Brighthouse Financial Inc

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: BHF) is one of the largest providers of annuities and life insurance in the United States, ranked by admitted assets. The company specializes in products designed to help individuals protect and sustain their financial assets, including Shield Level Annuities (a suite of structured annuities), variable annuities, fixed annuities, fixed index annuities, income annuities, term life, whole life, universal life, and variable universal life insurance. Brighthouse Financial was spun off from MetLife, Inc. and operates through four reportable segments: Annuities, Life, Run-off (primarily universal life with secondary guarantees), and Corporate & Other (which includes institutional spread margin business and holding company operations). The company's investment portfolio totals approximately $132 billion across fixed maturity securities, mortgage loans, derivatives, and other invested assets. Brighthouse Financial is currently subject to a pending all-cash acquisition by Aquarian Capital LLC at $70.00 per share, with the merger expected to close in 2026 pending remaining insurance regulatory approvals. Updated Aug 5, 2026