Ameriprise Financial Term and Whole Life Insurance — Weighted average discount rate increased by 5.7% to 5.6% in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.8%, from 5.5% to 5.6%. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Term and Whole Life Insurance — Weighted average discount rate shows relatively stable performance with a -0.7% CAGR.
A lower discount rate generally increases the reported liability, potentially pressuring earnings, while a higher rate reduces the liability.
This is the interest rate used to discount future expected cash flows (premiums and benefits) to their present value. It...
Standard actuarial assumption used across the insurance industry for liability valuation.
amp_segment_term_and_whole_life_insurance_weighted_average_discount_rate| 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 | 2.8% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| QoQ Change | — | +96.4% | -7.3% | +5.9% | +13.0% | -16.4% | +3.9% | +5.7% | -12.5% | +14.3% | -1.8% | -1.8% | -3.7% | +1.9% | +5.7% |
| YoY Change | — | +96.4% | — | — | — | -7.3% | +3.9% | +3.7% | -19.7% | +9.8% | +3.8% | -3.6% | +6.1% | -5.4% | +1.8% |