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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.

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

This whitepaper explores the current state and future direction of workplace distribution through the perspectives of multiple stakeholders (carriers, brokers, and technology providers).

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

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.

Wellness Works in the Workplace (Infographic)

Jan 24, 2025

Employee stress — financial, emotional, and physical — has risen since 2022.

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

Jan 13, 2025

This whitepaper explores the current state and future direction of workplace distribution through the perspectives of multiple stakeholders (carriers, brokers, and technology providers).

2024 Workplace Benefits Participation

Jan 13, 2025

With increasing inflation and decreasing room for employee wallet share in mind, LIMRA conducted a brief survey that reviewed the types of voluntary products offered and participation rates for those products.

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

Dec 10, 2024

Breaking news — see the latest market results for life insurance products sold at the workplace. New Q3 2024 data.

Canadian Group Life and Health Insurance Sales

Feb 3, 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 4Q 2024 data.

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

Apr 2, 2025

Schedule your check-up on the latest market results for dental and vision products sold in the workplace. New Q4 2024 data.

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

Apr 17, 2025

Step right up for the latest sales trends in the U.S. workplace-benefits market for disability insurance. New 4Q 2024 data.

U.S. Worksite/Voluntary Sales and In Force

Apr 21, 2025

Results are in! View the latest market stats on 100 percent-employee-paid products sold at the workplace. New Q4 2024 Sales and In Force data.

U.S. Workplace Supplemental Health Insurance

Apr 10, 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 Q4 2024 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 Report — Fourth Quarter Review

Join Patrick Leary, Corporate Vice President, Workplace Benefits Research as he shares 2024 year-end workplace benefits sales results and other marketplace insights.

The Workplace Benefits Report — Fourth Quarter Review

4/14/2025, 1 - 1:30 p.m.

Join Patrick Leary, Corporate Vice President, Workplace Benefits Research as he shares 2024 year-end workplace benefits sales results and other marketplace insights.

 

LinkedIn LIVE: Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens — What’s in Store for Workplace Benefits Distribution?

Join Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA research and Ron Neyer, associate research director, LIMRA Workplace Benefits Research, to learn how carriers are reimagining their relationships with brokers and technology providers to help manage costs and sustain continued growth.

Building Financial Wellness: Tailored Approaches for Diverse Populations

3/19/2025, 1 - 1:30 p.m. ET

This exclusive webinar is designed for financial service professionals dedicated to providing financial wellness resources to diverse populations. We'll highlight unique financial challenges faced by various groups, such as higher stress levels due to caregiving responsibilities and inadequate insurance coverage.

Related MarketFacts Articles

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.

Addressing Wellness Needs Through Workplace Benefits

Financial, physical and emotional wellness are crucial for a productive workforce. Check out how workplace benefits can make a difference, according to LIMRA's new research.

Retirement in Context: Taking a Closer Look at the Past

Retirement: A critical goal that requires expert planning. Explore the history and future of this $38 trillion, highly regulated industry, and learn how it’s being redefined.

Improving Financial Wellness for Black Americans

Black History Month is a great reminder of the challenges that affect Black Americans. Read on to learn what steps your organization can take to address challenges and improve financial wellness.

Workplace Benefits Forecast: Life And Disability In Force

Learn how economic shifts will shape life and disability in-force premium growth through 2027. Plunge into our forecast and stay informed about the key drivers and challenges in the benefits market.

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.

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.

Group Disability Clinical and Vocational Resources (MarketScan 2022)

This MarketScan examines carrier practices as they relate to clinical and vocational disability claim involvement and processes. It looks at unit size, staffing trends, work management as well as medical review processes, best practices and trends. 15 companies participated.


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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