MetLife Latin America — Deferred Income decreased by 0.1% to $996.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.3%, from $864.00M to $996.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Latin America — Deferred Income shows an upward trend with a 4.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase suggests strong new business growth or higher upfront premium collection, while a decrease may signal a slowdown in new policy sales or the rapid recognition of previously deferred income.
This represents the liability balance for income received in advance of the performance obligations being satisfied with...
Similar to 'Unearned Premiums' or 'Deferred Revenue' found in the balance sheets of global insurance and financial services firms.
met_segment_latin_america_deferred_income| 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 | $795.00M | $824.00M | $805.00M | $806.00M | $848.00M | $920.00M | $968.00M | $954.00M | $989.00M | $1.00B | $930.00M | $888.00M | $841.00M | $864.00M | $935.00M | $963.00M | $997.00M | $996.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.6% | -2.3% | +0.1% | +5.2% | +8.5% | +5.2% | -1.4% | +3.7% | +1.1% | -7.0% | -4.5% | -5.3% | +2.7% | +8.2% | +3.0% | +3.5% | -0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.7% | +11.7% | +20.2% | +18.4% | +16.6% | +8.7% | -3.9% | -6.9% | -15.0% | -13.6% | +0.5% | +8.4% | +18.5% | +15.3% |