What is American International Group's deferred policy acquisition costs?

American International Group (AIG) reported deferred policy acquisition costs of $2.13B in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for American International Group's deferred policy acquisition costs?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American International Group's deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a -30.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.96B to $2.11B.

What does deferred policy acquisition costs mean?

Upfront costs of selling insurance policies that are spread out over the life of the policy rather than expensed immediately.

Non-Current Assets

Deferred policy acquisition costs

American International Group Deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 1.0% to $2.13B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.9%, from $2.01B to $2.13B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred policy acquisition costs shows a downward trend with a -30.5% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryEfficiency

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ4 2014

Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests strong new business production, while a decrease may indicate a slowdown in new policy acquisition.

Detailed definition

These are the incremental costs directly related to acquiring new insurance contracts, such as commissions and underwrit...

Peer comparison

Standard across the insurance industry, though amortization periods vary by product type.

Metric ID: ins_deferred_policy_acquisition_costs

Historical Data

20 periods

	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	$10.72B	$10.61B	$10.51B	$12.92B	$14.84B	$15.82B	$12.86B	$13.30B	$12.70B	$12.00B	$2.12B	$12.11B	$2.12B	$2.19B	$2.07B	$2.01B	$2.15B	$2.14B	$2.11B	$2.13B
QoQ Change	—	-1.1%	-0.9%	+22.8%	+14.9%	+6.6%	-18.7%	+3.5%	-4.5%	-5.5%	-82.4%	+472.1%	-82.5%	+3.2%	-5.8%	-2.7%	+7.1%	-0.7%	-1.4%	+1.0%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	+38.4%	+49.2%	+22.3%	+3.0%	-14.4%	-24.2%	-83.5%	-9.0%	-83.3%	-81.7%	-2.5%	-83.4%	+1.3%	-2.6%	+2.0%	+5.9%

Range$2.01B – $15.82B

CAGR-28.9%

Avg YoY Growth-16.4%

Median YoY Growth-2.5%

Business Segments

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Segment	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q4 '25	Q1 '26
General Insurance	$2.12B	$2.19B	$2.07B	$2.01B	$2.15B	$2.14B	$2.11B	$2.13B
Group Retirement	$2.12B	$2.19B	$2.07B	$2.01B	$2.15B	$2.14B	$2.11B	$2.13B
Individual Retirement	$2.12B	$2.19B	$2.07B	$2.01B	$2.15B	$2.14B	$2.11B	$2.13B
Life Insurance	$2.12B	$2.19B	$2.07B	$2.01B	$2.15B	$2.14B	$2.11B	$2.13B
Total	$2.12B	$2.19B	$2.07B	$2.01B	$2.15B	$2.14B	$2.11B	$2.13B

General Insurance, Group Retirement, Individual Retirement, Life Insurance were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is American International Group's deferred policy acquisition costs?: American International Group (AIG) reported deferred policy acquisition costs of $2.13B in Q1 2026.
How has American International Group's deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?: American International Group's deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 5.9% year-over-year, from $2.01B to $2.13B.
What is the long-term trend for American International Group's deferred policy acquisition costs?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American International Group's deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a -30.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.96B to $2.11B.
What does deferred policy acquisition costs mean?: Upfront costs of selling insurance policies that are spread out over the life of the policy rather than expensed immediately.