Supplemental
Health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities
Elevance Health Health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities increased by 44.4% to $1.59B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 165.0%, from $600.00M to $1.59B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities shows a downward trend with a -14.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 22, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase in liabilities suggests higher expected future payouts, while a decrease may indicate favorable claim experience or changes in reserve estimates.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks the net change in the company's obligations to policyholders, including unpaid claims and future poli...
Peer comparison
Specific to insurance; critical for assessing reserve adequacy and underwriting risk.
Metric ID:
supplemental_increase_decrease_in_insurance_liabilitiesHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $457.00M | $416.00M | $195.00M | $1.09B | $456.00M | $40.00M | $823.00M | $306.00M | $277.00M | $31.00M | -$1.40B | -$446.00M | -$28.00M | $600.00M | -$1.26B | $1.10B | $1.59B |
| QoQ Change | — | -9.0% | -53.1% | +460.0% | -58.2% | -91.2% | >999% | -62.8% | -9.5% | -88.8% | <-999% | +68.1% | +93.7% | >999% | -310.0% | +187.4% | +44.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -0.2% | -90.4% | +322.1% | -72.0% | -39.3% | -89.9% | -604.3% | — | — | >999% | -182.5% | >999% | +165.0% |
Range-$1.40B – $1.59B
CAGR+36.6%
Avg YoY Growth+479.6%
Median YoY Growth-39.3%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Elevance Health's health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities?
- Elevance Health (ELV) reported health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities of $1.59B in Q1 2026.
- How has Elevance Health's health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Elevance Health's health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities increased by 165.0% year-over-year, from $600.00M to $1.59B.
- What is the long-term trend for Elevance Health's health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Elevance Health's health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities has grown at a -14.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.52B to -$1.84B.
- What does health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities mean?
- The change in the amount of money the company owes for future insurance claims and benefits.