Medical and other health — Interest accrual
Aflac Medical and other health — Interest accrual decreased by 3.6% to $134.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.9%, from $138.00M to $134.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Medical and other health — Interest accrual shows a downward trend with a -7.5% 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 discount rate environment, while a decrease may indicate a shrinking book of business or lower interest rate assumptions.
Detailed definition
Represents the interest accretion on the liability for future policy benefits within the medical and health insurance se...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported by life and health insurers as 'interest accretion' or 'accretion of discount' on policy reserves.
afl_segment_medical_and_other_health_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 | $192.25M | $192.25M | $192.25M | $160.50M | $160.50M | $160.50M | $160.50M | $163.00M | $160.00M | $138.00M | $147.00M | $142.00M | $138.00M | $150.00M | $140.00M | $138.00M | $144.00M | $143.00M | $139.00M | $134.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -16.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.6% | -1.8% | -13.8% | +6.5% | -3.4% | -2.8% | +8.7% | -6.7% | -1.4% | +4.3% | -0.7% | -2.8% | -3.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -16.5% | -16.5% | -16.5% | +1.6% | -0.3% | -14.0% | -8.4% | -12.9% | -13.8% | +8.7% | -4.8% | -2.8% | +4.3% | -4.7% | -0.7% | -2.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Aflac's medical and other health — interest accrual?
- Aflac (AFL) reported medical and other health — interest accrual of $134.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Aflac's medical and other health — interest accrual changed year-over-year?
- Aflac's medical and other health — interest accrual decreased by 2.9% year-over-year, from $138.00M to $134.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Aflac's medical and other health — interest accrual?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Aflac's medical and other health — interest accrual has grown at a -7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $769.00M to $564.00M.
- What does medical and other health — interest accrual mean?
- The interest expense added to the company's long-term insurance liability reserves over time.