Retirement & Protection Solutions — Amortization of deferred acquisition costs
Ameriprise Financial Retirement & Protection Solutions — Amortization of deferred acquisition costs remained flat by 0.0% to $58.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.8%, from $57.00M to $58.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Retirement & Protection Solutions — Amortization of deferred acquisition costs shows relatively stable performance with a -0.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher amortization relative to premiums may indicate a shift in the mix of business or changes in the expected life of the underlying contracts.
Detailed definition
This represents the systematic expensing of costs incurred to acquire new insurance and annuity contracts, which were in...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for insurance companies; peers typically report this as DAC amortization.
amp_segment_retirement_protection_solutions_amortization_of_deferred_acquisition_costsHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $58.25M | $58.25M | $58.25M | $58.25M | $57.25M | $57.25M | $57.25M | $57.25M | $57.00M | $57.00M | $57.00M | $56.00M | $57.00M | $58.00M | $56.00M | $58.00M | $58.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.8% | +1.8% | +1.8% | -3.4% | +3.6% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.7% | -1.7% | -1.7% | -1.7% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -2.2% | +0.0% | +1.8% | -1.8% | +3.6% | +1.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ameriprise Financial's retirement & protection solutions — amortization of deferred acquisition costs?
- Ameriprise Financial (AMP) reported retirement & protection solutions — amortization of deferred acquisition costs of $58.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ameriprise Financial's retirement & protection solutions — amortization of deferred acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Ameriprise Financial's retirement & protection solutions — amortization of deferred acquisition costs increased by 1.8% year-over-year, from $57.00M to $58.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ameriprise Financial's retirement & protection solutions — amortization of deferred acquisition costs?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Ameriprise Financial's retirement & protection solutions — amortization of deferred acquisition costs has grown at a -0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $233.00M to $229.00M.
- What does retirement & protection solutions — amortization of deferred acquisition costs mean?
- The portion of upfront costs to acquire new insurance policies that is recognized as an expense during the current period.