One of the largest US providers of annuities and life insurance, spun out of MetLife in 2017. Brighthouse sells almost entirely through independent advisors and broker-dealers — its flagship Shield index-linked annuities help savers grow retirement money with a floor against market losses — while it invests a ~$237B general account and hedges the guarantees it wrote. In Nov 2025 it agreed to be taken private by Aquarian Capital for $70/share (~$4.1B).
What Brighthouse Financial, Inc. really sells
One of the largest US providers of annuities and life insurance, spun out of MetLife in 2017. Brighthouse sells almost entirely through independent advisors and broker-dealers — its flagship Shield index-linked annuities help savers grow retirement money with a floor against market losses — while it invests a ~$237B general account and hedges the guarantees it wrote. In Nov 2025 it agreed to be taken private by Aquarian Capital for $70/share (~$4.1B).