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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:

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Workplace Benefits Sales Maintain Momentum in Q2 2026

Carriers wrote more than $2.9 billion in total new annualized premium sales in the first half of 2026, a 7% increase over the same period of 2025.

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Workplace Life and Disability Benefits Forecasts

What are the expectations for workplace life and disability benefits sales over the next few years? New 2025 - 2028 report.

2026 BEAT Study: Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker

Discover employee attitudes and opinions about workplace benefits and overall employment issues.

Healthcare Cost Impact on Workplace Benefits

Discover how rising healthcare costs are reshaping workplace benefits—and how smarter strategies can protect budgets, employee well-being, and trust.

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.

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

Healthcare Cost Impact on Workplace Benefits

Sep 18, 2026

Discover how rising healthcare costs are reshaping workplace benefits—and how smarter strategies can protect budgets, employee well-being, and trust.

Risky Business: Managing Regulatory and Fiduciary Risk in Defined Contribution Plans

Sep 15, 2026

Today’s increasingly complex — and litigious — environment poses challenges for the employers who choose to sponsor a workplace retirement investment program, and for the financial advisors who counsel and guide them. This report explores how defined contribution (DC) advisors understand these risks, how they counsel their clients, and what they look for in terms of help from service providers.

The 2026 Employer Benefits Landscape: Trends, Gaps, and New Directions

Aug 24, 2026

The 2026 LIMRA Landscape Report reveals how employers are reshaping benefits to deliver more flexible, targeted support — while a growing divide by company size is changing who has access to core coverage. New Employee Benefit Enrollment and Participation Trends report added.

U.S. Life Insurance Ownership Today: Perception and Reality

Jul 23, 2026

LIMRA’s latest study updates more than six decades of life insurance ownership trends, adding new estimates to better reflect today’s coverage landscape. Technical Report now available.

Financial Wellness in 2026: The Gap Persists

Jun 15, 2026

While 2026 financial wellness numbers rebounded modestly from 2024 levels, financial pressure persists. Explore preliminary findings from the LIMRA Financial Wellness Index: 2026 Update.

2026 BEAT Study: Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker

Jun 8, 2026

Discover employee attitudes and opinions about workplace benefits and overall employment issues.

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

Jul 13, 2026

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

Sep 22, 2026

Breaking news — see the latest market results for life insurance products sold at the workplace. New 2Q 2026 data.

Canadian Group Life and Health Insurance Sales

Aug 19, 2026

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 Q2 2026 data.

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

Sep 15, 2026

Schedule your check-up on the latest market results for dental and vision products sold in the workplace. New Q2 2026 data.

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

Jun 8, 2026

Step right up for the latest sales trends in the U.S. workplace-benefits market for disability insurance. New Q1 2026 Data.

U.S. Worksite/Voluntary Sales and In Force

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.

U.S. Workplace Supplemental Health Insurance

Sep 14, 2026

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 Q1 2026 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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The Workplace Benefits Webinar — Q2 2026 Results

9/17/2026, 1:30 - 2 p.m.

Join us for our next Workplace Benefits update as we examine key sales trends from the first half of 2026.

The Employee Reality Check: What the 2026 BEAT Study Reveals About Employee Needs Now

9/15/2026, 1 - 1:30 p.m.

Join us for a data-driven discussion highlighting new findings from the 2026 Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker (BEAT) Study. As financial concerns rise and benefit complexity persists, this session will explore how employees are approaching benefit decisions, what they’re willing to spend, and shifting preferences for how benefits information is delivered.

The Workplace Benefits Webinar — Q1 2026 Results

Join us for timely sales insights and a concise look at the employee perspectives helping shape today’s workplace benefits strategies.

LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — 2026 BEAT Study: Employee Views on Work, Benefits & Financial Security

06/24/26 — What do employees really think about their workplace benefits in 2026? Tune in for a LinkedIn Live conversation exploring new insights from the 2026 LIMRA BEAT study, including employee benefit satisfaction, growing financial pressures, and how employers can better communicate benefits to meet employee needs.

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.