Life Insurance Segment — Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs
Cincinnati Financial Life Insurance Segment — Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 8.3% to $11.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 8.3%, from $12.00M to $11.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Life Insurance Segment — Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs shows a downward trend with a -6.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher capitalization indicates aggressive growth or high investment in new policy acquisition, while lower amounts suggest reduced sales activity.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks the new acquisition costs incurred during the period that are deferred rather than expensed immediate...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for insurance companies; peers vary based on commission structures and growth strategies.
cinf_segment_life_insurance_segment_capitalized_deferred_policy_acquisition_costsHistorical 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 | $15.00M | $15.00M | $15.00M | $15.00M | $15.00M | $16.00M | $14.00M | $11.00M | $11.00M | $10.00M | $10.00M | $10.00M | $12.00M | $11.00M | $9.00M | $12.00M | $10.00M | $11.00M | $12.00M | $11.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.7% | -12.5% | -21.4% | +0.0% | -9.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +20.0% | -8.3% | -18.2% | +33.3% | -16.7% | +10.0% | +9.1% | -8.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +6.7% | -6.7% | -26.7% | -26.7% | -37.5% | -28.6% | -9.1% | +9.1% | +10.0% | -10.0% | +20.0% | -16.7% | +0.0% | +33.3% | -8.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Cincinnati Financial (CINF) reported life insurance segment — capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs of $11.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 8.3% year-over-year, from $12.00M to $11.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cincinnati Financial's life insurance segment — capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a -6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $59.00M to $45.00M.
- What does life insurance segment — capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
- The amount of new sales-related expenses added to the balance sheet during the period.