Life Insurance Segment — Deferred policy acquisition costs
Cincinnati Financial Life Insurance Segment — Deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 0.8% to $373.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.6%, from $360.00M to $373.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Life Insurance Segment — Deferred policy acquisition costs shows an upward trend with a 5.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Growth in this balance typically signals successful new business production, while a decline may indicate slowing sales or higher amortization rates.
Detailed definition
This represents the unamortized portion of costs directly related to the acquisition of new insurance policies, such as...
Peer comparison
Common in GAAP accounting for insurance companies; peers show similar deferral patterns based on policy duration.
cinf_segment_life_insurance_segment_deferred_policy_acquisition_costsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $294.00M | $298.00M | $303.00M | $314.00M | $322.00M | $330.00M | $332.00M | $334.00M | $338.00M | $341.00M | $344.00M | $347.00M | $351.00M | $354.00M | $356.00M | $360.00M | $362.00M | $366.00M | $370.00M | $373.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.4% | +1.7% | +3.6% | +2.5% | +2.5% | +0.6% | +0.6% | +1.2% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +1.2% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +1.1% | +0.6% | +1.1% | +1.1% | +0.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.5% | +10.7% | +9.6% | +6.4% | +5.0% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.9% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% | +3.4% | +3.9% | +3.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Cincinnati Financial (CINF) reported life insurance segment — deferred policy acquisition costs of $373.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 3.6% year-over-year, from $360.00M to $373.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a 5.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.19B to $1.46B.
- What does life insurance segment — deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
- The portion of sales and acquisition costs for insurance policies that has not yet been expensed.