MetLife EMEA — Deferrals decreased by 15.6% to $27.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.5%, from $24.00M to $27.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), EMEA — Deferrals shows an upward trend with a 6.3% CAGR.
Changes in deferrals reflect shifts in acquisition activity or accounting policy adjustments regarding the timing of profit recognition.
This represents costs or income items that have been deferred to be recognized in future accounting periods to better ma...
Comparable to Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC) or other deferral assets/liabilities common in the insurance industry.
met_segment_emea_deferrals| 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 | $24.25M | $24.25M | $24.25M | $26.00M | $26.00M | $38.00M | $21.00M | $23.00M | $23.00M | $25.00M | $24.00M | $25.00M | $24.00M | $23.00M | $26.00M | $24.00M | $35.00M | $33.00M | $32.00M | $27.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +7.2% | +0.0% | +46.2% | -44.7% | +9.5% | +0.0% | +8.7% | -4.0% | +4.2% | -4.0% | -4.2% | +13.0% | -7.7% | +45.8% | -5.7% | -3.0% | -15.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.2% | +56.7% | -13.4% | -11.5% | -11.5% | -34.2% | +14.3% | +8.7% | +4.3% | -8.0% | +8.3% | -4.0% | +45.8% | +43.5% | +23.1% | +12.5% |