Rapidly aging population, persistent economic volatility, and rising personalization and digital transformation expectations are revolutionizing the North American annuities industry. Amid record-high annuity sales and regulatory momentum, enterprises are investing heavily in modernization, customer engagement, and strategic technology adoption to stay competitive. This report offers a comprehensive view of the evolving annuity market landscape through 2027, grounded in macroeconomic trends, product design shifts, and emerging digital capabilities. We explore how demographic forces such as Peak 65 and increased pension risk transfer activity are driving long-term growth while intensifying the need for innovation and scale. With increasing product complexities, the demand for modular platforms, data integration, AI-driven personalization, and embedded annuity solutions is rising. The convergence of annuities with retirement plans and wealth management platforms is blurring traditional boundaries, ushering in a new era of embedded, outcome-based offerings tailored to diverse personas. This report provides strategic insights into how carriers are modernizing their operations, digitizing distribution, and aligning IT investments with measurable business outcomes. It also highlights how private equity-backed players, advisory channels, and technology providers are reshaping the competitive landscape with flexible platforms and intelligent servicing models.

Life and Annuities (L&A) carriers are navigating a complex landscape shaped by changing demographics, evolving customer expectations, and mounting regulatory and cost pressures. This report presents a comprehensive view of how carriers are responding by investing in product and process innovation, digital modernization, and strategic outsourcing. Key focus areas include group benefits, annuities, and retirement insurance segments, where demand is rising due to workforce trends and interest rate shifts. Carriers are adopting AI and generative AI to improve underwriting, personalize services, and reduce cycle times, while also redesigning benefits to support wellness and workforce retention. The report explores how sourcing strategies are evolving, with carriers favoring flexible engagement models such as BPaaS and platform-based deals. Increased outsourcing to manage closed blocks and support transformation initiatives across group L&A products is driving growth. Regional outlooks emphasize market maturity in North America, regulatory innovation in the UK/EU, and expanding demand in APAC. With technology at the core of customer experience and compliance, carriers are seeking providers that can deliver both domain expertise and next-generation capabilities. Scope Geography: global Industry: L&A insurance Business Process Services (BPS) market Service: BPS Contents The report outlines: Broader L&A insurance market trends and growth segment Enterprise priorities, sourcing strategies, and outsourcing models Group life insurance innovation and convergence with wellness benefits Provider performance and buyer expectations L&A insurance BPS market dynamics, deal characteristics, and regional adoption patterns

Voluntary benefits and supplemental health providers are under increasing pressure to modernize their legacy administration systems in order to meet evolving market demands, navigate growing regulatory complexities, and keep pace with rising consumer expectations. Many of the traditional platforms still in use today lack the agility, scalability, and interoperability required to support rapid product deployment, seamless system integration, and enhanced digital experiences for both employers and end users. This report evaluates Vitech’s newly introduced solution, V3locity Express, a purpose-built supplemental health administration platform designed to directly address these modernization challenges. A cloud-native offering, it is engineered for accelerated deployment, aiming to bring implementation timelines down to less than six months. It supports a broad range of supplemental health products, including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance, with the goal of improving time-to-market, operational efficiency, and digital readiness. By examining the platform’s core capabilities, architecture, and alignment with ongoing trends in the benefits administration space, this report aims to provide a strategic view into how insurers can harness modern technologies to transform their supplemental health and voluntary benefits operations, deliver stronger customer experiences, and stay competitive in a dynamic and highly regulated market.

Voluntary benefits and supplemental health providers are under increasing pressure to modernize their legacy administration systems in order to meet evolving market demands, navigate growing regulatory complexities, and keep pace with rising consumer expectations. Many of the traditional platforms still in use today lack the agility, scalability, and interoperability required to support rapid product deployment, seamless system integration, and enhanced digital experiences for both employers and end users. This report evaluates Vitech’s newly introduced solution, V3locity Express, a purpose-built supplemental health administration platform designed to directly address these modernization challenges. A cloud-native offering, it is engineered for accelerated deployment, aiming to bring implementation timelines down to less than six months. It supports a broad range of supplemental health products, including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance, with the goal of improving time-to-market, operational efficiency, and digital readiness. By examining the platform's core capabilities, architecture, and alignment with ongoing trends in the benefits administration space, this report aims to provide a strategic view into how insurers can harness modern technologies to transform their supplemental health and voluntary benefits operations, deliver stronger customer experiences, and stay competitive in a dynamic and highly regulated market. Scope Industry: life and annuity insurance Geography: US Contents In this report, we examine: Key enterprise issues and objectives in life insurance and voluntary benefits, specifically within the supplemental health technology landscape Vitech’s current positioning relative to enterprise technology adoption drivers and inhibitors The launch of V3locity Express, Vitech’s offering tailored to the supplemental health market

Increasing demand for integrated benefits platforms, rising employer expectations, and a heightened focus on operational efficiency are rapidly transforming the North American Life and Annuity (L&A) insurance industry. As insurers modernize their core legacy systems, cloud-native Policy Administration Systems, AI-driven automation, and low-/no-code development platforms have become essential business transformation enablers. To support evolving workplace benefits models, platform providers are delivering API-driven, SaaS-based ecosystems with embedded compliance, modular integration, and real-time analytics. Simultaneously, the rise of voluntary benefits and supplemental health products is driving insurers and niche insurance providers to introduce differentiated offerings tailored to diverse workforce needs, further intensifying the demand for flexible, configurable solutions. Several providers are also leveraging TPA and hybrid SaaS models to offer seamless claims processing, provider administration, and multi-line support. This report comprehensively assesses 15 leading core technology providers featured on Everest Group’s Group Life Insurance and Benefits Core Technology Products PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025. Based on our annual RFI process, client feedback, and ongoing market research, it evaluates leading providers’ capabilities in enabling digital-first insurance operations. The assessment focuses on their abilities to deliver scalable cloud architectures, AI-powered solutions, stakeholder experience initiatives, and seamless integration across the insurance technology ecosystem. Scope Industry: L&A insurance Geography: North America Contents In this report, we assess: 15 group life insurance and benefits insurance core technology providers on Everest Group’s Group Life Insurance and Benefits Core Technology Products PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025: North America Leaders’, Major Contenders’, and Aspirants’ characteristics Providers’ offerings, along with their visions, product capabilities, adoption characteristics across geographies, case studies, partnerships, and investments North America’s group life insurance and benefits core technology provider market’s market size, growth drivers, investment themes, and future outlook Enterprises’ priorities and demand themes

The North American Life and Annuity (L&A) insurance industry is rapidly transforming, driven by evolving customer expectations, rising competitive pressures, and the growing need for operational agility. As insurers look to modernize their core legacy systems, cloud-native Policy Administration Systems (PAS), AI-driven automation, and low-/no-code development platforms are essential to business transformation. As insurers focus on delivering hyper-personalized products, improving risk assessment accuracy, and accelerating time-to-market, platform providers are offering API-driven, SaaS-based solutions with built-in regulatory compliance, third-party integration, and advanced analytics. Many are also adopting hybrid TPA and SaaS models to deliver end-to-end operational support and next-generation servicing capabilities. This report comprehensively assesses 14 leading core technology providers featured on Everest Group’s Individual Life Insurance Core Technology Products PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025. Based on our annual RFI process, client feedback, and ongoing market research, this report evaluates leading providers’ capabilities in enabling digital-first insurance operations. The assessment focuses on their abilities to deliver scalable cloud architectures, AI-powered solutions, stakeholder experience initiatives, and seamless integration across the insurance technology ecosystem. Scope Industry: L&A insurance Geography: North America Contents In this report, we assess: 14 individual life insurance core technology product/solution providers on Everest Group’s Individual Life Insurance Core Technology Products PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025: North America Leaders’, Major Contenders’, and Aspirants’ characteristics Providers’ offerings, along with their vision, product capabilities, adoption characteristics across geographies, case studies, partnerships, and investments North America’s individual life insurance core technology/solution provider market’s market size, growth drivers, investment themes, and future outlook Enterprises’ priorities and demand themes

Life and Annuity (L&A) insurers heavily rely on legacy core systems due to several modernization challenges, such as complex long-term financial contracts, heavily customized underwriting, risk, and servicing systems, regulatory compliance, and the high cost and risk of migrating decades of data and policies without loss. DXC Technology has long been a dominant player in the insurance technology space, with one of the largest install bases in the industry. However, its legacy systems have struggled to meet evolving market demands. In response, DXC has embarked on a transformative journey, leading to the launch of Assure Life+, announced at the Insurance Connect Executive Forum 2025 in Charleston, South Carolina. As the industry seeks viable modernization solutions, this report covers the launch of DXC’s Assure Life+ SaaS platform and how it offers one such potential pathway. The report explores key barriers to digital transformation and whether DXC’s new product can help L&A insurers close the technology gaps. Scope Industry: life and annuity insurance Geography: global Contents In this report, we examine: Life insurance technology: key enterprise issues and objectives DXC’s current positioning when it comes to enterprise technology adoption drivers and inhibitors DXC’s announcement at the Insurance Connect Executive Forum 2025 for Assure Life+, Assure BPM, and Assure platforms Membership(s) Insurance Information Technology Insurance Business Process Sourcing and Vendor Management

The global Life and Annuities (L&A) insurance industry is significantly transforming as insurers navigate evolving customer expectations, regulatory pressures, and macroeconomic uncertainties. Legacy systems continue to hinder agility and innovation, posing challenges to operational efficiency. However, there is a growing recognition of the need for digitalization to streamline operations, enhance customer experience, and remain competitive in a rapidly changing market. Given the situation, providers are at the forefront of addressing these challenges, catering to a broad spectrum of L&A insurance needs, spanning product categories such as life, annuities, retirement, and group benefits. They are moving beyond cost-focused outsourcing to value-driven, transformative solutions driven by the growing adoption of BPaaS and Third-party Administrator (TPA) models. Strategic partnerships with InsurTechs, AI advancements, and talent investments are enabling them to deliver more impactful and innovative solutions to the L&A insurance industry. Life and Annuities (L&A) Insurance BPS and Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Service Provider Compendium 2025 provides accurate, comprehensive, and fact-based snapshots of 24 L&A insurance BPS/TPA providers. Each profile offers a comprehensive picture of the provider’s services suite, scale of operations, recent developments and investments, technology solutions, and delivery locations. The report also provides insights on the global L&A insurance BPS/TPA provider landscape. Scope Industry: Life & Annuities (L&A) insurance Geography: Global Contents In this report, we feature 24 L&A insurance BPS/TPA service provider profiles and include: L&A insurance service suite and scale of operations: key leaders, services suite, FTEs, and recent developments and investments L&A insurance client portfolio: major clients and recently announced contracts, along with L&A insurance revenue split by geography and buyer size and FTE split by process and delivery location Global L&A insurance delivery locations: details of key delivery locations worldwide L&A insurance technology solutions/tools: brief descriptions of key technology solutions Membership(s) Insurance Business Process Sourcing and Vendor Management

The global Life and Annuities (L&A) insurance industry is significantly transforming as insurers navigate evolving customer expectations, regulatory pressures, and macroeconomic uncertainties. Legacy systems continue to hinder agility and innovation, posing challenges to operational efficiency. However, there is a growing recognition of the need for digitalization to streamline operations, enhance customer experience, and remain competitive in a rapidly changing market. Given the situation, providers are at the forefront of addressing these challenges, catering to a broad spectrum of L&A insurance needs, spanning product categories such as life, annuities, retirement, and group benefits. They are moving beyond cost-focused outsourcing to value-driven, transformative solutions driven by the growing adoption of BPaaS and Third-party Administrator (TPA) models. Strategic partnerships with InsurTechs, AI advancements, and talent investments are enabling them to deliver more impactful and innovative solutions to the L&A insurance industry. In this report, we assess 24 L&A insurance Business Process Services (BPS) TPA providers and position them on Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix® framework as Leaders, Major Contenders, and Aspirants. Each provider profile provides a comprehensive picture of its vision, delivery capabilities, market success, and key strengths and limitations. The report also examines the global L&A insurance BPS and TPA services market and its provider landscape. The study will help key stakeholders, such as insurance enterprises and service and technology providers, understand the current state of the L&A insurance BPS/TPA market. Scope Industry: L&A insurance BPA/TPA Geography: global In this report, we only cover vertical-specific L&A operations and have omitted horizontal business processes, such as finance and accounting, HR, procurement, and contact centers Contents This report features 24 L&A service provider profiles and includes: Providers’ relative positioning on Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix® for L&A insurance BPS and TPA Providers’ market impact Evaluation of providers’ vision and capabilities across key dimensions Membership(s) Insurance Business Process Sourcing and Vendor Management

The Everest Group Leading 50™ Life & Annuity (L&A) Insurance Technology Providers report objectively analyzes the leading technology providers serving the L&A insurance, retirements, and pensions industry. The ranking is based on key parameters, including revenue generated from L&A insurance platforms, line-of-business coverage, value chain functions, and global client reach. It also examines recent investments in capability enhancements, product launches, and partnerships across the technology landscape. This report offers valuable insights for L&A insurers looking to identify technology suppliers that excel in high-impact segments such as customer engagement, digital workflow management, underwriting assistance, pension administration, and distribution management. By leveraging this data, insurers can build a shortlist of potential partners tailored to their unique needs. Additionally, the report serves as a tool for technology providers to benchmark their offerings, and for system integration services providers to strengthen industry-specific partnerships, thereby enhancing their value propositions. By highlighting innovations in cloud, data, and analytics, this report provides insights to stay competitive in the evolving L&A insurance technology landscape, making it a crucial resource for providers aiming to adapt to new challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities. Scope Industry: L&A insurance Geography: global Contents In this report, we examine: Leading 50™ L&A insurance technology providers The research approach and evaluation criteria Providers recognitions in key areas Leading 50™ providers’ global distribution Hyperscaler providers’ role in transforming the L&A insurance industry Leading 50™ providers’ system integrators and partnerships Key insights for L&A insurers Membership(s) Insurance Information Technology Sourcing and Vendor Management