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Brighthouse Financial BHF Life insurance — Direct premiums

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Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B-36.1%
Net income-$766.0M-186%
EPS (diluted)-$13.82-174%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.9B+5.1%
Total debt$3.2B0.0%
Total equity$5.6B+6.2%
Total assets$236.80B+0.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$221.0M-251%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.65B+1.7%

Profitability

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Net margin-1.1%-9.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-1.2%-14.2pp
Debt / equity0.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Brighthouse Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DirectPremiumsEarned.

The official record: Brighthouse Financial’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Brighthouse Financial's life insurance — direct premiums?
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported life insurance — direct premiums of $271.5M in Q4 2025.
How has Brighthouse Financial's life insurance — direct premiums changed year-over-year?
Brighthouse Financial's life insurance — direct premiums decreased by 10.0% year-over-year, from $301.5M to $271.5M.
What is the long-term trend for Brighthouse Financial's life insurance — direct premiums?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Brighthouse Financial's life insurance — direct premiums has grown at a -3.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.23B to $1.09B.
What does life insurance — direct premiums mean?
Reflects the total gross premiums written by the life insurance segment before the impact of reinsurance cessions. This metric measures the volume of new and renewal business acquired directly from policyholders. It serves as a key performance indicator for sales effectiveness and market demand for the company's life insurance products.