Non-Current Liabilities

Future policy benefits

Loews Future policy benefits decreased by 1.9% to $13.20B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.8%, from $13.30B to $13.20B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Future policy benefits shows a downward trend with a -6.8% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

An increase reflects growth in the long-term insurance book of business, but also represents a rising long-term financial obligation.

Detailed definition

The actuarial estimate of the present value of future benefits payable to policyholders, net of future premiums. This is...

Peer comparison

Highly comparable across life and supplemental health insurers; sensitive to interest rate assumptions.

Metric ID: ins_future_policy_benefits

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$13.29B$13.20B$18.01B$16.00B$14.16B$13.18B$13.48B$13.98B$13.67B$12.65B$13.96B$13.51B$13.21B$14.05B$13.16B$13.30B$13.33B$13.55B$13.45B$13.20B
QoQ Change-0.7%+36.5%-11.1%-11.5%-6.9%+2.3%+3.7%-2.2%-7.4%+10.3%-3.2%-2.2%+6.3%-6.3%+1.1%+0.2%+1.6%-0.7%-1.9%
YoY Change+6.6%-0.1%-25.2%-12.7%-3.5%-4.0%+3.6%-3.3%-3.3%+11.0%-5.7%-1.5%+0.9%-3.6%+2.2%-0.8%
Range$12.65B$18.01B
CAGR-0.1%
Avg YoY Growth-2.5%
Median YoY Growth-2.4%
Current Streak2 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Loews's future policy benefits?
Loews (L) reported future policy benefits of $13.20B in Q1 2026.
How has Loews's future policy benefits changed year-over-year?
Loews's future policy benefits decreased by 0.8% year-over-year, from $13.30B to $13.20B.
What is the long-term trend for Loews's future policy benefits?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Loews's future policy benefits has grown at a -6.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $19.13B to $13.45B.
What does future policy benefits mean?
The amount of money the insurer expects to pay out for long-term insurance policies in the future.