Participating Life Insurance Policy — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions
Principal Financial Group Participating Life Insurance Policy — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions increased by 100.0% to $400.00K in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 33.3%, from $300.00K to $400.00K. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Participating Life Insurance Policy — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions shows a downward trend with a -10.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher additions signal strong new business production and sales growth, whereas lower additions suggest a slowdown in new policy acquisition.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the new costs incurred during the period that are eligible for capitalization as deferred policy ac...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported as 'capitalized acquisition costs' or 'additions to DAC' by insurance peers.
pfg_segment_participating_life_insurance_policy_deferred_policy_acquisition_costs_additionsHistorical 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 | $475.00K | $475.00K | $475.00K | $350.00K | $350.00K | $350.00K | $350.00K | $300.00K | $400.00K | $300.00K | $400.00K | $700.00K | $300.00K | $300.00K | $400.00K | $300.00K | $400.00K | $300.00K | $200.00K | $400.00K |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -26.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -14.3% | +33.3% | -25.0% | +33.3% | +75.0% | -57.1% | +0.0% | +33.3% | -25.0% | +33.3% | -25.0% | -33.3% | +100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -26.3% | -26.3% | -26.3% | -14.3% | +14.3% | -14.3% | +14.3% | +133.3% | -25.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -57.1% | +33.3% | +0.0% | -50.0% | +33.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Principal Financial Group's participating life insurance policy — deferred policy acquisition costs additions?
- Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported participating life insurance policy — deferred policy acquisition costs additions of $400.00K in Q1 2026.
- How has Principal Financial Group's participating life insurance policy — deferred policy acquisition costs additions changed year-over-year?
- Principal Financial Group's participating life insurance policy — deferred policy acquisition costs additions increased by 33.3% year-over-year, from $300.00K to $400.00K.
- What is the long-term trend for Principal Financial Group's participating life insurance policy — deferred policy acquisition costs additions?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Principal Financial Group's participating life insurance policy — deferred policy acquisition costs additions has grown at a -10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.90M to $1.20M.
- What does participating life insurance policy — deferred policy acquisition costs additions mean?
- The amount of new acquisition costs capitalized during the period for participating life insurance policies.