---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001685040-24-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHF"
cik: "0001685040"
company_name: "Brighthouse Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T00:59:27.039903+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brighthouse Financial appoints Michael J. Inserra and Lizabeth H. Zlatkus to Board

## Summary
- Board expanded from 7 to 9 directors; both appointees are independent.
- Both designated as audit committee financial experts under SEC rules.
- Inserra is former senior vice chair of EY Americas; Zlatkus former EVP/CFO of The Hartford.
- Inserra appointed to Audit and Investment Committees; Zlatkus to Audit and Finance & Risk.
- Appointments effective April 9, 2024; directors to serve until 2024 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001685040-24-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHF
- cik: 0001685040
- company_name: Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504024000011/0001685040-24-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504024000011/bhf-20240409.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001685040-24-000011
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001685040-24-000011.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001685040-24-000011.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael J. Inserra was appointed as Director at Brighthouse Financial, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Michael J. (“Mike”) Inserra and Lizabeth H. Zlatkus as members of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504024000011/0001685040-24-000011-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lizabeth H. Zlatkus was appointed as Director at Brighthouse Financial, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Michael J. (“Mike”) Inserra and Lizabeth H. Zlatkus as members of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504024000011/0001685040-24-000011-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.