Globe Life GL Operating Segments — Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense
Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Globe Life in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense.
The official record: Globe Life’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
Questions, answered.
- What does operating segments — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense mean?
- The periodic expense of writing off capitalized policy acquisition costs.
- How do you interpret operating segments — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense?
- An increase suggests higher historical acquisition activity or changes in policy persistency, impacting current period earnings.
- How does operating segments — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense compare across companies?
- Standard industry metric; comparable to 'DAC Amortization' at peer life insurers.