BROOKFIELD, NEWS,
| Unaudited As of and for the periods ended (US$ millions, except per share amounts) | Three Months Ended | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 141,612 | $ | 63,113 | ||
| Distributable operating earnings1 | 437 | 279 | ||||
| Net income (loss) | (282 | ) | 337 | |||
| Net income per each class A share | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.08 | ||
1. See Non-GAAP and Performance Measures on page 6 and a reconciliation from net income on page 5.
First Quarter Highlights
- Launched our
U.K. pension risk transfer business under Blumont AnnuityUK in late March, following a comprehensive authorization process and expect to be active in the market in 2025
- Deployed
$3 billion into Brookfield originated strategies across our investment portfolio at returns greater than 8%
- Completed our first funding agreement-backed note (“FABN”) issuance at American National for
$500 million
- Originated
$4 billion of annuity sales during the quarter across our retail, PRT and FABN channels
- Our Property and Casualty float remained stable at approximately
$8 billion , providing us with investment flexibility and risk diversification
Operating Update
We recognized
We recorded a net loss of
Today, we are in a strong liquidity position, with approximately
Regular Distribution Declaration
The Board declared a quarterly return of capital of
Brookfield Corporation Operating Results
An investment in class A shares of our company is intended to be, as nearly as practicable, functionally and economically, equivalent to an investment in the Brookfield class A shares. A summary of Brookfield Corporation’s first quarter operating results is provided below:
| Unaudited For the periods ended (US$ millions, except per share amounts) | Three Months Ended | Last Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Net income of consolidated business1 | $ | 215 | $ | 519 | $ | 1,549 | $ | 5,200 | |||
| Net income attributable to Brookfield shareholders2 | 73 | 102 | 612 | 1,112 | |||||||
| Distributable earnings before realizations3 | 1,301 | 1,001 | 5,171 | 4,279 | |||||||
| – Per Brookfield class A share3 | 0.82 | 0.63 | 3.26 | 2.70 | |||||||
| Distributable earnings3 | 1,549 | 1,216 | 6,607 | 4,865 | |||||||
| – Per Brookfield class A share3 | 0.98 | 0.77 | 4.17 | 3.07 | |||||||
1. Consolidated basis – includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
2. Excludes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
3. See Reconciliation of Net Income to Distributable Earnings on page 5 and Non-IFRS and Performance Measures section on page 8 of Brookfield Corporation’s press release dated
Brookfield Corporation net income above is presented under IFRS. Given the economic equivalence, we expect that the market price of the class A shares of our company will be impacted significantly by the market price of the Brookfield class A shares and the business performance of Brookfield as a whole. In addition to carefully considering the disclosure made in this news release in its entirety, shareholders are strongly encouraged to carefully review Brookfield Corporation’s letter to shareholders, supplemental information and its other continuous disclosure filings. Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Corporation’s disclosure on its website under the Reports & Filings section at bn.brookfield.com.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| Unaudited | |||||||||
| (US$ millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | |||||||||
| Insurance invested assets | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments | $ | 16,686 | $ | 16,643 | |||||
| Investments | 90,184 | 88,566 | |||||||
| Reinsurance funds withheld | 1,492 | 1,517 | |||||||
| Accrued investment income | 841 | 109,203 | 860 | 107,586 | |||||
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | 10,848 | 10,696 | |||||||
| Reinsurance recoverables and deposit assets | 12,957 | 13,195 | |||||||
| 133,008 | 131,477 | ||||||||
| Other assets | 8,604 | 8,476 | |||||||
| Total assets | 141,612 | 139,953 | |||||||
| Liabilities and equity | |||||||||
| Policy and contract claims | 7,588 | 7,659 | |||||||
| Future policy benefits | 14,582 | 14,088 | |||||||
| Policyholders’ account balances | 84,606 | 83,079 | |||||||
| Deposit liabilities | 1,483 | 1,502 | |||||||
| Market risk benefits | 4,066 | 3,655 | |||||||
| Unearned premium reserve | 1,674 | 1,843 | |||||||
| Funds withheld for reinsurance liabilities | 3,266 | 3,392 | |||||||
| 117,265 | 115,218 | ||||||||
| Corporate borrowings | 1,004 | 1,022 | |||||||
| Subsidiary borrowings | 3,332 | 3,329 | |||||||
| Other liabilities | 7,001 | 7,308 | |||||||
| Non-controlling interest | 771 | 850 | |||||||
| Class A and class B | 1,469 | 1,470 | |||||||
| Class C | 10,770 | 13,010 | 10,756 | 13,076 | |||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 141,612 | $ | 139,953 | |||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Unaudited For the periods ended US$ millions | Three Months Ended | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Net premiums and other policy revenue | $ | 1,301 | $ | 1,643 | |||
| Net investment income, including funds withheld | 1,429 | 670 | |||||
| Net investment gains (losses), including funds withheld | (112 | ) | 172 | ||||
| Total revenues | 2,618 | 2,485 | |||||
| Benefits and claims paid on insurance contracts | (1,107 | ) | (1,414 | ) | |||
| Interest sensitive contract benefits | (524 | ) | (185 | ) | |||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | (339 | ) | (225 | ) | |||
| Change in fair value of insurance-related derivatives and embedded derivatives | (200 | ) | 44 | ||||
| Change in fair value of market risk benefits | (361 | ) | (31 | ) | |||
| Other reinsurance expenses | (1 | ) | (7 | ) | |||
| Operating expenses | (382 | ) | (233 | ) | |||
| Interest expense | (73 | ) | (72 | ) | |||
| Total benefits and expenses | (2,987 | ) | (2,123 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) before income taxes | (369 | ) | 362 | ||||
| Income tax recovery (expense) | 87 | (25 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (282 | ) | $ | 337 | ||
| Attributable to: | |||||||
| Class A and class B shareholders1 | $ | 4 | $ | 3 | |||
| Class C shareholder | (330 | ) | 332 | ||||
| Non-controlling interest | 44 | 2 | |||||
| $ | (282 | ) | $ | 337 | |||
1. Class A shares receive distributions at the same amount per share as the cash dividends paid on each Brookfield class A share.
SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL RESULTS
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO DISTRIBUTABLE OPERATING EARNINGS
| Unaudited For the periods ended US$ millions | Three Months Ended | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (282 | ) | $ | 337 | ||
| Unrealized net investment losses (gains), including funds withheld | 112 | (172 | ) | ||||
| Mark-to-market losses (gains) on insurance contracts and other net assets | 685 | 65 | |||||
| 515 | 230 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax expense (recovery) | (183 | ) | 15 | ||||
| Transaction costs | 41 | 12 | |||||
| Depreciation | 64 | 22 | |||||
| Distributable operating earnings1 | $ | 437 | $ | 279 | |||
1. Non-GAAP measure – see Non-GAAP and Performance Measures on page 6.
Additional Information
The statements contained herein are based primarily on information that has been extracted from our financial statements for the quarter ended
Brookfield Wealth Solutions’ Board of Directors have reviewed and approved this document, including the summarized unaudited consolidated financial statements prior to its release.
Information on our distributions can be found on our website under Stock & Distributions/Distribution History.
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Non-GAAP and Performance Measures
This news release and accompanying financial statements are based on US GAAP, unless otherwise noted.
We make reference to Distributable operating earnings. We define distributable operating earnings as net income after applicable taxes excluding the impact of depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes related to basis and other changes, and breakage and transaction costs, as well as certain investment and insurance reserve gains and losses, including gains and losses related to asset and liability matching strategies, non-operating adjustments related to changes in cash flow assumptions for future policy benefits, and change in market risk benefits, and is inclusive of returns on equity invested in certain variable interest entities and our share of adjusted earnings from our investments in certain associates. Distributable operating earnings is a measure of operating performance. We use distributable operating earnings to assess our operating results.
We provide additional information on key terms and non-GAAP measures in our filings available at bnt.brookfield.com.
Notice to Readers
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) investment returns that are lower than target; (ii) the impact or unanticipated impact of general economic, political and market factors in the countries in which we do business; (iii) the behavior of financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and foreign exchange rates and heightened inflationary pressures; (iv) global equity and capital markets and the availability of equity and debt financing and refinancing within these markets; (v) strategic actions including acquisitions and dispositions; the ability to complete and effectively integrate acquisitions into existing operations and the ability to attain expected benefits; (vi) changes in accounting policies and methods used to report financial condition (including uncertainties associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates); (vii) the ability to appropriately manage human capital; (viii) the effect of applying future accounting changes; (ix) business competition; (x) operational and reputational risks; (xi) technological change; (xii) changes in government regulation and legislation within the countries in which we operate; (xiii) governmental investigations and sanctions; (xiv) litigation; (xv) changes in tax laws; (xvi) ability to collect amounts owed; (xvii) catastrophic events, including but not limited to, earthquakes, hurricanes, epidemics and pandemics; (xviii) the possible impact of international conflicts and other developments including terrorist acts and cyberterrorism; (xix) the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies; (xx) the failure of effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting and other risks; (xxi) health, safety and environmental risks; (xxii) the maintenance of adequate insurance coverage; (xxiii) the existence of information barriers between certain businesses within our asset management operations; (xxiv) risks specific to our business segments; and (xxv) factors detailed from time to time in our documents filed with the securities regulators in
We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect its results. Readers are urged to consider the foregoing risks, as well as other uncertainties, factors and assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking information and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking information. Except as required by law,
Past performance is not indicative nor a guarantee of future results. There can be no assurance that comparable results will be achieved in the future, that future investments will be similar to the historic investments discussed herein, that targeted returns, growth objectives, diversification or asset allocations will be met or that an investment strategy or investment objectives will be achieved (because of economic conditions, the availability of investment opportunities or otherwise).
Certain of the information contained herein is based on or derived from information provided by independent third-party sources. While
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