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Ameriprise Financial AMP Variable Universal Life Insurance — Deferred acquisition costs

Other product segments

Total, All Products
$2.61B-1.8%
Variable Annuity
$1.29B-6.4%
Structured Variable Annuities
$337M+17.8%
Indexed Universal Life Insurance
$194M-6.3%
Universal Life Insurance
$94M-6.9%
Disability Income Insurance
$64M-5.9%
Fixed Annuity
$22M-15.4%
Term and Whole Life Insurance
$17M0.0%
Life Contingent Payout Annuities
$13M+18.2%
Fixed Indexed Annuity
$3M-25.0%
Other broker dealer acquisition costs
$2M0.0%
Other Life Insurance
$1M-50.0%

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$310M-5.2%
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$1.51B-1.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.8B+10.5%
Net income$915.0M+56.9%
EPS (diluted)$9.68+66.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$9.4B+4.8%
Total debt$276.0M-14.3%
Total equity$6.2B+14.5%
Total assets$184.45B+3.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$459.0M-72.8%
CapEx$29.0M-19.4%
Free cash flow$430.0M-73.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$40.75B-16.1%
P/E10.5×-5.8×
P/S2.2×-0.6×

Profitability

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Net margin20.6%+3.4pp
FCF margin36.7%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity66.9%+8.8pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ameriprise Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts.

The official record: Ameriprise Financial’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ameriprise Financial's variable universal life insurance — deferred acquisition costs?
Ameriprise Financial (AMP) reported variable universal life insurance — deferred acquisition costs of $573M in Q1 2026.
How has Ameriprise Financial's variable universal life insurance — deferred acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
Ameriprise Financial's variable universal life insurance — deferred acquisition costs increased by 2.9% year-over-year, from $557M to $573M.
What is the long-term trend for Ameriprise Financial's variable universal life insurance — deferred acquisition costs?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Ameriprise Financial's variable universal life insurance — deferred acquisition costs has grown at a 3.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.11B to $2.25B.
What does variable universal life insurance — deferred acquisition costs mean?
This represents the unamortized portion of costs directly associated with acquiring new variable universal life insurance policies. These costs are capitalized and amortized over the expected life of the contracts to match expenses with related revenue streams. It serves as a key indicator of the long-term investment made to grow the insurance book of business.