Hospital indemnity — Capitalization
Aflac Hospital indemnity — Capitalization decreased by 22.2% to $21.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $21.00M to $21.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Hospital indemnity — Capitalization shows an upward trend with a 4.0% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher capitalization indicates robust new policy sales, while lower capitalization suggests a slowdown in new business acquisition.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks the amount of acquisition costs capitalized during the period for the hospital indemnity product line...
Peer comparison
Standard insurance accounting practice for deferring acquisition costs; comparable across life and health insurers.
afl_segment_hospital_indemnity_capitalizationHistorical Data
| 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 | $20.00M | $20.00M | $20.00M | $20.00M | $21.00M | $18.00M | $21.00M | $24.00M | $19.00M | $22.00M | $22.00M | $26.00M | $21.00M | $21.00M | $21.00M | $27.00M | $21.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.0% | -14.3% | +16.7% | +14.3% | -20.8% | +15.8% | +0.0% | +18.2% | -19.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +28.6% | -22.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.0% | -10.0% | +5.0% | +20.0% | -9.5% | +22.2% | +4.8% | +8.3% | +10.5% | -4.5% | -4.5% | +3.8% | +0.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Aflac's hospital indemnity — capitalization?
- Aflac (AFL) reported hospital indemnity — capitalization of $21.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Aflac's hospital indemnity — capitalization changed year-over-year?
- Aflac's hospital indemnity — capitalization decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $21.00M to $21.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Aflac's hospital indemnity — capitalization?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Aflac's hospital indemnity — capitalization has grown at a 4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $80.00M to $90.00M.
- What does hospital indemnity — capitalization mean?
- The amount of new sales-related expenses added to the balance sheet for the hospital indemnity segment during the period.