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Critical care — Future policy benefits
Aflac Critical care — Future policy benefits decreased by 2.4% to $6.73B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.9%, from $6.86B to $6.73B. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Critical care — Future policy benefits shows relatively stable performance with a -1.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toFuture policy benefits
How to read this metric
Reflects the scale of long-term insurance risk; must be adequately funded by premiums and investment income.
Detailed definition
The aggregate balance sheet liability representing the present value of future benefits payable to policyholders in the...
Peer comparison
Universal metric for life and health insurance companies.
Metric ID:
afl_segment_critical_care_future_policy_benefitsHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q4 '21 | 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 | $9.37B | $7.00B | $7.22B | $7.14B | $6.60B | $7.22B | $7.02B | $6.84B | $7.26B | $6.80B | $6.86B | $6.88B | $6.95B | $6.90B | $6.73B |
| QoQ Change | — | -25.2% | +3.2% | -1.2% | -7.6% | +9.3% | -2.7% | -2.5% | +6.1% | -6.3% | +0.9% | +0.2% | +1.1% | -0.7% | -2.4% |
| YoY Change | — | -25.2% | — | — | — | +3.0% | -2.8% | -4.1% | +10.0% | -5.8% | -2.2% | +0.5% | -4.2% | +1.5% | -1.9% |
Range$6.60B – $9.37B
CAGR-9.0%
Avg YoY Growth-2.9%
Median YoY Growth-2.2%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Aflac's critical care — future policy benefits?
- Aflac (AFL) reported critical care — future policy benefits of $6.73B in Q1 2026.
- How has Aflac's critical care — future policy benefits changed year-over-year?
- Aflac's critical care — future policy benefits decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $6.86B to $6.73B.
- What is the long-term trend for Aflac's critical care — future policy benefits?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Aflac's critical care — future policy benefits has grown at a -1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $28.18B to $27.59B.
- What does critical care — future policy benefits mean?
- The total reserve amount set aside to pay for future critical care insurance claims.