American Financial Group AFG Deferred acquisition costs
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Reported directly by American Financial Group in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:SupplementaryInsuranceInformationDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts.
The official record: American Financial Group’s 10-K, filed February 25, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs?
- American Financial Group (AFG) reported deferred acquisition costs of $333M in Q4 2025.
- How has American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs increased by 4.1% year-over-year, from $320M to $333M.
- What is the long-term trend for American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs has grown at a 6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $244M to $333M.
- What does deferred acquisition costs mean?
- Costs incurred to acquire new insurance policies that are spread out over the life of those policies rather than expensed immediately.
- How do you interpret deferred acquisition costs?
- An increase often signals growth in new business production, while a decrease may indicate a slowdown in new policy acquisition or higher amortization rates.
- How does deferred acquisition costs compare across companies?
- Standard metric for insurance companies; used to evaluate the profitability and cost-efficiency of business acquisition.