U.S. application activity for individually underwritten life insurance was flat in May, with growth most evident among middle-age buyers, according to the monthly MIB Life Index.

April showers and storms brought a decline in U.S. application activity for individually written life insurance, according to the MIB Life Index.

U.S. application activity for individually underwritten life insurance increased in March compared to the same month last year, marking the first such increase in six years.

Overall U.S. life insurance application activity ended its six-month roll, showing a slight decline in February, according to a monthly analysis.

The life insurance industry saw its sixth straight month of year-over-year application increases, the longest sustained trend of U.S. increases on record, according to a new analysis.

A foundation promoting life insurance is having Cupid aim his arrow, literally, at consumers in its latest effort to boost life insurance sales before Valentine’s Day.

U.S. life insurance application activity was flat for the year, with gains since August 2009 eclipsing the recession-based declines of prior months, according to a monthly analysis.

U.S. application activity for individually underwritten life insurance rose 4.1% in November for all ages, compared to the same period in 2008.

The 60+ market for individually underwritten U.S. life insurance continued to roll, fueling an overall increase in life application activity of 2.2% for October when compared to the same period last year.

Overall U.S. life insurance application activity increased 1.8% in September, compared to the last year, but the year-to-date activity remains 1.2% lower than the same nine-month period last year.