Critical care — Interest accrual
Aflac Critical care — Interest accrual decreased by 0.8% to $127.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.6%, from $129.00M to $127.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Critical care — Interest accrual shows relatively stable performance with a -1.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests a growing reserve base or changes in the underlying discount rate assumptions for long-term liabilities.
Detailed definition
Represents the periodic accretion of interest on the liability for future policy benefits within the critical care insur...
Peer comparison
Standard in life and health insurance companies reporting under long-duration targeted improvements (LDTI) accounting.
afl_segment_critical_care_interest_accrualHistorical Data
| 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 | $138.25M | $138.25M | $138.25M | $134.75M | $134.75M | $134.75M | $134.75M | $133.00M | $134.00M | $129.00M | $128.00M | $128.00M | $130.00M | $128.00M | $129.00M | $129.00M | $130.00M | $128.00M | $128.00M | $127.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.3% | +0.8% | -3.7% | -0.8% | +0.0% | +1.6% | -1.5% | +0.8% | +0.0% | +0.8% | -1.5% | +0.0% | -0.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.5% | -2.5% | -2.5% | -1.3% | -0.6% | -4.3% | -5.0% | -3.8% | -3.0% | -0.8% | +0.8% | +0.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.8% | -1.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Aflac's critical care — interest accrual?
- Aflac (AFL) reported critical care — interest accrual of $127.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Aflac's critical care — interest accrual changed year-over-year?
- Aflac's critical care — interest accrual decreased by 1.6% year-over-year, from $129.00M to $127.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Aflac's critical care — interest accrual?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Aflac's critical care — interest accrual has grown at a -1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $553.00M to $515.00M.
- What does critical care — interest accrual mean?
- The interest cost added to the company's long-term insurance reserve liabilities over time.