Life insurance premiums

• 20%: Percent increase in U.S. individual life insurance premiums for third quarter 2007.
• 8%: Percent increase in U.S. individual life insurance premiums for the first nine months of 2007 over 2006.
• 6%: Third-quarter percent increase in total face amount over 2006.
• 1%: Year-to-date decline in the total number of new policies sold.
• 9%: Percent increase in universal life insurance for the year; third-quarter increase was 23%.
• 10%: Year-to-date percent increase for variable universal life; third-quarter increase was 55%.
• 7% Year-to date increase in term life insurance; whole life increased 3%.

Source: LIMRA International