Term Life Insurance — Deferred policy acquisition costs
Cincinnati Financial Term Life Insurance — Deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 1.2% to $260.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.8%, from $248.00M to $260.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Term Life Insurance — Deferred policy acquisition costs shows an upward trend with a 4.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
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How to read this metric
A growing balance indicates high levels of new business acquisition, while a shrinking balance may indicate lower sales or faster amortization.
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This metric represents the unamortized portion of costs directly related to the acquisition of new insurance policies, s...
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Standard accounting practice for insurance companies under GAAP.
cinf_segment_term_life_insurance_deferred_policy_acquisition_costsHistorical Data
| 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 | $215.00M | $220.00M | $222.00M | $226.00M | $228.00M | $231.00M | $233.00M | $234.00M | $236.00M | $238.00M | $241.00M | $243.00M | $245.00M | $248.00M | $251.00M | $254.00M | $257.00M | $260.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.3% | +0.9% | +1.8% | +0.9% | +1.3% | +0.9% | +0.4% | +0.9% | +0.8% | +1.3% | +0.8% | +0.8% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.0% | +5.0% | +5.0% | +3.5% | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.4% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +4.2% | +4.1% | +4.5% | +4.9% | +4.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cincinnati Financial's term life insurance — deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Cincinnati Financial (CINF) reported term life insurance — deferred policy acquisition costs of $260.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cincinnati Financial's term life insurance — deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Cincinnati Financial's term life insurance — deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 4.8% year-over-year, from $248.00M to $260.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cincinnati Financial's term life insurance — deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cincinnati Financial's term life insurance — deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a 4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $896.00M to $1.01B.
- What does term life insurance — deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
- The portion of sales and acquisition costs that the company has paid but is spreading out over the life of the insurance policy.