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Lincoln National LNC Life Insurance — Operating Expenses
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Reported directly by Lincoln National in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingExpenses.
The source filing: Lincoln National’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026.
- Filed
- May 7, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q1 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q1 2026
- Accession
- 0000059558-26-000035
| Line item | Annuities | Life Insurance | Group Protection | Retirement Plan Services | Other Operations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General and administrative expenses | 133 | 129 | 230 | 89 | 63 | 644 |
| Interest and debt expense | – | – | – | – | 81 | 81 |
| Other (3) | (42) | 79 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 101 |
| Total operating expenses | 949 | 1,586 | 1,412 | 295 | 199 | 4,441 |
| Total federal income tax expense (benefit) | 59 | 1 | 30 | 8 | (31) | 67 |
| Total income (loss) from operations | 275 | 41 | 112 | 43 | (111) | 360 |
| Reconciliation of total income (loss) from | ||||||
| operations to net income (loss): |
Item 1. Financial Statements
FAQ
- What is Lincoln National's life insurance — operating expenses?
- Lincoln National (LNC) reported life insurance — operating expenses of $1.59B in Q1 2026.
- How has Lincoln National's life insurance — operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- Lincoln National's life insurance — operating expenses decreased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $1.62B to $1.59B.
- What is the long-term trend for Lincoln National's life insurance — operating expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Lincoln National's life insurance — operating expenses has grown at a -12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.43B to $6.33B.
- What does life insurance — operating expenses mean?
- The aggregate of all costs incurred to maintain the life insurance segment's operations, including commissions, administrative expenses, and policyholder benefits. This metric is the primary benchmark for evaluating the total cost structure of the business. It is used to calculate the segment's operating margin and overall cost-to-income efficiency.
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