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Brighthouse Financial BHF Variable Annuities — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Amortization Expense
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Reported directly by Brighthouse Financial in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense.
The source filing: Brighthouse Financial’s 10-Q, filed August 6, 2026.
- Filed
- Aug 6, 2026, 4:12 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q2 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0001685040-26-000028
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | Variable Annuities | Fixed Rate Annuities | Index-linked Annuities | Term and Whole Life Insurance | Universal Life Insurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAC: | |||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $1,949 | $120 | $1,581 | $265 | $315 |
| Capitalization | 22 | 1 | 203 | (1) | 10 |
| Amortization | (103) | (1) | (155) | (21) | (18) |
| Balance, end of period | 1,868 | 120 | 1,629 | 243 | 307 |
| VOBA: | |||||
| Balance, beginning of period | 251 | 51 | — | 3 | 32 |
| Amortization | (13) | (2) | — | — | (2) |
Item 1. Financial Statements
FAQ
- What is Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense?
- Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported variable annuities — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense of $51M in Q2 2026.
- How has Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense changed year-over-year?
- Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense decreased by 5.6% year-over-year, from $54M to $51M.
- What is the long-term trend for Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense has grown at a -6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $284M to $213M.
- What does variable annuities — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense mean?
- The periodic expense recognized as the capitalized acquisition costs are systematically written off over the expected life of the annuity contracts. High amortization rates may indicate a faster-than-expected runoff of the underlying policy block.
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