Chiefs Have Three-Peat Company

Jan 31, 2025
Image of GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium with posters of Chiefs Kingdom.

If the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9, history will be made. The Chiefs will become the first NFL team to win a third straight Super Bowl. 

The Chiefs Kingdom, including Taylor Swift, would be thrilled. Still, there’s another three-peat that is arguably more impressive – and certainly more important to retirees and seniors. 

More and more people are turning to annuities at record levels, as LIMRA sales stats demonstrate:  

  • $313 billion in 2022, breaking the record of $265 billion from 2008. 
  • $385 billion in 2023 
  • $432 billion in 2024 

With more than 11,000 people turning 65 every day, it’s no wonder many are seeking the predictability that comes from the guaranteed lifetime income annuities provide. 

Very few companies offer traditional lifetime pension benefits to new employees anymore. But with an annuity, a worker can establish their own guaranteed pension-like income stream that will last for a lifetime. 

And as recent ACLI-supported research by economists Mark Warshawsky and Gaobo Pang revealed, a strategic and tailored approach featuring annuities coupled with regular withdrawals will lead to optimal results for retirees. 

Could an annuity four-peat be on the horizon? 

David Nielsen

David Nielsen is Senior Director, Strategic Content/IMPACT at the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). His responsibilities include IMPACT and other ACLI publications, notably News Now & News Now International. A former bank examiner, business analyst and journalist, he joined ACLI in 2013.