LIMRA reported that U.S. annuity sales totaled a record $126.3 billion in Q3’26 (preliminary results), representing the 12th consecutive quarter in which total annuity sales surpassed $100 billion. The third quarter’s tally pushed total annuity sales to $355.0 billion year to date, an increase of 2% year over year. Registered index-linked annuity sales set a new quarterly record of $25.3 billion, while fixed-rate deferred annuities garnered $44.5 billion during the quarter.