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Globe Life GL Reserve for Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) Claims

Reserve for Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) Claims at other companies

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AflacAFL
$5.42B-7.5%
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American International GroupAIG
$334M-15.4%
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Corebridge FinancialCRBG
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HumanaHUM

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+5.3%
Net income$270.5M+6.3%
EPS (diluted)$3.39+12.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$255.2M+9.9%
Total debt$3.2B-1.3%
Total equity$6.1B+12.1%
Total assets$31.0B+4.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$420.9M-2.5%
CapEx$24.9M+112%
Free cash flow$396.0M-5.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.26B-0.4%
Enterprise value$16.24B-0.8%
P/E11.3×-1.2×
P/S2.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin19.4%+1.0pp
FCF margin20.2%-3.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.5%0.0pp
Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Globe Life in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OtherPolicyholderFunds.

The official record: Globe Life’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Globe Life's reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims?
Globe Life (GL) reported reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims of $576.45M in Q1 2026.
How has Globe Life's reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims changed year-over-year?
Globe Life's reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims increased by 24.5% year-over-year, from $463.15M to $576.45M.
What is the long-term trend for Globe Life's reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Globe Life's reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims has grown at a 40.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $98.46M to $532.05M.
What does reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims mean?
Money set aside for claims that have happened but haven't been reported yet.
How do you interpret reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims?
An increase suggests higher projected future claim costs, while a decrease may reflect more favorable loss development trends.
How does reserve for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims compare across companies?
Standard actuarial reserve across the insurance industry; peers use similar methodologies to estimate these liabilities.