MetLife Latin America — Deferrals decreased by 2.6% to $38.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.2%, from $33.00M to $38.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Latin America — Deferrals shows an upward trend with a 6.8% CAGR.
Higher deferrals often indicate aggressive growth in new policy acquisition, whereas lower deferrals may suggest a shift in strategy toward retention or a reduction in new business investment.
This metric tracks the capitalization of acquisition costs or other expenses related to the Latin American insurance bus...
Comparable to 'Deferred Acquisition Costs' (DAC) reported by life and health insurance companies globally.
met_segment_latin_america_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 | $27.50M | $27.50M | $27.50M | $28.00M | $30.00M | $42.00M | $34.00M | $33.00M | $37.00M | $38.00M | $39.00M | $37.00M | $38.00M | $36.00M | $35.00M | $33.00M | $35.00M | $36.00M | $39.00M | $38.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.8% | +7.1% | +40.0% | -19.0% | -2.9% | +12.1% | +2.7% | +2.6% | -5.1% | +2.7% | -5.3% | -2.8% | -5.7% | +6.1% | +2.9% | +8.3% | -2.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.1% | +52.7% | +23.6% | +17.9% | +23.3% | -9.5% | +14.7% | +12.1% | +2.7% | -5.3% | -10.3% | -10.8% | -7.9% | +0.0% | +11.4% | +15.2% |