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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 Posts Gains for Fourth Consecutive Year, Setting a New Record in 2024

Carriers wrote over $925 million in total new annualized premium sales in 4Q and just under $4.5 billion in all of 2024.

2025 BEAT Study: Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker

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

Financial Wellness

Explore critical insights on improving consumer financial health and the importance of comprehensive wellness programs that address multiple aspects of consumers' lives

Workplace Life and Disability Benefits Forecasts

Explore what is behind the numbers driving LIMRA’s forecast for the workplace life and disability benefits markets.

U.S. Workplace Benefits Yearbook

Read the most comprehensive overview of the U.S. workplace benefits market, including sales and in-force results and historical trends.

Latest Workplace Benefits Research

2025 BEAT Study: Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker

Jun 17, 2025

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

The Future Is Now: Workplace Benefits Distribution Amid a Changing Landscape

May 1, 2025

This whitepaper explores the current state and future direction of workplace distribution through the perspectives of multiple stakeholders (carriers, brokers, and employers). New Executive Summary.

Investing in the Future of Distribution: Sustainable Growth Through Innovation — Executive Summary

May 1, 2025

Unlock insights into how workplace benefits carriers and brokers maximize success in today's workplace benefits market.

Digital Transformation in Canadian Workplace Benefits

Feb 5, 2025

How are Canadian workplace benefits carriers investing in digital transformation?

Financial Wellness: Vulnerable Populations Show Resilience Amid Challenges

Jan 29, 2025

In 2024, financial stress and overall wellness scores reveal significant disparities among various demographic groups. Ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other vulnerable populations face higher risks of financial stress and have lower overall wellness scores.

LIMRA Financial Wellness Index® — Quantifying Financial Wellness as a Basis for Improving It: 2024 Update

Jan 29, 2025

The LIMRA Financial Wellness Index® helps financial and benefits providers, advisors, and the industry quantify financial wellness. It is a first step towards understanding how financial wellness can fit into employer benefits strategies, personal advice, and financial readiness strategies. Demographic views allow for a richer understanding of financial wellness in various populations.

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

Aug 8, 2024

Read the most comprehensive overview of the U.S. workplace benefits market, including sales and in-force results and historical trends.

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

Jun 17, 2025

Breaking news — see the latest market results for life insurance products sold at the workplace. New Q1 2025 data.

Canadian Group Life and Health Insurance Sales

May 14, 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 Q1 2025 data.

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

Jun 4, 2025

Schedule your check-up on the latest market results for dental and vision products sold in the workplace. New Q1 2025 data.

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

Jun 20, 2025

Step right up for the latest sales trends in the U.S. workplace-benefits market for disability insurance. New Q1 2025 data.

U.S. Worksite/Voluntary Sales and In Force

Jun 25, 2025

Results are in! View the latest market stats on 100 percent-employee-paid products sold at the workplace. New Q1 2025 data.

U.S. Workplace Supplemental Health Insurance

Jun 4, 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 Q1 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 — June 2025

6/26/2025, 1 - 1:30 p.m. EDT

Join Patrick Leary, Corporate Vice President, Workplace Benefits Research as he shares 2025 first quarter sales results and other marketplace insights.

 

LinkedIn LIVE: Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens — Generational Shift Drives Change in Workforce Benefits

6/17/25 - As more Baby Boomers retire and Gen Z workers enter the workforce, the study suggests employers will need to adjust not only their benefit offerings but also how they communicate and deliver their benefits to their workforce.

LinkedIn LIVE: Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens — Generational Shift Drives Change in Workforce Benefits

6/17/2025, 2 - 2:30 p.m. ET

As more Baby Boomers retire and Gen Z workers enter the workforce, the study suggests employers will need to adjust not only their benefit offerings but also how they communicate and deliver their benefits to their workforce.

Workplace Benefits Distribution: The Future is Now

Join us for an exclusive webinar on the latest opportunities and expectations in workplace benefits distribution.

Related MarketFacts Articles

Plan Sponsors and SECURE Acts: What Do They Know?

SECURE Acts offer new opportunities, but are plan sponsors keeping up? LIMRA’s research reveals insights about what they know and don’t know — and why it matters.

Insights and Trends

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

What Do Plan Sponsors Think About DC Plans?

Plan sponsors play a crucial and central part in retirement savings. Learn about their role, challenges, how they grade DC plans, and the future of retirement plans.

Spotlight on Kara Hoogensen at Principal Financial Group

Kara Hoogensen shares her journey at Principal Financial Group. Explore her leadership approach and industry insights on the future of workplace benefits.

Balancing Leave and Absence Trends in the Workplace

Understand how new workforce priorities are reshaping leave benefits. See how companies are adapting to changing priorities and what carriers can do to assist them.

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.

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?

File Feeds for Services Related to Group Workplace Products (MarketScan 2022)

This LIMRA MarketScan examines file feeds for services related to group workplace products. The file feeds of interest are Eligibility, Enrolment, Evidence of Insurability (EOI), Billing, and Port and Conversion.


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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