MassMutual to Pay $1.72 Billion in Dividends

MassMutual 2019 Dividend

MassMutual announced that they will give an estimated $1.72 billion dividend payout in 2019.

MassMutual has paid a dividend for the last 151 years, and this is the largest dividend in the history of the company.

Read the full MassMutual press release here. 

2019 Dividend Rate of 6.4%

In addition, now we know the 2019 dividend rate is 6.4%. This is the same dividend as 2017.

This maintains MassMutual dividend among the strongest for 2019. However, there are still many companies to announce dividends.

To read our review for their whole life see MassMutual review. 

Dividends and Performance

Participating policies get paid a dividend and it is one of the major factors on how a whole life insruance performs. There are many other things to consider like:

• Cost
• Type Of Policy
• Overfunding For More Cash
• Underwriting
• Company Strength

To compare MassMutual's dividend to the competition, you should read our analysis: Whole Life Dividend Rate History. 

Compare the Dividend

Here we have the table that will help you compare the dividend:

[caption id="attachment_11040" align="alignnone" width="691"] Historical Whole Life Insurance Dividend Rates Graphic V2[/caption]

Other Announcements

Here is a list of the other whole life providers and their announcements. As the numbers come in, we will update the links:

• Penn Mutual 2019
• Guardian 2019
• MassMutual 2019
• Northwestern Mutual 2019
• New York Life 2019
• Ohio National 2019
• Foresters 2019

Finally, you can also check out to see if MassMutual made the list of the: Top 7 Whole Life Companies for 2019Get Me A Quote