Majority of Employers Support Embedding Guaranteed Lifetime Income Options into Workplace Retirement Plans, MetLife Poll Finds
MetLife released its 2026 Lifetime Income Poll, finding that 90% of defined contribution plan sponsors believe the core purpose of a DC plan is to serve as a retirement income source. The survey indicates strong support for policy changes, with 59% favoring requirements for 401(k) plans to offer lifetime income and 66% backing a SECURE 3.0 package.
Key figures
- Poll support secure 30 pct
- 66
- Poll lump sum insufficient pct
- 83
- Poll sponsors knowledgeable pct
- 95
- Poll support default income pct
- 54
- Poll support require income pct
- 59
- Poll sound public policy support pct
- 82
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