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Brighthouse Financial BHF Universal Life Insurance — Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost

Other product segments

Variable Annuities
$2.07B
Index-linked Annuities
$1.49B
Fixed Rate Annuities
$116M

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PFGUniversal Life — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Excluding Short Duration Contracts
$1.51B-1.0%

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:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts.

The official record: Brighthouse Financial’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Brighthouse Financial's universal life insurance — deferred policy acquisition cost?
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported universal life insurance — deferred policy acquisition cost of $310M in Q1 2026.
How has Brighthouse Financial's universal life insurance — deferred policy acquisition cost changed year-over-year?
Brighthouse Financial's universal life insurance — deferred policy acquisition cost decreased by 5.2% year-over-year, from $327M to $310M.
What is the long-term trend for Brighthouse Financial's universal life insurance — deferred policy acquisition cost?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Brighthouse Financial's universal life insurance — deferred policy acquisition cost has grown at a -7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.62B to $1.28B.
What does universal life insurance — deferred policy acquisition cost mean?
Reflects the capitalized costs associated with acquiring new universal life insurance business, which are amortized over the life of the policies. This metric is essential for understanding the timing of profitability and the efficiency of sales distribution channels.