Life insurance growth rates by product.

Life Insurance
Growth Rates
By Product

Percent Change
2005-2006:

            Annualized     Face   Number of
              Premiums   Amount    Policies

Universal
Life                 9        7          -2

Variable
Life                -4       -2         -12

Variable
Universal
Life                 9       -2          -7

Term                 5        4           1

Whole
Life                 2        0          -2

Totals               7        4          -1

Source: LIMRA's U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales Summary Report,
Fourth Quarter 2006

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Title Annotation:	SNAPSHOT
Author:	Panko, Ron
Publication:	Best's Review
Article Type:	Statistical table
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	May 1, 2007
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