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Ownership of Individual Life Insurance Falls to 50-Year Low, LIMRA Reports

Four in 10 U.S. Households with Children Would Have Immediate Trouble Paying Bills if the Primary Breadwinner Died Today

Individual Long Term Care Insurance Premium Falls 23 Percent in the Fourth Quarter, LIMRA Reports

WINDSOR, Conn., March 10, 2009 – After a promising start in 2008, individual long-term care insurance (LTCI) premium fell 23 percent in the fourth quarter, ending 2008 down seven percent, according to LIMRA’s Individual Long-Term Care Sales survey.

Bank-sold Life Insurance Premium Falls for Second Straight Year: Kehrer-LIMRA

WINDSOR, Conn., April 19, 2007 — Pulled down by a steady decline in single-premium sales, individual life insurance premiums sold through banks in 2006 fell for the second year in a row, according to the latest survey from Kehrer-LIMRA.

For the First Time in History, More Americans Are Covered by Employment-Based Life Insurance than by Individual Life Insurance, LIMRA Reports

WINDSOR, Conn., August 30, 2017 – A new LIMRA study finds that 108 million Americans have life insurance coverage through their workplace, compared with 102 million covered by individual life insurance.

U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales Soar in First Quarter, LIMRA Reports

Windsor, CT, June 7, 2006 — First quarter 2006 individual life insurance sales rose 15 percent in new annualized premium, compared with the first quarter of 2005, according to LIMRA International's quarterly survey of U.S. individual life insurance sales.

Individual Life Insurance Sales Slowly Recover After Difficult First Half of 2009, LIMRA Reports

WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 26, 2010 — Total new annualized premium for individual life insurance declined five percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, resulting in a 15 percent reduction for the year as compared to 2008, according to LIMRA’s quarterly individual life insurance sales survey.

LIMRA Study: Three Quarters of Canadians Prefer to Buy Life Insurance In-Person

WINDSOR, Conn., Oct. 2, 2013 — A recent LIMRA study revealed that 76 percent of Canadians would prefer to buy life insurance face-to-face in the future as opposed to buying from work, the Internet, or by direct mail or phone.

LIMRA Reports Individual Life Insurance Sales Flat in 2013

WINDSOR, Conn., March 13,2014 — After three consecutive years of positive growth, individual life insurance new annualized premium growth was flat in 2013.

Five Percent Boost for U.S. Individual Life Premiums in 2nd Quarter '07

Windsor, CT, September 4, 2007 — LIMRA International reports U.S. individual life insurance premium sales increased five percent in 2nd quarter 2007 resulting in a two percent increase for the first half of 2007 over 2006.

Household Trends in U.S. Life Insurance Ownership (2010)

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