LIFE INSURANCE IN INDIANA
With $3.9 trillion invested in the U.S. economy, life insurers are one of the largest sources of investment capital in the nation. How does it look for the state of Indiana?
(Source: American Council of Life Insurance - Washington, D.C.)
LIFE INSURERS IN INDIANA
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599 life insurers are licensed to do business in Indiana and 37 are domiciled in the state.
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It is estimated that the industry employs 42,000 workers in Indiana Life insurers also generate additional jobs by purchasing goods and services from other businesses in the state.
INVESTMENTS IN INDIANA'S ECONOMY
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Life insurance companies invest approximately $70 billion of their assets in Indiana's economy.
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About $60 billion of this investment is in stocks and bonds that help finance business development, job creation, and services in the state.
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Life insurers provide $4 billion in mortgage loans on farm, residential, and commercial properties, and own $488 million in real property in Indiana.
RESIDENTS PROTECTED
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Indiana residents have $410 billion in death benefit coverage.
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State residents own 4 million individual life insurance policies, with coverage averaging $61,800 per policyholder.
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Group life insurance coverage amounts to $150 billion.
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Individual life insurance coverage purchased during the year in Indiana totals $30 billion.
BENEFITS PAID
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$6 billion was paid to Indiana residents in the form of death benefits, matured endowments, policy dividends, surrender values, and other payments.
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Payments to annuitants in the state totaled $1 billion.