2026 Best's Rankings: US Life/Health Industry’s Net Yield on Invested Assets Increased to 4.6%
OLDWICK, N.J. //BestWire// - The U.S. life/health industry’s net yield on invested assets increased to 4.6% in 2025 from 4.5% the previous year, according to a new Best’s Rankings report on asset distribution.
The industry had a total of about $9.9 trillion in invested assets, with the top 25 accounting for $7.24 trillion of that total for 2025, according to the report. Prudential of American Group held onto the top spot with $606.33 billion in total invested assets. The company posted a net yield of 3.5% in 2025, up from 3.3% in the prior year, according to the ranking.
New York Life Group held onto its No. 2 spot with $479.82 billion in admitted assets and a yield of 4.6%, according to the data. MetLife Insurance Cos. rounded out the top three with $430.43 billion in assets and a net yield of 5.3% in 2025, up from 4.77% in 2024, according to the data.
The report ranked the top 100 U.S. life/health insurers by total admitted assets. It included net yield on invested assets and asset data for bonds, stocks, mortgages, real estate, contract loans, cash and short-term investments, separate accounts and other assets for each of those insurers, along with industry totals.
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AM Best data sourced from Best’s Financial Suite, US.
(By Terrence Dopp, senior associate editor, Best’s Review: Terry.Dopp@ambest.com)