Cincinnati Financial Deferred Fixed Annuity — Weighted average crediting rate increased by 0.5% to 3.8% in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.9%, from 3.7% to 3.8%. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Deferred Fixed Annuity — Weighted average crediting rate shows an upward trend with a 5.9% CAGR.
A competitive rate is necessary to attract capital, but it must be balanced against the yield earned on the company's investment portfolio to maintain profitability.
The average interest rate applied to the total pool of deferred fixed annuity account balances, weighted by the size of...
Standard industry metric for annuity products; peers report this as 'Crediting Rate' or 'Average Interest Rate'.
cinf_segment_deferred_fixed_annuity_weighted_average_crediting_rate| Q4 '21 | 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 | 2.9% | 3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.4% | +3.7% | +1.3% | +8.4% | +0.0% | +1.5% | +1.2% | +1.7% | +1.1% | +1.1% | +1.4% | +1.1% | +0.0% | +0.8% | +0.0% | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +16.7% | +13.9% | +11.4% | +11.3% | +4.5% | +5.7% | +5.3% | +5.5% | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.3% | +1.9% | +1.4% | +1.9% |