Life — Weighted-average interest accretion rate
General Electric Life — Weighted-average interest accretion rate increased by 1.9% to 5.4% in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.9%, from 5.3% to 5.4%. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Life — Weighted-average interest accretion rate shows relatively stable performance with a 2.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase reflects higher expected growth in liabilities, while a decrease suggests a lower cost of capital or interest environment.
Detailed definition
This represents the average rate at which the company accrues interest on its life insurance policy liabilities over tim...
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Commonly reported by insurance firms as the discount rate or accretion rate applied to long-duration insurance contracts.
ge_segment_life_weighted_average_interest_accretion_rateHistorical 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 | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.2% | -2.0% | -2.0% | +0.0% | +4.1% | +0.0% | -3.9% | +2.0% | +4.0% | +0.0% | -1.9% | +0.0% | +3.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.1% | +0.0% | +2.0% | +0.0% | +2.0% | +2.0% | +2.0% | +4.1% | +2.0% | +1.9% | +1.9% | +3.9% | +3.9% | +1.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Electric's life — weighted-average interest accretion rate?
- General Electric (GE) reported life — weighted-average interest accretion rate of 5.4% in Q1 2026.
- How has General Electric's life — weighted-average interest accretion rate changed year-over-year?
- General Electric's life — weighted-average interest accretion rate increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from 5.3% to 5.4%.
- What is the long-term trend for General Electric's life — weighted-average interest accretion rate?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), General Electric's life — weighted-average interest accretion rate has grown at a 2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 19.9% to 21.2%.
- What does life — weighted-average interest accretion rate mean?
- The average annual rate used to increase the recorded value of future policy liabilities.