Universal Life — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions
Principal Financial Group Universal Life — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions decreased by 1.0% to $19.80M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 10.0%, from $22.00M to $19.80M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Universal Life — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions shows relatively stable performance with a -0.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher additions indicate aggressive sales growth or higher acquisition costs per policy.
Detailed definition
This represents the incremental costs incurred during the period to acquire new universal life insurance contracts that...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported as DAC additions in insurance financial statements.
pfg_segment_universal_life_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 | $21.08M | $21.08M | $21.08M | $17.65M | $17.65M | $17.65M | $17.65M | $14.90M | $20.80M | $15.70M | $19.30M | $18.30M | $21.20M | $15.80M | $21.40M | $22.00M | $21.40M | $17.80M | $20.00M | $19.80M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -16.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -15.6% | +39.6% | -24.5% | +22.9% | -5.2% | +15.8% | -25.5% | +35.4% | +2.8% | -2.7% | -16.8% | +12.4% | -1.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -16.3% | -16.3% | -16.3% | -15.6% | +17.8% | -11.0% | +9.3% | +22.8% | +1.9% | +0.6% | +10.9% | +20.2% | +0.9% | +12.7% | -6.5% | -10.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Principal Financial Group's universal life — deferred policy acquisition costs additions?
- Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported universal life — deferred policy acquisition costs additions of $19.80M in Q1 2026.
- How has Principal Financial Group's universal life — deferred policy acquisition costs additions changed year-over-year?
- Principal Financial Group's universal life — deferred policy acquisition costs additions decreased by 10.0% year-over-year, from $22.00M to $19.80M.
- What is the long-term trend for Principal Financial Group's universal life — deferred policy acquisition costs additions?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Principal Financial Group's universal life — deferred policy acquisition costs additions has grown at a -0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $84.30M to $81.20M.
- What does universal life — deferred policy acquisition costs additions mean?
- The amount of new acquisition costs capitalized during the reporting period.