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All in all, as counterparties for longevity and mortality risk investors, US life insurers remain strong.

Total US annuity sales increased 5% to $121.2bn in the third quarter of 2025, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of $100+bn in sales and setting a new sales record.

As with previous years, the US life insurance industry had a solid 2024 from a balance sheet perspective and continues to be healthy from a risk perspective.

The life insurance stress test initiative this year finds the UK life insurance industry’s collective solvency coverage ratio to be well above regulatory requirements.

Total new annualized life insurance premium in the US increased 16% year over year to $4.3bn in the third quarter, according to LIMRA’s preliminary individual life insurance sales results.

A convergence of themes has contributed to the growth story of the US life and annuity market of the past few years.

Total US annuity sales increased 4% to $119.3bn in the third quarter of 2025, setting yet another quarterly sales record, according to LIMRA. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter of $100+bn in sales.

Longevity and Mortality Investor (LMI) is the new name for Life Risk News. Greg Winterton caught up with Chris Wells, Managing Editor at LMI, to discuss the reasons behind the rebrand, his thoughts on how the longevity and mortality markets have evolved in recent years, and plans for the future.

Generali Investments’ wholly owned subsidiary, Conning & Company, will acquire a majority stake in private credit manager MGG and its affiliates. MGG will continue to be led by CEO & CIO Kevin Griffin with no changes to MGG’s investment strategy or processes.

Athene will reinsure an in-force block of US dollar denominated whole life insurance policies and will enter into an agreement with reinsurer Swiss Re to retrocede all mortality risk associated with the block.