Lincoln Natl Corp Ind Stock Price, News & Analysis

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) has appointed John Morriss as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, effective October 13, 2025. Morriss will oversee the company's investment strategies managing over $300 billion in assets, reporting directly to CEO Ellen Cooper.

Morriss joins from Fortitude Re, where he served as Senior VP, Head of Public and Private Fixed Income. He previously worked at Lincoln as Senior VP of Fixed Income Investments and brings over 30 years of investment experience, including 18 years at TIAA in various leadership roles. He succeeds Jayson Bronchetti in managing Lincoln's investment organization.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE:LNC) has scheduled its 2025 third quarter earnings release for October 30, 2025. The company will publish its financial results at 6:00 a.m. ET, followed by a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET.

Investors can access the earnings materials, including the Earnings Release, Earnings Supplement, and Statistical Supplement, through Lincoln's Investor Relations website. An audio webcast will be available at www.lincolnfinancial.com/webcast, with replay access available by 10:00 a.m. ET the same day.

The company also announced future earnings dates through Q2 2026, with Q4 2025 results scheduled for February 5, Q1 2026 for May 7, and Q2 2026 for July 30.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) has launched the Lincoln Partners Group Royalty Fund in collaboration with Partners Group, marking the first cross-sector private markets royalties evergreen fund available to individual U.S. investors.

The fund invests across multiple sectors including pharmaceuticals, music, media and entertainment, and energy transition, utilizing various investment structures such as purchasing existing royalties, creating new royalties, and royalty-based lending. Partners Group has demonstrated active involvement in the royalty space with 15 investments in the past 12 months.

The evergreen structure offers benefits including access to a fully funded portfolio across multiple positions without capital calls, while providing portfolio diversification and potential stable yields with inflation protection. The fund will be distributed through Lincoln Financial Distributors.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) has released a comprehensive Wellness@Work study revealing significant financial challenges among full-time employees. The research, surveying over 2,500 workers, found that only 28% feel highly confident about retirement readiness, while 78% juggle at least three competing financial priorities.

The study identifies three key benefit strategies for employers: strengthening retirement benefits, optimizing open enrollment, and offering financial wellness tools. Notable findings include that 82% of workers carry debt, with 64% considering it problematic. The research also revealed that employees who feel financially secure are twice as likely to remain with their employer.

To address these challenges, Lincoln Financial offers solutions including WellnessPATH® and WellnessPATH® Marketplace, providing personalized financial assessments and tools for debt management.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) has launched Lincoln Level Advantage 2 Income, its first registered index-linked annuity (RILA) with a built-in income benefit. The new product features a category-first Estate Lock Death Benefit, offering protected lifetime income while maintaining growth potential.

Key features include Lincoln ProtectedPay Select for guaranteed lifetime income that increases with delayed activation, full investment protection for beneficiaries through the Estate Lock Death Benefit, flexible investment strategies with varying protection levels, and the Secure Lock+ feature for locking in gains annually before income starts.

This launch expands Lincoln's RILA suite, following the May 2024 introduction of Lincoln Level Advantage 2 indexed variable annuity.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE:LNC) has officially launched the Lincoln Bain Capital Total Credit Fund, a new private market fund developed in partnership with Bain Capital. The evergreen fund aims to democratize access to private credit investments, traditionally limited to high-net-worth and institutional investors.

The fund will offer a diversified portfolio including loans to mid-sized private companies, asset-based finance, structured credit, and opportunistic situations. The partnership combines Bain Capital's 25+ years of credit investment expertise with Lincoln's distribution platform and funds management experience. The fund will be distributed through Lincoln Financial Distributors.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) has appointed Jason Crane as Senior Vice President and President of their Retirement Plan Services (RPS) business. Crane, who brings over 25 years of retirement industry experience, will report to Jimmy Reid, Executive Vice President and President of Workplace Solutions.

Prior to joining Lincoln, Crane served as Head of Core Retirement at Ascensus and held various leadership positions at Transamerica. He succeeds Ralph Ferraro, who is retiring at the end of September 2025 after serving as RPS President since 2022.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) has announced significant enhancements to its fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) portfolio. The company introduced two key features: a 1 Year S&P 500 Cap Lock account that locks in the cap rate for multiple years, and a 1 Year Nasdaq Priva™ Participation account available exclusively through Lincoln's OptiBlend® fixed indexed annuity.

The Cap Lock account offers growth potential up to a locked-in cap rate with 100% downside protection, while the Nasdaq Priva™ account provides exposure to innovation-driven equity growth with protection against market downturns. These enhancements align with Lincoln's strategic focus on growing spread-based businesses and meeting investor demands for predictable growth and volatility protection.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE:LNC) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on November 3, 2025, to shareholders of record as of October 10, 2025.

The company serves approximately 17 million customers across four core businesses: annuities, life insurance, group protection, and retirement plan services. As of June 30, 2025, Lincoln Financial reported $331 billion in end-of-period account balances, net of reinsurance.