COVID-19 Mortality Fueled Life Insurance Death Benefits Surge, S&P Says
The rate of increase for death benefits on individual life policies of 16.7% exceeded the 10.9% rise for group life contracts.
The U.S. life insurance industry recorded its largest year-over-year increase in direct and net death benefits in at least 24 years as excess mortality due to COVID-19 triggered an unusual volume of claims during 2020.
Aggregate net death benefits across all lines of business rose by 15.1% to $87.51 billion, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis of disclosures in annual statutory statements. The rate of increase for death benefits on individual life policies of 16.7% exceeded the 10.9% rise for group life contracts.
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