Individual Life — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
Prudential Financial Individual Life — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 0.9% to $108.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.8%, from $110.00M to $108.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Individual Life — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs shows relatively stable performance with a 2.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistent amortization indicates stable policy persistency and predictable expense recognition.
Detailed definition
The periodic expense recognized as capitalized acquisition costs are amortized over the life of the insurance policies....
Peer comparison
Standard amortization of DAC metric across the life insurance industry.
pru_segment_individual_life_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 | $98.75M | $98.75M | $98.75M | $111.00M | $111.00M | $111.00M | $148.00M | $114.00M | $114.00M | $114.00M | $114.00M | $116.00M | $110.00M | $110.00M | $106.00M | $110.00M | $107.00M | $107.00M | $109.00M | $108.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +12.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +33.3% | -23.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.8% | -5.2% | +0.0% | -3.6% | +3.8% | -2.7% | +0.0% | +1.9% | -0.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.4% | +12.4% | +49.9% | +2.7% | +2.7% | +2.7% | -23.0% | +1.8% | -3.5% | -3.5% | -7.0% | -5.2% | -2.7% | -2.7% | +2.8% | -1.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Prudential Financial's individual life — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Prudential Financial (PRU) reported individual life — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs of $108.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Prudential Financial's individual life — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Prudential Financial's individual life — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 1.8% year-over-year, from $110.00M to $108.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Prudential Financial's individual life — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Prudential Financial's individual life — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $395.00M to $433.00M.
- What does individual life — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
- The annual expense of writing off previously capitalized policy acquisition costs.