US Annuity Sales Hit Record $123.9B
US annuity sales reach record high
LNC CRBG JXN EQH BHF U.S. annuity sales have consistently topped $100B per quarter for nearly three years, and the records continue to fall.
In the second quarter of 2026, the trade group Limra reported annuity sales of $123.9B, the most ever recorded.
Sales also set a first-half record of $231.3B.
The second-quarter Mark, which was the 11th consecutive period that annuity sales topped $100B, represented a 4% year-over-year increase.
Limra says that its tally captures only 84% of the U.S. annuity market, so the figures are an undercount - Barron's