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Term Life — Benefit payments

Prudential Financial Term Life — Benefit payments decreased by 113.9% to -$375.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.3%, from -$392.00M to -$375.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Term Life — Benefit payments shows relatively stable performance with a -2.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

Higher payments relative to expectations may indicate adverse mortality trends, while lower payments may indicate favorable claims experience.

Detailed definition

This metric tracks the actual cash outflows made to policyholders or beneficiaries for term life insurance claims during...

Peer comparison

A core operational metric for all life insurance companies, reflecting the direct cost of the product.

Metric ID: pru_segment_term_life_benefit_payments

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$414.50M$414.50M$414.50M-$430.00M-$380.00M-$340.00M$2.70B-$406.00M-$373.00M-$342.00M$2.64B-$404.00M-$391.00M-$378.00M$2.79B-$392.00M-$392.00M-$396.00M$2.71B-$375.00M
QoQ Change+0.0%+0.0%-203.7%+11.6%+10.5%+893.2%-115.1%+8.1%+8.3%+872.8%-115.3%+3.2%+3.3%+837.6%-114.1%+0.0%-1.0%+783.3%-113.9%
YoY Change-191.7%-182.0%+550.7%+5.6%+1.8%-0.6%-2.0%+0.5%-4.8%-10.5%+5.5%+3.0%-0.3%-4.8%-2.9%+4.3%
Range-$430.00M$2.79B
CAGR-2.1%
Avg YoY Growth+10.7%
Median YoY Growth-0.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Prudential Financial's term life — benefit payments?
Prudential Financial (PRU) reported term life — benefit payments of -$375.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Prudential Financial's term life — benefit payments changed year-over-year?
Prudential Financial's term life — benefit payments increased by 4.3% year-over-year, from -$392.00M to -$375.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Prudential Financial's term life — benefit payments?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Prudential Financial's term life — benefit payments has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.66B to $1.53B.
What does term life — benefit payments mean?
The total amount of cash paid out for life insurance claims during the period.