insurance News Net - Annuity · 13h ago
Nationwide adds actively managed fund strategy to fixed indexed annuity
Coverager · Yesterday
US annuity sales hit $121 billion in second quarter to drive new first-half high
InvestmentNews · Yesterday
Nationwide adds mutual fund-linked strategy to New Heights Select FIA
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Yesterday
LIMRA: U.S. Annuity Sales Reach $121.2 Billion in the Second Quarter of 2026, Setting a New First-Half Record
LIMRA · Yesterday
PIB Group expands in Romania with CND Broker acquisition
Life Insurance International · Yesterday
Pacific Life Re Completes First Asset-Intensive Reinsurance Transaction in Hong Kong
Pacific Life Re closes first asset-intensive whole life block deal in Hong Kong for a pan-Asian carrier
Reinsurance News · 2d ago
AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook for Global Life Reinsurance Market
AM Best: stable life reinsurance; US individual life grew 10% in 2025, PE annuity flows expanding
Reinsurance News / AM Best · 2d ago
EQT to acquire majority stake in McGill and Partners for $2bn
Life Insurance International · 2d ago
Daiichi Life’s PNZ to acquire New Zealand insurer Fidelity Life
Life Insurance International · 5d ago
NUNN INTRODUCES BILL TO CUT RED TAPE, GIVE IOWANS CLEARER INSURANCE INFORMATION
Insurance News Net - Annuity · 6d ago
Daiichi Life Group to buy Fidelity Life Assurance
Coverager · 6d ago
Walter Global Asset Management invests in Equisoft
Coverager · 6d ago
NAIC working group pressed to accelerate annuity illustration overhaul
Insurance News Net - Annuity · 6d ago
Bermuda’s life & annuity sidecar market hits $375bn amid rising private-market strategies: Morningstar DBRS
Artemis · 6d ago
Unum prevails over worker's challenge to benefits cutoff
Insurance Business · Sep 2
Ignyte Insurance acquires travel insurance marketplace InsureMyTrip
Life Insurance International · Sep 2
State Auditor James Brown Kicks Off Life Insurance Awareness Month With Policy Locator Tool
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Sep 2
TAL partners with Cancer Council on skin-cancer prevention
Coverager · Sep 1
Wink: Annuity sales post strong Q2, led by MYGAs and structured products
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Sep 1
LIMRA Launches “Future Ready Distribution” Research Series Examining the Six Forces Reshaping Financial Services Distribution
LIMRA · Sep 1
Swiss Life plans 600 job cuts by end of 2028, H1 profit rises
Life Insurance International · Sep 1
How Leveraged Are Bermuda Triangle Life Insurers?
Retirement Income Journal · Sep 1
A Flurry of Activity in the Triangle
Retirement Income Journal · Aug 31
Aon to expand middle-market reach with $17bn USI takeover
Life Insurance International · Aug 31
Mark Walter Brings Eyeballs to the Bermuda Triangle (I Hope)
Retirement Income Journal · Aug 30
MYGAs Were the Top-Selling Annuity in 2Q2026
Retirement Income Journal · Aug 29
Why Alt-Asset Managers Shouldn’t Own Life Insurers
Retirement Income Journal · Aug 29
Simplicity acquires Wright Wealth
Coverager · Aug 28
Corgi looks to expand into life and health insurance
Coverager · Aug 28
Legacy Marketing Group partners with Malibu Life USA for annuity launch
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Aug 28
Tokio Marine HCC International agrees deal for Direct Commercial
Life Insurance International · Aug 28
LIMRA and LOMA's Strategic Leadership Experience Receives Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for Leadership Development
LIMRA · Aug 27
Aegon files SEC paperwork to become Transamerica Inc.
Insurance Business · Aug 27
$150m fund: MassMutual Ventures launches Climate Technology Fund II
Insurtech Insights · Aug 26
Third-party capital around one-third of global life annuity reinsurance capacity: AM Best & GC
Artemis · Aug 26
Best’s Market Segment Report: Global Life/Annuity Reinsurers Remained Poised for Steady Growth
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Aug 26
When technology becomes easy to rent, what still separates life and annuity carriers?
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Aug 25
Wilton Re and Sun Life partner on new life & annuity reinsurance vehicle
Reinsurance News · Aug 25
Tokio Marine nears Suncorp takeover bid – report
Life Insurance International · Aug 25
Sun Life and Wilton Re announce partnership
Coverager · Aug 25
LIMRA Retirement Income Institute Welcomes Jeffrey R. Brown as Fellow
LIMRA · Aug 25
Legacy Marketing Group® and Malibu Life USA Announce Distribution Partnership for New Fixed Indexed Annuity Platform
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Aug 25
Steadfast agrees $5.51bn buyout by KKR-led consortium
Life Insurance International · Aug 24
New Mexico court limits death benefits for firefighter’s widow
Business Insurance · Aug 21
Zurich Australia finalises $275m ClearView Wealth takeover
Life Insurance International · Aug 21
A$385m ClearView deal: Zurich completes Australian life buy as composite insurers rebuild protection books
Insurtech Insights · Aug 21
Bermuda reinsurers and sidecars drive US life insurance sector’s expansion: ALIRT
Artemis · Aug 21
Former NFL QB Hasselbeck on Frontier: Diagnosing CTE Disease in the Living
Claims Journal · Aug 21
Aegon CFO to step down
Coverager · Aug 20
Standard Life announces partnership with investor consortium
Coverager · Aug 20
Standard Life agrees $2.72bn PRT partnership with investor consortium
Life Insurance International · Aug 20
Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America Trademark Application for “EMPOWER WHAT’S NEXT” Filed: Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Aug 19
iPipeline Launches Novera API Hub
Insurance Innovation Reporter · Aug 19
Industry pushes back on linking ‘financial strength’ to annuity illustrations
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Aug 19
Jewelers Mutual CEO Scott Murphy to retire at the end of 2026
Coverager · Aug 18
Bank-offered SME insurance sees low take up as HSBC UK teams with Gallagher
Life Insurance International · Aug 18
Sammons Enterprises & Sammons Financial Group Respond to Reports
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Aug 17
Securian Financial increases individual life retention to $10 million
Coverager · Aug 17
Western & Southern launches LifeSource
Coverager · Aug 17
Aviva’s H1 profit falls by 49%
Life Insurance International · Aug 17
The Manhattan Life Insurance Company Acquires Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York
Insurance News Net - Annuity · Aug 13
Athora to sell its German business to Frankfurter Leben
Reinsurance News · Aug 13
YuLife reports latest financial results
Coverager · Aug 11
LIMRA: U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales Continue Growth Trend in the Second Quarter, Led by Whole Life and VUL
LIMRA · Aug 11
MetLife Pet partners with America’s VetDogs
Coverager · Aug 11
NextRock unveils plans to establish life insurance and reinsurance platform
Reinsurance News · Aug 11
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