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U.S. Consumer Sentiment (April 2026)

Consumer sentiment slipped further in early April as energy costs rose and geopolitical risks intensified.

The Growing Influence of Health Risks on Retirement Security

NEW research by Chris Heye, Fellow at the LIMRA Retirement Income Institute reveals that identifying and managing health-related financial risks is central to retirement planning. Audience: Financial Professionals, External

U.S. Consumer Sentiment (January 2026)

Americans begin 2026 with tempered expectations. While concern about the U.S. economy has eased from last spring’s peak, half of adults still report high levels of worry.

About Wellness: Exploring Plan Sponsor Perceptions and Actions

This study explores how employers — sponsors of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans — feel about and act upon the need for financial wellness programs in the workplace.

Life Insurance for Living: Global Insights Into Next-Gen Expectations

To unlock growth with the next generation, life insurers must move beyond traditional approaches and fundamentally reimagine how insurance is designed, delivered, and experienced.

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LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — Understanding the Elusive Life Insurance Consumer

04/21/26 — Join Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA Research, and Steve Wood, research director, LIMRA Markets Research, as they explore the push-pull of life insurers’ growing reliance on digital engagement with consumers’ consistent desire to interact with humans. How can the industry balance the two to effectively serve consumers’ life insurance needs?

LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — Understanding the Elusive Life Insurance Consumer

4/21/2026, 2 - 2:30 p.m.

Join Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA Research, and Steve Wood, research director, LIMRA Markets Research, as they explore the push-pull of life insurers’ growing reliance on digital engagement with consumers’ consistent desire to interact with humans. How can the industry balance the two to effectively serve consumers’ life insurance needs?

LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — Protection As an Asset Class: Closing the Retirement Income Gap

3/19/26 — Join Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA Research, and Michael Finke, LIMRA Retirement Income Institute fellow and professor of wealth management at The American College, as they discuss how annuities can replace bond and cash allocations to enhance retirement income security for current and future retirees.

LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — Protection As an Asset Class: Closing the Retirement Income Gap

3/19/2026, 1 - 2 p.m. ET

Join Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA Research, and Michael Finke, LIMRA Retirement Income Institute fellow and professor of wealth management at The American College, as they discuss how annuities can replace bond and cash allocations to enhance retirement income security for current and future retirees.

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