Annuity Providers

Top 25 Annuity Companies

Compare the strongest annuity providers — find who's #1, who offers the highest premium bonus, best accumulation with living benefits, best Guaranteed Lifetime Income (GLWB) rider, best flexible premium with monthly options, best rate of return with strong index allocation, and best single premium annuity (SPIA/MYGA), and the top carriers for group plans and educational funding.

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Group Plan Providers

Movers & Shakers — Annuity Sales, Q2 2026 YTD (LIMRA)

Climbing the sales table
  • Global Atlantic — back in the LIMRA top 20 at #19 ($3.9B)
  • Pacific Life — up to #9 (from #10)
  • Prudential — up to #10 (from #11)
  • Sammons Financial Companies — up to #14 (from #16)
  • Brighthouse Financial — up to #17 (from #18)
Slipping in the rankings
  • Security Benefit Life — fell out of the LIMRA top 20, now #21 ($2.06B)
  • Lincoln Financial Group — down to #11 (from #9)
  • Symetra — down to #16 (from #14)
  • Delaware Life — down to #18 (from #17)

Athene leads every fixed-annuity category — #1 in total sales ($20.2B), fixed-rate deferred ($11.6B) and indexed annuities ($6.4B) for H1 2026 (LIMRA).

Biggest premium bonuses in the market: Athene Performance Elite 15 Plus and North American Charter Plus 14 both reach 29%; American Equity's AssetShield Bonus 10 pays up to 21%.

US individual annuity sales hit a record $228.7B in the first half of 2026. Indexed sales fell 7% year over year as caps eased, while RILA ($23.3B) and SPIA ($4.0B) set records.

This Week's Category Leaders

Updated Nov 2026

#1 Overall

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· Comdex

Highest Bonus

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Best Accumulation

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· Comdex

Living Benefits

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· Comdex

Best GLWB Rider

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· Comdex

Best Flexible / Monthly

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· Comdex

Best Rate of Return

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· Comdex

Best Single Premium (SPIA/MYGA)

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· Comdex

Best for Group Plans

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· Comdex

Best for Educational Plan

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· Comdex

What is an annuity?

An annuity is a contract with an insurance company that provides guaranteed income — either immediately or in the future. Fixed annuities offer guaranteed rates, indexed annuities link returns to a market index, and variable annuities invest in subaccounts. Living benefits riders let you access funds for illness or long-term care, while Guaranteed Lifetime Income ensures you never outlive your money.

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