Non-Current Assets
Deferred policy acquisition costs
Ameriprise Financial Deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 0.5% to $2.61B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.8%, from $2.66B to $2.61B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred policy acquisition costs shows relatively stable performance with a 0.7% 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_costsHistorical 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 | $2.65B | $2.74B | $2.78B | $2.93B | $2.97B | $3.00B | $3.16B | $2.75B | $2.74B | $2.73B | $2.71B | $2.70B | $2.69B | $2.69B | $2.68B | $2.66B | $2.65B | $2.63B | $2.63B | $2.61B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.2% | +1.7% | +5.2% | +1.4% | +1.0% | +5.4% | -12.8% | -0.6% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.6% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.0% | +9.6% | +13.6% | -5.9% | -7.8% | -9.1% | -14.1% | -1.9% | -1.6% | -1.4% | -1.3% | -1.5% | -1.7% | -1.9% | -1.9% | -1.8% |
Range$2.61B – $3.16B
CAGR-0.3%
Avg YoY Growth-1.1%
Median YoY Growth-1.8%
Current Streak13 quarters decline
Product Breakdown
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, All Products | $2.69B | $2.68B | $2.68B | $2.66B | $2.65B | $2.63B | $2.62B | $2.61B |
| Variable Annuity | $1.45B | $1.42B | $1.40B | $1.38B | $1.36B | $1.34B | $1.31B | $1.29B |
| Variable Universal Life Insurance | $542.00M | $548.00M | $553.00M | $557.00M | $560.00M | $564.00M | $570.00M | $573.00M |
| Structured Variable Annuities | $246.00M | $261.00M | $276.00M | $286.00M | $300.00M | $312.00M | $325.00M | $337.00M |
| Indexed Universal Life Insurance | $217.00M | $213.00M | $210.00M | $207.00M | $203.00M | $200.00M | $197.00M | $194.00M |
| Universal Life Insurance | $106.00M | $104.00M | $103.00M | $101.00M | $99.00M | $97.00M | $96.00M | $94.00M |
| Disability Income Insurance | $72.00M | $71.00M | $70.00M | $68.00M | $68.00M | $66.00M | $65.00M | $64.00M |
| Fixed Annuity | $31.00M | $30.00M | $28.00M | $26.00M | $25.00M | $24.00M | $23.00M | $22.00M |
| Term and Whole Life Insurance | $17.00M | $17.00M | $17.00M | $17.00M | $17.00M | $17.00M | $17.00M | $17.00M |
| Life Contingent Payout Annuities | $8.00M | $9.00M | $10.00M | $11.00M | $11.00M | $12.00M | $13.00M | $13.00M |
| Fixed Indexed Annuity | $4.00M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| Other broker dealer acquisition costs | $3.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| Other Life Insurance | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M |
| Total | $2.69B | $2.69B | $2.68B | $2.66B | $2.65B | $2.63B | $2.63B | $2.61B |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ameriprise Financial's deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Ameriprise Financial (AMP) reported deferred policy acquisition costs of $2.61B in Q1 2026.
- How has Ameriprise Financial's deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Ameriprise Financial's deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 1.8% year-over-year, from $2.66B to $2.61B.
- What is the long-term trend for Ameriprise Financial's deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ameriprise Financial's deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.53B to $2.63B.
- 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.