What does life — policyholder account balances mean?

The total liability representing the accumulated value of policyholder deposits and credited interest for universal life and investment-type products. This reflects the scale of funds managed on behalf of policyholders within the Life segment.

Brighthouse Financial BHF Life — Policyholder account balances

Other segment segments

Annuities

$70.1B+3.4%

Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment

$9.48B-13.7%

Run-off

$5.5B-13.7%

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Other financials

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:PolicyholderContractDeposits.

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 — policyholder account balances?: Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported life — policyholder account balances of $2.87B in Q4 2025.
How has Brighthouse Financial's life — policyholder account balances changed year-over-year?: Brighthouse Financial's life — policyholder account balances increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from $2.86B to $2.87B.
What does life — policyholder account balances mean?: The total liability representing the accumulated value of policyholder deposits and credited interest for universal life and investment-type products. This reflects the scale of funds managed on behalf of policyholders within the Life segment.