| Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Cost of Insurance Acquired |
DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS AND COST OF INSURANCE ACQUIRED DAC
The following tables roll forward the deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC") and cost of insurance acquired ("COIA") balances for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 by reporting cohort. Our reporting cohorts are Permanent, which summarizes insurance policies with premiums payable over the lifetime of the policy, and Permanent Limited Pay, which summarizes insurance policies with premiums payable for a limited time after which the policy is fully paid up. Both reporting cohorts include whole life and endowment policies.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (In thousands) | Permanent | Permanent Limited Pay | | Other Business | Total | International Insurance: | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | $ | 113,915 | | 18,585 | | | 538 | | 133,038 | | | Capitalizations | 7,611 | | 978 | | | 108 | | 8,697 | | | Amortization expense | (6,367) | | (624) | | | (109) | | (7,100) | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of period | 115,159 | | 18,939 | | | 537 | | 134,635 | | | | | | | | Domestic Insurance: | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | 74,622 | | 11,683 | | | 1,194 | | 87,499 | | | Capitalizations | 9,389 | | 469 | | | 106 | | 9,964 | | | Amortization expense | (2,583) | | (223) | | | (94) | | (2,900) | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of period | 81,428 | | 11,929 | | | 1,206 | | 94,563 | | | | | | | | | Consolidated: | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | 188,537 | | 30,268 | | | 1,732 | | 220,537 | | | Capitalizations | 17,000 | | 1,447 | | | 214 | | 18,661 | | | Amortization expense | (8,950) | | (847) | | | (203) | | (10,000) | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of period | $ | 196,587 | | 30,868 | | | 1,743 | | 229,198 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 (In thousands) | Permanent | Permanent Limited Pay | | Other Business | Total | International Insurance: | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | $ | 108,742 | | 16,370 | | | 572 | | 125,684 | | | Capitalizations | 8,064 | | 1,534 | | | 149 | | 9,747 | | | Amortization expense | (6,212) | | (561) | | | (155) | | (6,928) | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of period | 110,594 | | 17,343 | | | 566 | | 128,503 | | | | | | | | Domestic Insurance: | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | 61,639 | | 11,169 | | | 1,143 | | 73,951 | | | Capitalizations | 8,274 | | 442 | | | 106 | | 8,822 | | | Amortization expense | (2,064) | | (213) | | | (55) | | (2,332) | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of period | 67,849 | | 11,398 | | | 1,194 | | 80,441 | | | | | | | | | Consolidated: | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | 170,381 | | 27,539 | | | 1,715 | | 199,635 | | | Capitalizations | 16,338 | | 1,976 | | | 255 | | 18,569 | | | Amortization expense | (8,276) | | (774) | | | (210) | | (9,260) | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of period | $ | 178,443 | | 28,741 | | | 1,760 | | 208,944 | |
COIA
The Domestic Insurance segment is the only segment that recognizes COIA; therefore, the balances for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 on a consolidated basis by reporting cohort are shown below.
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(In thousands) | Permanent | Permanent Limited Pay | | Other Business | Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | $ | 7,036 | | 764 | | | 1,195 | | 8,995 | | | Amortization expense | (186) | | (20) | | | (125) | | (331) | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of period | $ | 6,850 | | 744 | | | 1,070 | | 8,664 | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | $ | 7,424 | | 809 | | | 1,213 | | 9,446 | | | Amortization expense | (199) | | (25) | | | 47 | | (177) | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of period | $ | 7,225 | | 784 | | | 1,260 | | 9,269 | |
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