Individual Disability — Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense
Principal Financial Group Individual Disability — Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense remained flat by 0.0% to $13.70M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.0%, from $13.30M to $13.70M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Individual Disability — Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense shows an upward trend with a 8.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Increasing amortization may signal a larger base of active policies or a change in the expected life of the insurance portfolio.
Detailed definition
The portion of capitalized acquisition costs recognized as an expense in the current period. This reflects the systemati...
Peer comparison
Standard expense line item for insurers with significant long-duration product portfolios.
pfg_segment_individual_disability_deferred_policy_acquisition_cost_amortization_expenseHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | 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 | $9.73M | $9.73M | $9.73M | $10.55M | $10.55M | $10.55M | $10.55M | $11.00M | $11.20M | $11.30M | $11.60M | $11.70M | $11.80M | $13.10M | $13.20M | $13.30M | $13.50M | $13.50M | $13.70M | $13.70M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +8.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.3% | +1.8% | +0.9% | +2.7% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +11.0% | +0.8% | +0.8% | +1.5% | +0.0% | +1.5% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.5% | +8.5% | +8.5% | +4.3% | +6.2% | +7.1% | +10.0% | +6.4% | +5.4% | +15.9% | +13.8% | +13.7% | +14.4% | +3.1% | +3.8% | +3.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Principal Financial Group's individual disability — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense?
- Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported individual disability — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense of $13.70M in Q1 2026.
- How has Principal Financial Group's individual disability — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense changed year-over-year?
- Principal Financial Group's individual disability — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense increased by 3.0% year-over-year, from $13.30M to $13.70M.
- What is the long-term trend for Principal Financial Group's individual disability — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Principal Financial Group's individual disability — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense has grown at a 8.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $38.90M to $54.00M.
- What does individual disability — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense mean?
- The amount of previously capitalized sales costs that are being expensed in the current period.