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Globe Life GL Life — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Amortization Expense
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Reported directly by Globe Life in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense.
The source filing: Globe Life’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026.
- Filed
- May 7, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q1 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q1 2026
- Accession
- 0000320335-26-000169
| Line item | Life / American Income | Life / DTC | Life / Liberty National | Life / Other | Life / Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization expense | (49,374) | (25,588) | (14,993) | (678) | (90,633) |
| Foreign exchange adjustment | 1,282 | — | — | — | 1,282 |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $2,986,007 | $1,792,790 | $743,388 | $292,635 | $5,814,820 |
| Balance at January 1, 2026 | $3,248,907 | $1,818,120 | $790,987 | $289,736 | $6,147,750 |
| Capitalizations | 136,452 | 38,977 | 30,254 | 3,126 | 208,809 |
| Amortization expense | (55,695) | (26,369) | (16,441) | (4,189) | (102,694) |
| Foreign exchange adjustment | (20) | — | — | — | (20) |
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $3,329,644 | $1,830,728 | $804,800 | $288,673 | $6,253,845 |
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
FAQ
- What is Globe Life's life — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense?
- Globe Life (GL) reported life — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense of $102.69M in Q1 2026.
- How has Globe Life's life — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense changed year-over-year?
- Globe Life's life — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense increased by 13.3% year-over-year, from $90.63M to $102.69M.
- What is the long-term trend for Globe Life's life — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Globe Life's life — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense has grown at a 8.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $302.4M to $386.45M.
- What does life — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense mean?
- This represents the periodic expense recognized as capitalized acquisition costs are systematically written off over the expected life of the insurance contracts. It aligns the recognition of acquisition costs with the revenue earned from those policies.
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