Form 497VPI Brighthouse Variable
The Variable Annuity Contract
Issued by
Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY
Class VA
(offered on and after May 2, 2016)
(offered on and after May 2, 2016)
Summary Prospectus for New Investors
April 28, 2025
A flexible premium deferred variable annuity contract
This Summary Prospectus summarizes key features of the Class VA Variable Annuity
contract (the “Contract” or “contract”), a flexible premium deferred variable annuity contract issued by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY
(“Brighthouse”, the “Company”, or “we” or “us”). Before you invest, you should also review the prospectus for the Contract, which contains more information about the Contract’s features, benefits, and risks. You can find this document and other information about the Contract online at https://dfinview.com/BHF/PUFT/BHF55. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling (888) 243-1932 or by sending an email
request to [email protected].
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YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR CONTRACT WITHIN 10 DAYS
OF RECEIVING IT WITHOUT PAYING
FEES OR PENALTIES.
FEES OR PENALTIES.
Upon cancellation, you will receive what your
Contract is worth on the day we receive your request plus the sum of all fees, taxes and charges deducted from your
Purchase Payment. You should review the prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.
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Additional general information about certain investment products, including variable annuities, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s staff and is available at Investor.gov.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved
these securities or determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Special Terms
Account
Value. The sum of your interests in the
Investment Portfolios, including the Enhanced Dollar Cost Averaging account.
Accumulation
Unit. An accounting unit of measure used in calculating the
Account Value in the
Separate Account before the annuity commencement date.
Accumulation
Phase. The period in which earnings accumulate on a tax-deferred basis.
Annuity Date. Under the contract you can receive regular income payments (referred to as Annuity Payments).
You can choose the month and year in which those payments begin. We call that date the Annuity Date. Your Annuity Date must be
at least 30 days after we issue the contract and will be the first day of the calendar month unless, subject to our current established administrative procedures, we allow you to select another day of the month as your Annuity Date.
Business Day. A Business Day is each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. A
Business Day closes at the close of normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Contract Year. A Contract Year is defined as a one-year period starting on the date the contract is issued and on
each contract anniversary thereafter.
Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB) Benefit Base. A value used to calculate your benefit under a GLWB rider. The initial Benefit Base is equal to your initial Purchase Payment. We increase the Benefit Base by each additional Purchase Payment
. Any withdrawals taken prior to the date you reach the lifetime withdrawal age will reduce the
Benefit Base in the same proportion that such withdrawal (including Withdrawal Charges, if any) reduces the
Account Value (a “Proportional Adjustment”).
Income Phase. The period that occurs when you or a designated payee begin receiving annuity payments from the
Contract.
Investment
Portfolios. The means of investing offered to Owners in various underlying fund
portfolios. May also be referred to as “Portfolio Company.”
Purchase Payment. A Purchase Payment is the money you give us to invest in the contract. The initial
Purchase Payment is due on the date the contract is issued. You may also be permitted to make subsequent Purchase Payments.
Separate
Account. We have established Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account B to hold the
assets that underlie the Contracts.
Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount. While the Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit rider is in effect, we guarantee that you will receive a minimum amount over time. We refer to this minimum amount as the
Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount. The initial
Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount is equal to your initial
Purchase Payment. We increase the
Total Guaranteed
Withdrawal Amount (up to a maximum of $5,000,000, without our approval) by each additional
Purchase Payment
received during the Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit Purchase Payment Period.
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Important Information You Should
Consider About the Contract
An investment in the Contract is subject
to fees, risks, and other important considerations, some of which are briefly summarized in the following table. You should review the prospectus for additional
information about these topics.
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Fees and Expenses |
Location in
Prospectus | |||
| Charges for Early
Withdrawals |
If you withdraw money during the first 7 full
Contract Years following a
Purchase
Payment, you may be assessed a withdrawal charge of up to 7% of
the
Purchase Payment withdrawn, declining to 0% over that time
period. For example, if you make an early withdrawal, you
could pay a withdrawal charge of up to $7,000 on a $100,000 investment. |
Fee Table and
Examples
Expenses – Withdrawal Charge | |||
| Transaction
Charges |
In addition to withdrawal charges, you also may be charged for the
following transactions: transfers of cash value between
investment options. Transfer Fee. Currently, we allow unlimited transfers among the investment options without charge. However, we reserve the right to charge for transfers
after the first 12 transfers per year. |
Fee Table and Examples Expenses –
Transfer Fee | |||
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Fees and Expenses |
Location in
Prospectus | |||
| Ongoing Fees and
Expenses (annual charges) |
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay
each year,
depending on the options you choose. Please refer to your Contract
specifications page for information about the specific
fees you will pay each year based on the options you have
elected. |
Fee Table and
Examples
Expenses – Product Charges Appendix A:
Available
Under the
Contract | |||
| Annual Fee |
Minimum |
Maximum | |||
| Base Contract1 |
1.31% |
1.31% | |||
| Investment options
(Portfolio Company fees and
expenses)2 |
0.53% |
2.86% | |||
| Optional benefits available for
an additional charge (for a
single optional benefit, if
elected) |
0.20%3 |
1.35%4 | |||
| 1 As a percentage of avareage
Account Value in the
Separate Account. The charge shown also
includes the Account Fee.
2 As a percentage of fund assets before temporary
expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. 3 As a percentage of average Account Value in the the
Separate Account. This charge is the
current charge for the least expensive optional benefit.
4 As a percentage of the Benefit Base, which is a value used to calculate your benefit. This charge
is the current charge for the most expensive optional
benefit. | |||||
| Because your Contract is customizable, the choices you make affect how
much you will pay. To help you understand the cost of
owning your Contract, the following table shows the
lowest and highest cost you could pay each year, based on
current charges. This estimate assumes that you do not
take withdrawals from the Contract, which could add withdrawal
charges that substantially increase costs. | |||||
| Lowest Annual Cost
$1,693 |
Highest Annual Cost
$4,396 | ||||
| Assumes: |
Assumes: | ||||
| ●Investment of $100,000 ●5% annual appreciation ●Least expensive Portfolio Company fees and expenses ●No optional benefits ●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals |
●Investment of $100,000 ●5% annual appreciation ●Most expensive combination of optional benefits and Portfolio Company fees and expenses | ||||
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Risks |
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| Risk of Loss |
You can lose money by investing in this Contract including loss of
principal. |
Principal Risks | |||
| Not a Short-Term
Investment |
This Contract is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for
an investor who needs ready access to cash.
Withdrawal charges may apply for the first 7 years following a
Purchase Withdrawal charges will reduce the value of your Contract if you withdraw
money during that time. The benefits of tax deferral and living benefit protection also mean the
Contract is more beneficial to investors with a long time
horizon. |
Principal Risks | |||
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Risks |
Location in
Prospectus | |||
| Risks Associated
with Investment
Options |
●An investment in this Contract is subject to the risk of poor investment
performance and can vary depending on the performance of the investment
options available under the Contract (e.g., Portfolio
Companies). ●Each investment option has its own unique risks.
●You should review the prospectuses for the available funds before making
an investment decision. |
Principal Risks | |||
| Insurance
Company Risks |
An investment in the Contract is subject to the risks related to us.
Any obligations and guarantees and benefits of the
Contract that exceed the assets of the
Separate Account are subject to our claims-paying ability.
If we experience financial distress, we may not be able
to meet our obligations to you. More information about
Brighthouse, including our financial strength ratings, is
available by contacting us at (888) 243-1968. |
Principal Risks | |||
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Restrictions |
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| Investments |
●Currently, we allow unlimited transfers without charge among investment
options during the
Accumulation Phase. However, we reserve the right to
impose a charge for transfers in excess of 12 per
year. ●We reserve the right to limit transfers in circumstances of
frequent or large transfers. ●We reserve the right to remove or substitute the Portfolio Companies
available as investment options under the Contract. |
Investment
Options | |||
| Optional Benefits |
●Certain optional benefits limit or restrict the investment options that you
may select under the Contract. We may change these restrictions in the
future. ●Certain optional benefits may vary by selling firm. ●Certain optional benefits could limit subsequent Purchase Payments. ●Withdrawals may reduce the value of an optional benefit by an amount
greater than the value withdrawn, which could significantly reduce the
value or even terminate the benefit. ●We may stop offering an optional benefit at any time for new sales. |
Purchase –
Investment
Allocation
Restrictions for
Certain Riders
Living Benefits
Appendix B:
Available
Under the
Benefits
Offered Under
the Contract | |||
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Taxes |
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| Tax Implications |
●Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an
investment in and payments received under this Contract.
●If you purchase the Contract through a tax-qualified plan or individual
retirement account, you do not get any additional tax
benefit. ●You will generally not be taxed on increases in the value of
the Contract until they are withdrawn. Withdrawals will
be subject to ordinary income tax, and may be subject to
tax penalties if you take a withdrawal before age
59 1∕2. |
Federal
Income Tax
Status | |||
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Conflicts of Interest |
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| Investment
Professional
Compensation |
Your investment professional may receive compensation for selling this
Contract to you, in the form of commissions, additional
cash benefits (e.g., bonuses), and non-cash compensation.
This conflict of interest may influence your investment
professional to recommend this Contract over another
investment for which the investment professional is not compensated or
compensated less. |
Other Information – Distributor | |||
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Conflicts of Interest |
Location in
Prospectus | |||
| Exchanges |
If you already own an insurance Contract, some investment professionals
may have a financial incentive to offer you a new
Contract in place of the one you own. You should only
exchange a Contract you already own if you determine,
after comparing the features, fees, and risks of both Contracts, that it is better for you to purchase the new Contract rather than continue to
own your existing Contract. |
Replacement of Contracts and Other Exchanges | |||
Overview of the Contract
Purpose. The Contract is a variable annuity contract. It provides a means for investing on a
tax-deferred basis in the Investment Portfolios. The Contract is designed generally for an investor who intends to hold the contract for a long period
of time and then use the Account Value (in the form of either withdrawals or Annuity Payments) for retirement savings or
other long-term investment purposes. The contract has various optional features and benefits that may be appropriate for you based on your financial situation and objectives. The Contract also offers certain death benefit features, which can be used to transfer assets to your beneficiaries. Because of the withdrawal charge (which is in effect for many years) and the possibility of income tax and tax penalties on early withdrawals, the Contract should not be viewed as an investment vehicle offering low cost liquidity. Your financial goal in acquiring the Contract should focus on a long-term insurance product, offering the prospect of investment growth.
Phases of the Contract. The Contract has two phases: The
Accumulation Phase and the
Income Phase. During the
Accumulation Phase, earnings accumulate on a tax-deferred basis and are taxed as income when
you make a withdrawal. To help you accumulate assets during the Accumulation Phase, you can invest your
Purchase Payments and
Account Value in:
(1) Investment Portfolios
available under the Contract, each of which has its own investment strategies and risks; investment adviser(s); expense ratio; and performance history. A list of
Investment Portfolios in which you can invest is provided in Appendix A.
The Income Phase occurs when you or a designated payee begin receiving regular Annuity Payments from
your Contract. All optional benefits, including death benefits, terminate without value at the start of the
Income Phase. In addition, once the
Income Phase begins you generally may no longer take withdrawals from the Contract. Depending
on the Annuity Option you elect, any remaining guarantee may be paid to your Beneficiary (or Beneficiaries).
Contract Features. The following is a brief description of the contract’s primary features.
Accessing your Money. Before you Annuitize, you can withdraw money from your Contract at any time. If you take a withdrawal,
you may have to pay a Withdrawal Charge and/or income taxes, including a tax penalty if you are younger than age 59 1∕2.
Tax Treatment. You can transfer money among Investment
Portfolios without tax implications, and earnings (if any) on your investments are
generally tax-deferred. You are only subject to tax upon: (1) making a withdrawal; (2) receiving a payment from us; or (3) payment of a death benefit.
Death Benefits. The Contract includes, at no additional cost, a standard death benefit that will pay a death benefit to
your Beneficiary(ies) if you die during the Accumulation Phase. For an additional charge, you may also select an optional and/or additional death benefit, which may increase the amount of money payable to your designated beneficiaries upon your death.
Optional Benefits. We offer optional living and death benefit riders that, for additional charges, offer protection against
market risk (the risk that your investments may decline in value or underperform your expectations) and may guarantee a minimum lifetime income.
Additional Services.
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•Dollar Cost Averaging Programs. These programs allow you to systematically
transfer a set amount each month between certain Investment Portfolios. The programs are: Standard Dollar Cost Averaging, Enhanced Dollar Cost
Averaging and Three Month Market Entry.
•Automatic Rebalancing Program. This program directs us to automatically rebalance your Contract to return to your original percentage
investment allocations on a periodic basis.
•Systematic
Withdrawal Program. This program allows you to receive regular automatic withdrawals from your Contract either monthly or quarterly, and after the first Contract Year, annually or semi-annually, provided that each payment must amount to at least $100 (unless we consent otherwise).
•Electronic
Delivery. As an Owner you may elect to receive electronic delivery of current prospectuses related to this contract, as well as other contract related documents.
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Benefits Under The
Contract
The following table summarizes information about the
benefits under the Contract.
| Name of
Benefit |
Purpose |
Standard
or
Optional |
Maximum
Annual Fee |
Current
Charges |
Brief Description of
Restrictions / Limitations |
| Dollar Cost
Averaging
Program |
Allows you to systematically
transfer a set amount each
month from
Investment
Portfolios to other available
|
Standard |
No Charge |
N/A |
●Available only during the ●Transfers only available from the BlackRock Ultra- Short Term Bond Portfolio ●Not available with the
GWB rider or GLWB rider |
| Enhanced
Dollar Cost
Averaging
(EDCA)
Program |
Allows you to systematically
transfer a set amount each
month from
Investment
Portfolios to other available
|
Standard |
No Charge |
N/A |
●Available only during the ●Transfers are only available from the EDCA account |
| Three Month
Market Entry
Program |
Allows you to systematically
transfer amounts from the
EDCA account in the
general account, to any
available
Investment
Portfolio(s) you select, over
a three months period |
Standard |
No Charge |
N/A |
●Available only during the ●Transfers are only available from the EDCA account ●Transfers are limited to a
three month duration |
| Automatic
Rebalancing
Program |
Standard |
No Charge |
N/A |
●Available only during the | |
| Systematic
Withdrawal
Program |
Standard |
No Charge |
N/A |
●Each payment must be at least $100 (unless we consent otherwise) | |
| Nursing
Home or
Hospital
Confinement
Rider |
Standard |
No Charge |
N/A |
●Must own Contract for at
least one year ●You or your joint owner must be confined for at least 90 days ●Confinement must be prescribed by a physician or be medically necessary ●Not available for owners 81 or older on the Contract issue date |
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| Name of
Benefit |
Purpose |
Standard
or
Optional |
Maximum
Annual Fee |
Current
Charges |
Brief Description of
Restrictions /
Limitations |
| Terminal
Illness Rider |
Standard |
No Charge |
N/A |
●Must own Contract for at least one year to incur no withdrawal charge ●Must be terminally ill and not expected to live more than 12 months; a physician certifies to your illness and life expectancy; you were not diagnosed with the terminal illness as of the date we issued your Contract; and you have been the owner continuously since the Contract was issued (or have become the owner as the spousal Beneficiary who continues the Contract) ●Not available for owners 81 or older on the Contract issue date | |
| Standard
Death
Benefit –
Principal
Protection |
Pays a minimum death
benefit at least equal to the
greater of the
Account Value
or total
Purchase Payments
adjusted for any
withdrawals |
Standard |
No Charge |
N/A |
●Withdrawals may proportionately reduce the benefit, and such reductions could be significant |
| Annual Step-
Up Death
Benefit |
Pays a death benefit equal to
the greater of your
Account
Payments adjusted for any
withdrawals, or you highest
Account
Value on a Contract Anniversary |
Optional |
●Must be 79 or younger at
the effective date of your
Contract ●Withdrawals may proportionately reduce the benefit, and such reductions could be significant |
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| Name of
Benefit |
Purpose |
Standard
or
Optional |
Maximum
Annual Fee |
Current
Charges |
Brief Description of
Restrictions /
Limitations |
| Guaranteed
Withdrawal
Benefit (GWB
v1) |
Optional |
●Available to owners 80 or younger ●You may not have this
benefit and another living
benefit rider (the
Guaranteed Lifetime
Withdrawal Benefit) in
effect at the same time ●You may elect to cancel the GWB rider on the Contract anniversary every five Contract Years
for the first 15
Contract
Years and annually
thereafter ●While the GWB rider is in effect, you are limited to making Purchase
Payments within the GWB
Purchase
Payment Period ●Certain withdrawals could significantly reduce or even terminate the benefit ●Payment Enhancement Feature is only available if the oldest owner is age 75 or younger at the Contract issue date | |||
| Guaranteed
Lifetime
Withdrawal
Benefit –
FlexChoice
Access Level |
Provides lifetime minimum
income regardless of
investment performance |
Optional |
2.00% of the
Benefit Base |
1.35% of the
Benefit Base |
●Available to owners at
least age 50 and not older
than 85 ●Offers a fixed GLWB Withdrawal Rate and GLWB Lifetime Guarantee Rate throughout your lifetime ●You may elect to cancel
the GWLB rider on the
Contract anniversary
every five Contract Years
for the first 10 Contract
Years and annually
thereafter ●Certain withdrawals could significantly reduce or even terminate the benefit |
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Buying the Contract
Purchasing the Contract
Applications should be submitted through your financial representative to our Annuity Service Center at: Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY, P.O. Box 4365, Clinton, IA 52733-4365. We reserve the right to reject any application.
A Purchase Payment is the money you give us to invest in the contract. The initial
Purchase
Payment is due on the date the contract is issued. You may also be permitted to make
subsequent Purchase Payments. Initial and subsequent Purchase
Payments
are subject to certain requirements.
The following requirements apply to initial and subsequent Purchase Payments. We reserve the right to reject any
Purchase Payments
and to limit future Purchase
Payments. Certain riders may have restrictions on subsequent Purchase Payments.
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Qualified Policies |
Non-Qualified Policies |
| Minimum Initial Premium
Payment |
$2000 |
$5000 |
| Minimum Subsequent Premium
Payments |
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| Maximum Total Premium
Payments |
$1,000,000 without our approval |
$1,000,000 without our approval |
Allocation of Purchase
Payments
When you purchase a contract, we will allocate
your Purchase Payment to any of the Investment Portfolios
you have selected. You may not choose more than 18
Investment Portfolios at the time your initial
Purchase Payment is allocated. Each allocation must be at least $500 and must be in whole numbers. We may restrict the investment options available to you if you select certain optional riders.
Crediting Purchase Payments
to Your Account
Initial Purchase Payment. Once we receive your
Purchase Payment and the necessary information (or a designee receives a payment and the necessary information in accordance with the designee’s administrative procedures), we will issue your contract and allocate your first Purchase Payment within 2
Business Days. If you do not give us all of the information we need, we will contact you to get it before we make any allocation. If for some reason we are unable to complete this process within 5 Business Days
, we will either send back your money or get your permission to keep it until we get all of the
necessary information.
Subsequent Purchase Payments. We will treat your submission of a Purchase Payment as received by us if we receive a payment at our Annuity Service Center (or a designee receives a payment in accordance with the designee's administrative procedures) before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on that day. If we (or our designee) receive the payment, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on that day (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), or if the New York Stock Exchange is not open that day, then the payment will be treated as received on the next day when the New York Stock Exchange is open.
Making Withdrawals: Accessing the Money in Your Contract
During the Accumulation Phase
, you can make a withdrawal from your contract (either a partial or a complete withdrawal). If
the amount you withdraw is determined to include the withdrawal of any of your prior Purchase Payments
, a withdrawal
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charge is assessed against each
Purchase Payment withdrawn. The free withdrawal amount for each
Contract Year after the first (there is no free withdrawal amount in the first Contract Year) is equal to 10% of your total
Purchase Payments, less the total free withdrawal amount previously withdrawn in the same Contract Year.
There are limitations on your ability to take withdrawals during the Accumulation Phase. These limitations are as follows:
| Withdrawal Charges and Taxes |
There may be Withdrawal Charges and tax implications
when you take out money. |
| Negative impact on benefits and guarantees of
your Contract |
A withdrawal may have a negative impact on certain benefits
and guarantees that you may elect. It may significantly
reduce the value or even terminate the benefit. |
| Internal Revenue Code or Retirement Plan |
Depending on the circumstances, the Internal Revenue Code or your retirement plan may restrict your ability to take withdrawals. |
During the Income Phase, you will receive annuity payments under the Annuity Option you select; however, you generally may not
take any other withdrawals, either complete or partial.
Requesting a Withdrawal
You can request to withdraw all or part of your Account Value by submitting a written request to our Annuity Service Center. We will treat your request for a contract transaction as received by us if we receive a request conforming to our administrative procedures before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on that day. If we receive the request after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on that day, or if the New York Stock Exchange is not open that day, then the request will be treated as received on the next day when the New York Stock Exchange is open.
When you make a partial withdrawal, the withdrawal proceeds will be deducted pro rata from the Enhanced Dollar Cost Averaging account and the Investment Portfolio(s), as applicable. The withdrawal charge is deducted from the remaining
Account Value, if sufficient, or from the amount withdrawn.
When you make a complete withdrawal, you will receive the withdrawal value of the contract. The withdrawal value of the contract is the Account Value
of the contract at the end of the Business Day when we receive a written request for a withdrawal:
•less any applicable withdrawal charge;
•less any premium or other tax;
•less any account fee; and
•less any applicable pro rata rider charge.
Complete and partial withdrawal payments will generally be mailed within seven days after we receive the request.
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Additional Information About
Fees
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that
you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering, or making withdrawals from the Contract. Please refer to your Contract specifications page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have selected.
The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Contract, surrender the Contract, make withdrawals from the Contract, or transfer Account Value between investment options. State premium taxes may also be deducted. New York does not currently assess premium taxes on Purchase
Payments.
Transaction Expenses
| Withdrawal Charge (Note 1)
(as a percentage of
Purchase Payments) |
7% |
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| Transfer Fee (Note 2) |
$25
$0 (First 12 per year) |
Note 1. If an amount withdrawn is determined to include the
withdrawal of prior Purchase Payments, a withdrawal charge may be assessed. Withdrawal charges are calculated in accordance with the following.
(See “Expenses — Withdrawal Charge.”)
| Number of Complete Years from Receipt of Purchase Payment |
Withdrawal Charge
(% of
Purchase Payment) |
| 0 |
7 |
| 1 |
6 |
| 2 |
6 |
| 3 |
5 |
| 4 |
4 |
| 5 |
3 |
| 6 |
2 |
| 7 and thereafter |
0 |
The next tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay each year during the time that you own the Contract, not including Investment Portfolio fees and expenses. If you chose to purchase an optional benefit, you will pay additional charges, as shown below.
| Annual Contract Expenses |
|
| Administrative Expenses (Note 1) |
$30 |
| Base Contract Expenses (Note 2) |
1.30% |
| (as a percentage of average Account Value) |
|
| Optional Benefit Expenses (Note 3, Note 4)
|
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| Optional Death Benefit — Annual Step-Up (as a percentage of average Account Value) |
0.20% |
| Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit (GWB) Rider Charges
|
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| (as a percentage of the Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount (Note 5)) |
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| GWB v1 — maximum charge |
1.80% |
| GWB v1 — current charge |
0.90% |
| Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB) Rider Charges |
|
| Flex Choice Access GLWB |
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| (as a percentage of the Benefit Base (Note 6)) |
|
| GLWB — maximum charge |
2.00% |
| GLWB — current charge |
1.35% |
Note 1. We call this fee the “Account Fee” in your Contract, as well as in other places in the prospectus. It is charged every
Contract Year on your Contract Anniversary if the Account Value
is less than $50,000. Different policies apply during the Income Phase of the contract. For instance, if your
Account Value on the
Annuity Date is at least $50,000, then we will not deduct the account fee. After the
Annuity Date, the charge will be collected monthly out of the Annuity Payment, regardless of the size of your contract. See “Expenses” section of the prospectus, under the subheading “Account Fee”.
In the section entitled “Important Information You Should Consider About Your Contract” earlier in this prospectus, we are required to present this fee as part of the Base Contract.
Note 2. We call these the
“Separate Account Product Charges” in your Contract, as well as other places in this
prospectus. This charge is deducted solely from Account Value in the Separate Account. See “Expenses” section of the prospectus, under the sub-heading
“Base Contract Expenses” for more information.
Note 3. These charges are deducted solely from Account Value in the Separate Account. See “Expenses” section of the prospectus, under the sub-heading “Optional Benefits” for more information.
Note 4. These charges are deducted solely from Account Value in the Separate Account. You may not elect certain other optional benefits together. Specifically (a) Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit: You may not select this rider together with the GWB v1 rider, or the optional Annual Step-Up Death Benefit. (b) Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit Rider: you may not have this benefit and another living benefit rider (the Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit) in effect at the same time.
Note 5. The Total Guaranteed
Withdrawal Amount is initially set at an amount equal to your initial Purchase Payment. The
Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount may be adjusted for subsequent
Purchase Payments and withdrawals. See “Living Benefits — Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit” in the Prospectus for a definition of the term Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount. The GWB rider charge may increase upon an Automatic Annual
Step-Up, but it will not exceed the maximum charge listed in this table. See “Expenses” section of the prospectus, under the sub-heading “Optional
Benefits” for more information.
Note 6. On the issue date, the Benefit Base is set at an amount equal to your initial Purchase Payment. The Benefit Base is adjusted for subsequent
Purchase Payments and may be adjusted for withdrawals. See “Living Benefits — Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit” in the prospectus for a definition of the term Benefit Base. The GLWB rider charge may increase upon an Automatic Step-Up, but it will not exceed the maximum charge listed in this table. See “Expenses” section of the prospectus, under the sub-heading “Optional Benefits” for more information.
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The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Investment Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the
Contract. A complete list of Investment Portfolios available under the Contract, including their annual expenses,
may be found in Appendix A.
Annual Investment Portfolio Expenses
| |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Total Annual Investment Portfolio Expenses |
|
|
| (expenses that are deducted from Investment Portfolio assets, including
management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other
expenses) |
0.53% |
2.86% |
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Examples
These Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include Transaction Expenses, Annual Contract Expenses, and Annual Portfolio Company Expenses.
We have provided two sets of Examples. Both Examples assume that you invest
$100,000 in the Contract for the time periods indicated. The Examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year.
The first Example assumes the most expensive Annual Portfolio Company Expenses and the most
expensive optional benefits available for an additional charge (“maximum”). This Example also shows costs assuming the least expensive Annual Portfolio Expenses and the most expensive optional benefits available for an additional charge (“minimum”).
The second Example assumes the most expensive Annual
Portfolio Company Expenses and that you select no optional benefits for an additional charge (“maximum”). This Example also shows costs assuming the least expensive Annual Portfolio Expenses and that you select no optional benefits for an additional charge (“minimum”).
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be the following:
(1) If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time
period:
| Time Periods | ||||
| |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
| maximum |
$13,161 |
$23,736 |
$33,916 |
$59,383 |
| minimum |
$10,180 |
$15,115 |
$20,091 |
$34,537 |
If you do not surrender your Contract or if you annuitize at the end of the applicable time period:
| Time Periods | ||||
| |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
| maximum |
$6,161 |
$18,336 |
$30,316 |
$59,383 |
| minimum |
$3,180 |
$9,715 |
$16,491 |
$34,537 |
(2) If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time
period:
| Time Periods | ||||
| |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
| maximum |
$11,161 |
$17,987 |
$24,755 |
$43,213 |
| minimum |
$8,830 |
$11,067 |
$13,350 |
$21,146 |
If you do not surrender your Contract or if you annuitize at the end of the applicable time period:
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| Time Periods | ||||
| |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
| maximum |
$4,161 |
$12,587 |
$21,155 |
$43,213 |
| minimum |
$1,830 |
$5,667 |
$9,750 |
$21,146 |
The Examples should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses or annual rates of return of any
Investment Portfolio. Actual expenses and annual rates of return may be more or less than
those assumed for the purpose of the Examples.
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APPENDIX A
Investment Portfolios Available Under the Contract
The following is a list of Investment
Portfolios under the Contract. More information about the Investment Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Investment Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at https://dfinview.com/BHF/PUFT/BHF55. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (888) 243-1932 or sending an email request
to [email protected]. Depending on the optional benefits you choose, you may not be able to invest in certain
Investment Portfolios. See Appendix B:
Investment Portfolios Available Under the Benefits Offered Under the Contract.
The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Investment Portfolio, but do not reflect the other fees and expenses that your Contract may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Investment Portfolio’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.
| Investment Objectives |
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current
Expenses |
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2024) | ||
| 1
Year |
5
Year |
10
Year | |||
| Seeks high total investment return. |
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I.
Fund — Class III# BlackRock Advisors, LLC Subadviser: BlackRock
(Singapore) Limited |
1.01% |
8.93% |
5.72% |
5.32% |
| Seeks capital appreciation and
current income. |
AB Global Dynamic Allocation
Portfolio — Class B#* Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: AllianceBernstein
L.P. |
0.91% |
7.31% |
2.02% |
3.69% |
| Seeks to maximize total return. |
AB International Bond
Portfolio — Class B
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.86% |
5.54% |
-0.19% |
— |
| Seeks long-term capital appreciation. |
Allspring Mid Cap Value
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Allspring Global
Investments, LLC |
0.99% |
11.86% |
8.95% |
7.47% |
| Seeks growth of capital. |
American Funds® Aggressive
Allocation Portfolio — Class C‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC |
0.99% |
14.57% |
8.76% |
8.81% |
| Seeks a balance between a high level
of current income and growth of
capital, with a greater emphasis on
growth of capital. |
American Funds® Balanced
Allocation Portfolio — Class C‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC |
0.96% |
11.60% |
7.00% |
7.21% |
| Seeks to achieve growth of capital. |
American Funds® Growth
Portfolio — Class C
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC; Capital Research and
Management CompanySM |
0.91% |
31.23% |
18.46% |
16.22% |
A-1
| Investment Objectives |
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current
Expenses |
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2024) | ||
| 1
Year |
5
Year |
10
Year | |||
| Seeks a high total return in the form
of income and growth of capital,
with a greater emphasis on income. |
American Funds® Moderate
Allocation Portfolio — Class C‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC |
0.94% |
9.12% |
5.44% |
5.78% |
| Seeks capital appreciation and
current income. |
BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies
Portfolio — Class B#* Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc. |
0.93% |
5.80% |
2.18% |
3.96% |
| Seeks to maximize total return,
consistent with income generation
and prudent investment
management. |
BlackRock High Yield
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc. |
0.88% |
8.19% |
4.40% |
5.01% |
| Seeks growth of capital. |
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 100
Portfolio — Class B‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC |
0.98% |
13.39% |
8.97% |
8.74% |
| Seeks a balance between a high level
of current income and growth of
capital, with a greater emphasis on
growth of capital. |
Brighthouse Balanced Plus
Portfolio — Class B* Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Overlay Portion:
Pacific Investment Management Company
LLC |
1.00% |
3.76% |
1.41% |
4.21% |
| Seeks long-term capital appreciation. |
Brighthouse Small Cap Value
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Allspring Global
Investments, LLC |
1.08% |
8.10% |
7.00% |
7.82% |
| Seeks a high level of current income. |
Brighthouse/Eaton Vance Floating
Rate Portfolio — Class B
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Eaton Vance Management |
0.95% |
7.70% |
4.40% |
4.11% |
| Seeks a high level of current income,
while seeking preservation of
shareholders’ capital. |
Brighthouse/Franklin Low Duration
Total Return Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Franklin Advisers,
Inc. |
0.73% |
4.69% |
1.52% |
1.64% |
| Seeks total return through
investment in real estate securities,
emphasizing both capital
appreciation and current income. |
CBRE Global Real Estate
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: CBRE Investment
Management Listed Real Assets
LLC |
0.90% |
0.40% |
1.62% |
3.13% |
A-2
| Investment Objectives |
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current
Expenses |
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2024) | ||
| 1
Year |
5
Year |
10
Year | |||
| Seeks long-term capital appreciation. |
Harris Oakmark International
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Harris Associates
L.P. |
0.97% |
-4.96% |
1.60% |
3.28% |
| Seeks total return. |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Portfolio — Class B#* Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Invesco Advisers,
Inc. |
0.94% |
4.00% |
3.21% |
4.05% |
| Seeks capital growth and income. |
Invesco Comstock
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Invesco Advisers,
Inc. |
0.82% |
14.73% |
11.42% |
9.39% |
| Seeks capital appreciation. |
Invesco Global Equity
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Invesco Advisers,
Inc. |
0.83% |
16.15% |
9.43% |
9.82% |
| Seeks long-term growth of capital. |
Invesco Small Cap Growth
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Invesco Advisers,
Inc. |
1.07% |
16.33% |
7.19% |
8.20% |
| Seeks to maximize total return. |
JPMorgan Core Bond
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: J.P. Morgan
Investment Management Inc.
|
0.70% |
2.05% |
-0.01% |
1.39% |
| Seeks capital appreciation and
current income. |
JPMorgan Global Active Allocation
Portfolio — Class B#* Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: J.P. Morgan
Investment Management Inc.
|
0.99% |
5.29% |
3.37% |
4.49% |
| Seeks high total investment return
through a combination of capital
appreciation and income. |
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Loomis, Sayles &
Company, L.P. |
1.04% |
12.30% |
6.66% |
8.07% |
| Seeks long-term growth of capital. |
Loomis Sayles Growth
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Loomis, Sayles &
Company, L.P. |
0.80% |
34.13% |
18.04% |
11.87% |
A-3
| Investment Objectives |
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current
Expenses |
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2024) | ||
| 1
Year |
5
Year |
10
Year | |||
| Seeks a balance between growth of
capital and current income, with a
greater emphasis on growth of
capital. |
MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk
Portfolio — Class B* Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Overlay Portion:
MetLife Investment Management,
LLC |
0.66% |
7.48% |
2.45% |
4.27% |
| Seeks capital appreciation. |
MFS® Research International
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Massachusetts
Financial Services Company
|
0.89% |
2.95% |
3.87% |
5.23% |
| Seeks total return. |
PanAgora Global Diversified Risk
Portfolio — Class B#* Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: PanAgora Asset
Management, Inc. |
0.97% |
4.11% |
-0.72% |
2.55% |
| Seeks maximum real return,
consistent with preservation of
capital and prudent investment
management. |
PIMCO Inflation Protected Bond
Portfolio — Class B
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Pacific Investment Management Company LLC |
1.06% |
2.12% |
1.85% |
2.00% |
| Seeks maximum total return,
consistent with the preservation of
capital and prudent investment
management. |
PIMCO Total Return
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Pacific Investment
Management Company LLC
|
0.84% |
2.43% |
-0.14% |
1.43% |
| Seeks capital appreciation and
current income. |
Schroders Global Multi-Asset
Portfolio — Class B#* Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Schroder Investment
Management North America
Inc. |
0.95% |
9.70% |
2.76% |
4.20% |
| Seeks to provide total return,
primarily through capital
appreciation. |
SSGA Emerging Markets Enhanced
Index Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: SSGA Funds
Management, Inc |
0.91% |
11.13% |
2.76% |
— |
| Seeks growth of capital and income. |
SSGA Growth and Income ETF
Portfolio — Class B‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: SSGA Funds
Management, Inc. |
0.73% |
10.80% |
5.88% |
5.98% |
A-4
| Investment Objectives |
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current
Expenses |
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2024) | ||
| 1
Year |
5
Year |
10
Year | |||
| Seeks growth of capital. |
SSGA Growth ETF
Portfolio — Class B‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: SSGA Funds
Management, Inc. |
0.75% |
12.72% |
7.41% |
7.15% |
| Seeks long-term capital appreciation
by investing in common stocks
believed to be undervalued. Income
is a secondary objective. |
T. Rowe Price Large Cap Value
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc. |
0.78% |
11.11% |
8.41% |
8.45% |
| Seeks long-term growth of capital. |
T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc.
Sub-Subadviser: T. Rowe Price
Investment Management, Inc. |
0.94% |
9.31% |
7.65% |
10.11% |
| Seeks high total return by investing
in equity securities of mid-sized
companies. |
Victory Sycamore Mid Cap Value
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Victory Capital
Management Inc. |
0.85% |
9.78% |
10.75% |
8.31% |
| Seeks a high level of current income,
consistent with preservation of
principal. |
Western Asset Management
Government Income
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Western Asset
Management Company LLC
|
0.73% |
0.22% |
-1.18% |
0.55% |
| Seeks long-term growth of capital. |
Baillie Gifford International Stock
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Baillie Gifford
Overseas Limited |
0.98% |
4.36% |
1.91% |
5.27% |
| Seeks a competitive total return
primarily from investing in fixed-
income securities. |
BlackRock Bond Income
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: BlackRock Advisors,
LLC |
0.64% |
1.24% |
-0.30% |
1.40% |
| Seeks long-term growth of capital. |
BlackRock Capital Appreciation
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: BlackRock Advisors,
LLC |
0.81% |
31.65% |
15.71% |
14.79% |
A-5
| Investment Objectives |
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current
Expenses |
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2024) | ||
| 1
Year |
5
Year |
10
Year | |||
| Seeks a high level of current income
consistent with prudent investment
risk and preservation of capital. |
BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: BlackRock Advisors,
LLC |
0.62% |
4.83% |
2.09% |
1.46% |
| Seeks a high level of current income,
with growth of capital as a
secondary objective. |
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 20
Portfolio — Class B#‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC |
0.91% |
3.85% |
2.11% |
2.99% |
| Seeks high total return in the form of
income and growth of capital, with a
greater emphasis on income. |
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40
Portfolio — Class B‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC |
0.90% |
5.83% |
3.75% |
4.43% |
| Seeks a balance between a high level
of current income and growth of
capital, with a greater emphasis on
growth of capital. |
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 60
Portfolio — Class B‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC |
0.91% |
7.96% |
5.57% |
5.96% |
| Seeks growth of capital. |
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 80
Portfolio — Class B‡ Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC |
0.94% |
10.80% |
7.35% |
7.46% |
| Seeks long-term capital growth. |
Brighthouse/Artisan Mid Cap Value
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Artisan Partners
Limited Partnership |
1.02% |
4.71% |
7.68% |
6.79% |
| Seeks long-term capital appreciation. |
Brighthouse/Dimensional
International Small Company
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Dimensional Fund
Advisors LP |
1.02% |
3.08% |
3.59% |
5.46% |
| Seeks to provide a growing stream of
income over time and, secondarily,
long-term capital appreciation and
current income. |
Brighthouse/Wellington Core Equity
Opportunities Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Wellington
Management Company LLP
|
0.87% |
8.37% |
8.70% |
9.88% |
| Seeks maximum capital
appreciation. |
Frontier Mid Cap Growth
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Frontier Capital
Management Company, LLC
|
0.94% |
17.45% |
8.29% |
9.64% |
| Seeks long-term growth of capital. |
Jennison Growth
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Jennison Associates
LLC |
0.79% |
30.00% |
17.24% |
16.08% |
A-6
| Investment Objectives |
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current
Expenses |
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2024) | ||
| 1
Year |
5
Year |
10
Year | |||
| Seeks to track the performance of
the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index. |
MetLife Aggregate Bond Index
Portfolio — Class G# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: MetLife Investment
Management, LLC |
0.57% |
0.61% |
-0.90% |
0.79% |
| Seeks to track the performance of
the Standard & Poor’s MidCap
400® Composite Stock Price
Index. |
MetLife Mid Cap Stock Index
Portfolio — Class G
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, LLC |
0.60% |
13.28% |
9.72% |
9.08% |
| Seeks to track the performance of
the MSCI EAFE® Index. |
MetLife MSCI EAFE® Index
Portfolio — Class G
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, LLC |
0.68% |
2.92% |
4.15% |
4.73% |
| Seeks to track the performance of
the Russell 2000® Index. |
MetLife Russell 2000® Index
Portfolio — Class G
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, LLC |
0.61% |
10.87% |
6.94% |
7.45% |
| Seeks to track the performance of
the Standard & Poor’s 500®
Composite Stock Price Index. |
MetLife Stock Index
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: MetLife Investment
Management, LLC |
0.51% |
24.37% |
13.95% |
12.54% |
| Seeks capital appreciation. |
MFS® Value Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Massachusetts
Financial Services Company
|
0.83% |
11.66% |
7.96% |
8.61% |
| Seeks high total return, consisting
principally of capital appreciation. |
Neuberger Berman Genesis
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Neuberger Berman
Investment Advisers LLC
|
1.06% |
8.81% |
8.31% |
9.43% |
| Seeks long-term growth of capital. |
T. Rowe Price Large Cap Growth
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc. |
0.81% |
29.98% |
13.12% |
13.61% |
| Seeks to maximize total return
consistent with preservation of
capital. |
Western Asset Management Strategic
Bond Opportunities
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Western Asset
Management Company LLC
|
0.81% |
4.57% |
0.75% |
2.69% |
A-7
| Investment Objectives |
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current
Expenses |
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2024) | ||
| 1
Year |
5
Year |
10
Year | |||
| Seeks to maximize total return
consistent with preservation of
capital and maintenance of liquidity. |
Western Asset Management
U.S. Government
Portfolio — Class B# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: Western Asset
Management Company LLC
|
0.75% |
2.09% |
-0.01% |
0.93% |
| Seeks long-term growth of capital. |
Janus Henderson Global Sustainable
Equity Portfolio — Service Shares# Janus Henderson Investors US LLC |
0.99% |
11.01% |
— |
— |
#
Certain Investment Portfolios
and their investment advisers have entered into temporary expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, which are reflected in the Current Expenses. Please see the Investment Portfolios' prospectuses for additional information regarding these arrangements.
*
This
Investment
Portfolio is managed in a way that is intended to minimize volatility of returns (referred to as a “managed volatility strategy”). See “Principal Risks of Investing in the Contract.”
‡
This
Investment Portfolio is a fund of funds and invests substantially all of its assets in other
underlying funds. Because the Investment Portfolio invests in other funds, it will bear its pro rata portion of the operating expenses of those
underlying funds, including the management fee.
A-8
APPENDIX B
Investment Portfolios Available Under the Benefits Offered Under the Contract
If you have elected an optional benefit under the contract, your contract may be
subject to investment allocation restrictions, as reflected in the following table. See “Investment Allocation Restrictions for Certain Riders” for more
details. If your optional benefit is not included in the table below, your contract is not currently subject to any investment allocation restrictions.
| Optional Benefit |
| GWB v1 |
| FlexChoice Access GLWB |
You may not allocate Purchase Payments
to the Standard Dollar Cost Averaging Program if you elect any of these optional
benefits.
Investment Allocation and Other
Purchase Payment Restrictions for the GWB v1 Rider
GWB v1 Rider. If you elect the GWB v1 rider, you may allocate your Purchase Payments and Account Value only among the following Investment Portfolios
:
| AB Global Dynamic Allocation Portfolio |
| BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Balanced Plus Portfolio |
| Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Portfolio |
| JPMorgan Global Active Allocation Portfolio |
| MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio |
| MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk Portfolio |
| PanAgora Global Diversified Risk Portfolio |
| Schroders Global Multi-Asset Portfolio |
| Western Asset Management Government Income Portfolio |
Investment Allocation and Other
Purchase Payment Restrictions for the GLWB
FlexChoice Access GLWB (available for purchase on and after February 12, 2018). If you elect the
FlexChoice Access GLWB, you must allocate your investments according to either Option A or Option B below.
Option A. You must allocate 100% of your Purchase
Payments or Account
Value among:
| AB Global Dynamic Allocation Portfolio |
| American Funds® Balanced Allocation Portfolio |
| American Funds® Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
| BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund |
| BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Asset Allocation 20 Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Asset Allocation 60 Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Balanced Plus Portfolio |
| Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Portfolio |
| JPMorgan Global Active Allocation Portfolio |
| Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Portfolio |
| MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk Portfolio |
| PanAgora Global Diversified Risk Portfolio |
| Schroders Global Multi-Asset Portfolio |
| SSGA Growth and Income ETF Portfolio |
OR
Option B. You must allocate up to 70% of Purchase
Payments or Account
Value to Platform 1 portfolios; and at least 30% of Purchase Payments or Account Value to Platform 2 portfolios. We will automatically rebalance your allocations quarterly.
The investment options in each Platform are:
| Platform 1 |
Platform 2 |
| A maximum of 70% of
Purchase Payments or
|
A minimum of 30% of
Purchase Payments or
|
| AB Global Dynamic Allocation Portfolio |
AB International Bond Portfolio |
| Allspring Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
BlackRock Bond Income Portfolio |
B-1
| Platform 1 |
Platform 2 |
| A maximum of 70% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value |
A minimum of 30% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value |
| American Funds® Aggressive Allocation
Portfolio |
BlackRock High Yield Portfolio |
| American Funds® Balanced Allocation
Portfolio |
BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio |
| American Funds® Growth Portfolio
|
Brighthouse/Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio |
| American Funds® Moderate Allocation
Portfolio |
Brighthouse/Franklin Low Duration Total Return Portfolio
|
| Baillie Gifford International Stock Portfolio |
JPMorgan Core Bond Portfolio |
| BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio |
MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio |
| BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund |
PIMCO Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio |
| BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies Portfolio |
PIMCO Total Return Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Asset Allocation 100 Portfolio |
Western Asset Management Government Income Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Asset Allocation 20 Portfolio |
Western Asset Management Strategic Bond Opportunities
Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio |
Western Asset Management U.S. Government Portfolio |
| Brighthouse Asset Allocation 60 Portfolio |
|
| Brighthouse Asset Allocation 80 Portfolio |
|
| Brighthouse Balanced Plus Portfolio |
|
| Brighthouse Small Cap Value Portfolio |
|
| Brighthouse/Artisan Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
|
| Brighthouse/Dimensional International Small Company
Portfolio |
|
| Brighthouse/Wellington Core Equity Opportunities
Portfolio |
|
| CBRE Global Real Estate Portfolio |
|
| Frontier Mid Cap Growth Portfolio |
|
| Harris Oakmark International Portfolio |
|
| Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Portfolio |
|
| Invesco Comstock Portfolio |
|
| Invesco Global Equity Portfolio |
|
| Invesco Small Cap Growth Portfolio |
|
| Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Portfolio |
|
| Jennison Growth Portfolio |
|
| JPMorgan Global Active Allocation Portfolio |
|
| Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Portfolio |
|
| Loomis Sayles Growth Portfolio |
|
| MetLife Mid Cap Stock Index Portfolio |
|
| MetLife MSCI EAFE® Index Portfolio
|
|
| MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk Portfolio |
|
| MetLife Russell 2000® Index Portfolio
|
|
| MetLife Stock Index Portfolio |
|
| MFS® Research International
Portfolio |
|
| MFS® Value Portfolio
|
|
| Neuberger Berman Genesis Portfolio |
|
| PanAgora Global Diversified Risk Portfolio |
|
| Schroders Global Multi-Asset Portfolio |
|
| SSGA Emerging Markets Enhanced Index Portfolio |
|
B-2
| Platform 1 |
Platform 2 |
| A maximum of 70% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value |
A minimum of 30% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value |
| SSGA Growth and Income ETF Portfolio |
|
| SSGA Growth ETF Portfolio |
|
| T. Rowe Price Large Cap Growth Portfolio |
|
| T. Rowe Price Large Cap Value Portfolio |
|
| T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Portfolio |
|
| Victory Sycamore Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
|
B-3
The prospectus and statement of additional information (“SAI”) include additional information.
The prospectus and SAI are dated the same as this summary prospectus and are incorporated by reference. The prospectus and SAI are available,
without charge, upon request. For a free copy, call us at (888) 243-1932, or send an email request to [email protected]. You can also access the prospectus, SAI and other information about the Contract online at
https://dfinview.com/BHF/PUFT/BHF55.
Reports and other information about Brighthouse are available on the SEC’s
website at https://www.sec.gov/ and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: [email protected].
EDGAR Contract Identifier No. is C000168209
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