Today’s workplace presents unique opportunities and challenges for engaging today’s consumer. View research and attend networking events for fresh insights that will help you add this channel or improve your results for life and health insurance, retirement, and other products.
Carriers generated over $2.03 billion of new annualized premiums in the first quarter of 2026 total sales, a 1% decrease over Q1 2025.
As workforce expectations evolve, employers are embracing a more strategic, inclusive, and tech-forward approach to benefits, balancing cost concerns with the need for personalization and flexibility. The integration of digital tools, AI, and broker expertise will enable organizations to better meet the diverse needs of both traditional and freelance talent.
What do employee benefit brokers consider most important in recommending workplace benefit carriers to their clients?
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Oct 9, 2026
The 2026 update of the LIMRA Financial Wellness Index® shows wellness overall increasing very slightly from 2024, but still behind our first measure in 2022.
Oct 5, 2026
Key metrics from the annual benchmarking study which help participants track field activity and sales performance. 2025 Report now available.
Sep 29, 2026
Hit your target? Benchmark individual critical illness new sales, in-force business, and growth rates for 16 Canadian companies. New Q2 2026 data.
Sep 29, 2026
Keep score . . . on the most important quarterly and year-to-date 401(k) sales information. New Q2 2026 results.
Sep 18, 2026
Discover how rising healthcare costs are reshaping workplace benefits—and how smarter strategies can protect budgets, employee well-being, and trust.
Sep 17, 2026
Results are in! View the latest market stats on 100 percent-employee-paid products sold at the workplace. New Q2 2026 data.
Learn the latest developments in sales through agents and advisors, websites, direct marketing, and more.
Explore LIMRA’s United States and Canadian sales compensation research, events, and news.
Examine the life, health, and related employee benefits marketplace from the carrier, employer, employee, and distributor perspectives. New Q2 sales infographic.
Learn the latest information about products sold at the workplace. New Q2 2026 benchmark trends data.
Understand the impact of technology on workplace benefits enrollment and administration.
