Business Segments · Deferred policy acquisition costs
Protection Services — Deferred policy acquisition costs
Allstate Protection Services — Deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 1.2% to $3.23B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.6%, from $3.15B to $3.23B.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toDeferred policy acquisition costs
How to read this metric
An increase suggests aggressive new business growth, while a decrease may indicate a slowdown in new policy acquisition or higher amortization rates.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the capitalized costs associated with acquiring new insurance policies within the Protection Serv...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting practice for insurance companies, often referred to as 'DAC' (Deferred Acquisition Costs).
Metric ID:
all_segment_protection_services_deferred_policy_acquisition_costsHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.29B | $2.77B | $2.87B | $2.94B | $3.02B | $3.03B | $3.07B | $3.11B | $3.16B | $3.15B | $3.20B | $3.21B | $3.27B | $3.23B |
| QoQ Change | — | +20.7% | +3.8% | +2.1% | +3.0% | +0.1% | +1.5% | +1.1% | +1.8% | -0.3% | +1.5% | +0.4% | +1.9% | -1.2% |
| YoY Change | — | +20.7% | — | — | +9.2% | — | +6.9% | +5.8% | +4.6% | +4.2% | +4.1% | +3.4% | +3.6% | +2.6% |
Range$2.29B – $3.27B
CAGR+11.1%
Avg YoY Growth+6.5%
Median YoY Growth+4.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Allstate's protection services — deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Allstate (ALL) reported protection services — deferred policy acquisition costs of $3.23B in Q1 2026.
- How has Allstate's protection services — deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Allstate's protection services — deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 2.6% year-over-year, from $3.15B to $3.23B.
- What does protection services — deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
- Capitalized costs for acquiring new insurance policies that are expensed over the life of the policy.