New York Life Insurance Company is expecting to pay about $1.9 billion in dividends to eligible policyholders in 2020.
The projected payout is 5.6% bigger than the $1.8 billion dividend payment total the New York-based insurer announced for 2019.
(Related: New York Life Posts 2019 Dividend Rate)
Between 2018 and 2019, the projected dividend total increased 1.1%.
New York Life is a mutual insurer. That means it's owned by its policyholders.
The company was founded in 1845, and it has paid dividends every year since 1854.