Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens

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.

5/13/25 - Following three years of record sales, first quarter 2025 annuity sales started strong, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of $100+ billion in sales.

3/26/25 - 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.

4/22/25 - Each year, more than 100 million U.S. adults say they need life insurance yet year after year few actually buy coverage.

2/25/25 - Intermediaries — brokerage general agencies (BGAs) and independent marketing organizations (IMOs) — play an essential role with independent financial professionals by connecting them with insurance carriers through a product and sales platform, and providing marketing, training, contracting, and operation support.

1/7/2025 - This month, Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA research, and John Carroll, senior vice president and head of Life & Annuities, discuss the factors LIMRA expects to have the greatest impact in 2025 and share LIMRA’s forecast on how the life insurance and annuity markets will perform.

11/19/2024 - In this episode of Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens, Bryan talks with David Cockerill, managing director and partner, Boston Consulting Group, about a new study looking at how life insurers are measuring distribution productivity and the investments being made to advance its growth.

10/16/24 - In this episode of Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens, Bryan, senior vice president and head of LIMRA research, talks to Todd Silverhart, corporate vice president and director, LIMRA’s Research Quality and Performance, about new life insurance ownership findings and what it means for our industry and your business strategy.

6/24/24 — Join Bryan Hodgens, head of LIMRA research, and Pat Leary, corporate vice president and director of LIMRA's workplace benefits research program, as they discuss the evolving world of workplace benefits.​