Group Insurance — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
Prudential Financial Group Insurance — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 100.0% to $2.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $2.00M to $2.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Group Insurance — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs shows an upward trend with a 15.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A steady or predictable amortization schedule is preferred; spikes may indicate changes in policy persistency or assumptions.
Detailed definition
This is the periodic expense recognized as previously capitalized acquisition costs are systematically written off over...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting metric for insurance companies following GAAP or similar frameworks.
pru_segment_group_insurance_amortization_of_deferred_policy_acquisition_costsHistorical 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 | $1.25M | $1.25M | $1.25M | -$2.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $4.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $1.00M | $5.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $4.00M | $2.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -260.0% | +150.0% | +100.0% | +100.0% | -75.0% | +100.0% | -50.0% | +400.0% | -80.0% | +100.0% | -50.0% | +100.0% | +0.0% | +100.0% | -50.0% | -50.0% | +100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -20.0% | +60.0% | +220.0% | +150.0% | +100.0% | -50.0% | +25.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -60.0% | +100.0% | +100.0% | +100.0% | -50.0% | +0.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Prudential Financial's group insurance — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Prudential Financial (PRU) reported group insurance — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs of $2.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Prudential Financial's group insurance — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Prudential Financial's group insurance — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $2.00M to $2.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Prudential Financial's group insurance — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Prudential Financial's group insurance — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a 15.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.00M to $9.00M.
- What does group insurance — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
- The annual expense of writing off costs incurred to acquire new insurance policies.