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Workplace Benefits Research

Find insights on the benefits marketplace from the carrier, employer, employee, and distributor perspectives. You will find actionable information on these and more:

  • Trends in product and distribution strategies
  • Employer and employee perspectives
  • Benefits enrollment and administration
  • Effective sales and service practices
  • Unbiased benchmarks

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Featured Workplace Benefits Research

Workplace Life Insurance Sales Show Strong Growth in Third Quarter 2025

Carriers wrote more than $3.37 billion in 2025 total new annualized premium sales through September, a 3% decrease over the same period of 2024.

2025 BEAT Study: Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker

Explore employees' attitudes and opinions about workplace benefits and employment in general.

Harnessing Growth in Workforce Benefits: The Next Horizon — 2025 Workforce Benefits Study

Explore key megatrends shaping the current and future state of the workforce benefits market.

Workplace Life and Disability Benefits Forecasts

Explore what is behind the numbers driving LIMRA’s forecast for the workplace life and disability benefits markets. New 2025 - 2028 forecast data.

U.S. Workplace Benefits Yearbook

Read the most comprehensive overview and gain insights into key factors impacting the U.S. workplace benefits market.

Latest Workplace Benefits Research

Workplace Life and Disability Benefits Forecasts

Dec 17, 2025

Explore what is behind the numbers driving LIMRA’s forecast for the workplace life and disability benefits markets. New 2025 - 2028 forecast data.

Staging a Comeback: A Renewed Interest in Workplace Long-Term Care Solutions

Nov 25, 2025

Understand how workplace benefits carriers are addressing the growing need for long-term care solutions.

Benefits Understanding: The Intention Action Gap

Oct 29, 2025

Despite high employee interest in understanding workplace benefits, many still struggle to engage meaningfully with the information provided.

Workers and Wellness: A LIMRA Wellness Update

Oct 10, 2025

This update to the LIMRA Financial Wellness Index® focuses on workers’ stress and solutions for achieving wellness.

Decision Support Tools Effect on Participation Rates

Sep 26, 2025

Interested in how decision support tools affect employee participation rates?

Plan Sponsors, Plan Management and Fiduciary Roles

Sep 19, 2025

This report explores how defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors manage their plans, engage with fiduciary responsibilities, and evaluate service providers

Workplace Benefits Benchmark Studies

Our benchmarks light the path to growth, delivering industry-driven insights with unmatched credibility and a visionary outlook.

U.S. Workplace Benefits Yearbook

Sep 23, 2025

Read the most comprehensive overview and gain insights into key factors impacting the U.S. workplace benefits market.

U.S. Workplace Benefits Life Insurance Sales and In Force

Dec 10, 2025

Breaking news — see the latest market results for life insurance products sold at the workplace. New Q3 2025 data.

Canadian Group Life and Health Insurance Sales

Aug 21, 2025

Don't miss the latest sales trends in the Canadian group insurance market for life, long-term disability, and other types of health insurance. New Q3 2025 data.

U.S. Workplace Dental and Vision Sales and In Force

Nov 25, 2025

Schedule your check-up on the latest market results for dental and vision products sold in the workplace. New Q3 2025 data.

U.S. Workplace Benefits Disability Insurance Sales and In Force

Dec 8, 2025

Step right up for the latest sales trends in the U.S. workplace-benefits market for disability insurance. New Q2 2025 data.

U.S. Worksite/Voluntary Sales and In Force

Dec 9, 2025

Results are in! View the latest market stats on 100 percent-employee-paid products sold at the workplace. New Q3 2025 data.

U.S. Workplace Supplemental Health Insurance

Nov 24, 2025

Get a quick look at how the workplace supplemental health market is performing. Identify trends within the industry as well as among your peers. New Q3 2025 data.

Workplace Benefits Carriers — 2022 Sales and Claims Expectations

Dec 21, 2022

How do workplace benefits carriers envision their 2022 new sales results faring compared to last year's results? How does the 2022 claims experience of workplace benefits carriers compare to prior levels?

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Related On-Demand Webinars

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The Workplace Benefits Report — December 2025

Join us for our Q3 2025 Workplace Benefits Quarterly Sales Webinar, where we’ll unpack how evolving economic conditions are shaping the future of workplace benefits.

The Workplace Benefits Report — December 2025

12/9/2025, 1:30 - 2 p.m.

Join us on December 9th for our Q3 2025 Workplace Benefits Quarterly Sales Webinar, where we’ll unpack how evolving economic conditions are shaping the future of workplace benefits.

 

LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — Financial Wellness Programs Gaining Momentum

10/21/25 — Join Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA research and Deb Dupont, assistant vice president, LIMRA institutional retirement research, as they discuss new research about employees’ expectations for workplace wellness programs and how employers are responding.

LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — Financial Wellness Programs Gaining Momentum

10/21/2025, 2 - 2:30 p.m.

On-Demand Webinar — Join Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA research and Deb Dupont, assistant vice president, LIMRA institutional retirement research, as they discuss new research about employees’ expectations for workplace wellness programs and how employers are responding.

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Top 10: The Best of MarketFacts 2025

Our top-read articles of 2025 reveal pivotal shifts and emerging priorities across our industry. Take a look at what’s driving change and fueling growth for tomorrow.

MarketFacts November 2025 Review

Articles from the November 2025 issue of MarketFacts.

How Can We Improve Employee Understanding of Benefits?

Employees who grasp their benefits are more happy, satisfied and engaged. Get practical steps to strengthen benefits education and help your workforce thrive.

Insights and Trends

Review a wide range of research from LIMRA on life insurance, annuities and workplace benefits. Also, find a variety of LOMA Information Center briefs, quick queries and relevant reports.

Disability Insurance: Why Employees Skim or Skip it

Most employees skim disability benefits info — but why? LIMRA research reveals what’s behind the disconnect and what can make disability coverage feel more relevant.

Workplace Benefits MarketScans

MarketScans are quick readings of the marketing environment — quick-response research projects member companies can request to get specific, topical information.

A Topical Index of MarketScans Related to Workplace Benefits

MarketScans are quick readings of the marketing environment — quickresponse research projects that member companies can request to get specific, topical information.

Use of Experience Rating of Group Long-term Disability Insurance Plans (2025 MarketScan)

Want to learn how experience rating factors into pricing and underwriting of group LTD insurance plans?

Identifying Potentially Deceased Individuals in Self-Administered Group Life Insurance Policies (2025 MarketScan)

Interested in how carriers are identifying potentially deceased individuals in a self-administered group life insurance plan?

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Administrative Practices by Group Supplemental Health Insurance Carriers (MarketScan 2023)

LIMRA asked carriers about extraterritorial jurisdiction administrative practices followed by supplemental benefits group insurance carriers.

Handling Requests for Proposals for Group Insurance Products (MarketScan 2023)

Explore how group insurance carriers handle requests for proposals.

Performance Guarantees for Group Workplace Products/Services (MarketScan 2023)

Interested in performance guarantees for group workplace products?


Related Topics

Dig deeper into more specific areas.

Workplace Products

Learn the latest information about products sold at the workplace. New Q3 2025 Workplace Life Insurance Sales infographic and Q3 benchmark trends.

Employer/Employee Studies

Access benefits insights from employers and employee.

Workplace Distribution

Examine how workplace benefits are sold and serviced in today’s workplace. New Q2 2024 infographic.

Institutional Retirement

Get the facts on today's institutional retirement market.

Simplifying Data Exchange

The enrollment and administration of workplace benefits continues to evolve, however, the way data is exchanged has remained stagnant, resulting in laborious and time-consuming engagement among parties, widely varying data formats, and erroneous data being exchanged.

LIMRA Data Exchange Standards (LDEx) will change that! Having a common standard will reduce customer onboarding timelines, and reduce ongoing costs to insurance carriers, benefits administration platforms, brokers, and employers.

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