Deferred expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]

Deferred expenses

27 Deferred expenses

	2022		2021
DPAC for insurance contracts and investment contracts with discretionary participation features		11,777		9,303
Deferred cost of reinsurance		651		766
Deferred transaction costs for investment management services		458		434
At December 31		12,886		10,503
Current		719		683
Non-current		12,167		9,820

	2022									2021
				Deferred			Deferred						Deferred			Deferred
				costs of			transaction						costs of			transaction
	DPAC			reinsurance			costs			DPAC			reinsurance			costs
At January 1		9,303			766			434			8,253			141			404
Costs deferred during the year		683			59			28			636			619			25
Amortization through income statement		(793	)		(93	)		(29	)		(899	)		(32	)		(26	)
Shadow accounting adjustments		2,136			85			-			699			17			-
Net exchange differences		483			34			25			621			21			30
Transfers to disposal groups		(29	)		(212	)		-			-			-			-
Other		(7	)		12			-			(7	)		-			-
At December 31		11,777			651			458			9,303			766			434

The decrease in deferred cost on reinsurance in 2022 is mainly the result of the classification of Aegon the Netherlands as held for sale and discontinued operations, refer to note 51 Discontinued operations.

The increase in deferred cost on reinsurance in 2021 is mainly the result of an EUR 480 million reinsurance agreement between Transamerica and a third party to reinsure a portfolio of universal life secondary guarantee policies. Furthermore, in the Netherlands a reinsurance agreement protecting against longevity risk was closed with Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) leading to a deferred cost of reinsurance of EUR 115 million.