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Brighthouse Financial BHF Variable Annuities — Deferred Sale Inducement Cost
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Reported directly by Brighthouse Financial in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredSalesInducementsNet.
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
| Line item | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 / Variable Annuities | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 / Fixed Rate Annuities | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 / Variable Annuities | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 / Fixed Rate Annuities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, beginning of period | $177 | $5 | $198 | $6 |
| Amortization | (10) | — | (11) | — |
| Balance, end of period | $167 | $5 | $187 | $6 |
Item 1. Financial Statements
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- What is Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost?
- Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost of $167M in Q2 2026.
- How has Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost changed year-over-year?
- Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost decreased by 10.7% year-over-year, from $187M to $167M.
- What is the long-term trend for Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost has grown at a -10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.02B to $739M.
- What does variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost mean?
- Capitalized costs associated with specific sales inducements offered to policyholders, such as enhanced crediting rates or bonus benefits. These costs are deferred and amortized to match the revenue generated from the associated annuity contracts.
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