Business Segments · Policyholders’ benefits
Individual Life — Policyholders’ benefits
Prudential Financial Individual Life — Policyholders’ benefits decreased by 36.9% to $453.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 42.7%, from $791.00M to $453.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Individual Life — Policyholders’ benefits shows relatively stable performance with a -2.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Lower relative costs suggest favorable underwriting results or lower-than-expected mortality rates.
Detailed definition
The total costs incurred for claims, death benefits, and other contractual payments made to policyholders. This represen...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for insurance companies, often analyzed as a percentage of premiums.
Metric ID:
pru_segment_individual_life_policyholders_benefitsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $804.75M | $804.75M | $804.75M | $865.00M | $864.00M | $774.00M | $2.11B | $824.00M | $823.00M | $831.00M | $817.00M | $850.00M | $787.00M | $725.00M | $733.00M | $791.00M | $677.00M | $734.00M | $718.00M | $453.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +7.5% | -0.1% | -10.4% | +172.2% | -60.9% | -0.1% | +1.0% | -1.7% | +4.0% | -7.4% | -7.9% | +1.1% | +7.9% | -14.4% | +8.4% | -2.2% | -36.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.4% | -3.8% | +161.8% | -4.7% | -4.7% | +7.4% | -61.2% | +3.2% | -4.4% | -12.8% | -10.3% | -6.9% | -14.0% | +1.2% | -2.0% | -42.7% |
Range$453.00M – $2.11B
CAGR-11.4%
Avg YoY Growth+0.8%
Median YoY Growth-4.6%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Prudential Financial's individual life — policyholders’ benefits?
- Prudential Financial (PRU) reported individual life — policyholders’ benefits of $453.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Prudential Financial's individual life — policyholders’ benefits changed year-over-year?
- Prudential Financial's individual life — policyholders’ benefits decreased by 42.7% year-over-year, from $791.00M to $453.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Prudential Financial's individual life — policyholders’ benefits?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Prudential Financial's individual life — policyholders’ benefits has grown at a -2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.22B to $2.92B.
- What does individual life — policyholders’ benefits mean?
- Total payments made to policyholders for insurance claims and benefits.