Aflac Aflac Japan — Total benefits and expenses decreased by 9.8% to $1.41B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 8.8%, from $1.55B to $1.41B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Aflac Japan — Total benefits and expenses shows a downward trend with a -11.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase relative to premiums earned indicates a potential decline in underwriting profitability, while a decrease suggests improved margins.
This represents the sum of all policyholder benefit payments, insurance commissions, and other operating expenses incurr...
Comparable to total operating costs or total claims and expenses reported by global insurance companies.
afl_segment_aflac_japan_total_benefits_and_expenses| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $2.15B | $2.15B | $2.15B | $2.15B | $1.86B | $1.86B | $1.86B | $1.86B | $1.66B | $1.58B | $1.31B | $1.61B | $1.55B | $1.68B | $1.12B | $1.57B | $1.41B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -13.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -10.5% | -4.8% | -17.6% | +23.7% | -4.0% | +8.5% | -33.5% | +39.9% | -9.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -13.7% | -13.7% | -13.7% | -13.7% | -10.5% | -14.8% | -29.7% | -13.1% | -6.8% | +6.3% | -14.3% | -3.0% | -8.8% |