Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the Institutional Life Markets Association (ILMA).  ILMA channels the input from our members into a strong voice to influence market participants, regulators and elected officials in states throughout the US and in Washington, D.C.

ILMA currently has two categories of membership:

Charter Membership
Charter membership in the Association is available to entities that are subject to extensive regulation by the banking or securities dealer regulatory agencies. Generally, you must be either a broker-dealer which can demonstrate that it owns or invest at least $100 million in securities or you must be a banking institution with total assets in excess of $1 billion. Download the Charter Membership Application (pdf)

Allied Membership
Membership as an "Allied Member" is limited to the following types of entities that, in the ordinary course of their business operations, provide services in connection with longevity and mortality related transactions: (i) an investment fund that owns, in the aggregate, either by itself or together with any entity under common control with the applicant, at least $100 million in investments in longevity or mortality related transactions; (ii) any business or entity that prepares and delivers life expectancy reports, so long as such business or entity’s primary business relates to engaging in longevity and mortality related transactions; (iii) actuarial services firms, so long as such firm’s primary business relates to engaging in longevity and mortality related transactions, or (iv) any business or entity that provides custodial services relating to a longevity or mortality related transaction (provided, that each such entity is a banking institution regulated by federal law or by the laws of its home jurisdiction). Download the Allied Membership Application (pdf)

Membership Benefits

Membership in ILMA provides you with access to your fellow members, monthly research and regulatory updates, and input into ILMA’s agenda, collectively joining and creating a substantial voice in future direction of the longevity-mortality markets.


To join ILMA or learn more about the benefits of membership please contact:

Katherine Houston
202-552-2788