The impact of the life insurance industry
The life insurance industry protects individuals, families and businesses; provides jobs; and significantly invests in the U.S. economy. The information shown below from the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) shows the industry’s impact:
- Protects 90 million families
- Generates 2.7 million jobs
- Invests $6.3 trillion in the U.S. economy
- 95% of life insurance industry assets are invested in the U.S. economy
- $2.1 billion in benefits paid every day to American families and businesses, including:
- $358.6 million every day in life insurance payments ($130.9 billion annually)
- $52.9 million every day in disability income claims ($19.3 billion annually)
- $1.1 billion every day in annuity payments ($406 billion annually)
- In 2018, the life insurance death benefits paid were enough to:
- Put almost 2 million children through four years of college ($1.96 million)
- Allow more than 394,000 surviving spouses to completely pay-off their mortgages (median mortgage debt: $202,284)
Source: The American Council of Life Insurers | 2019 Annual Review
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