Notice Document by Insurance Company (Form N-VP)

 

The Variable Annuity Contract

issued by

Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY

and

Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account B

 

First Cova Russell-Select Variable Annuity

 

Disclosure Notice

April 27, 2026

A fixed and variable annuity contract
 

This Disclosure Notice provides certain updated information about your First Cova Russell-Select Variable Annuity Variable Annuity Contract (the "Contract" or "contract"), a fixed and variable annuity contract issued by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY ("BLNY", the "Company", or "we" or "us"). The Contract is no longer available for purchase.

Updated financial statements for BLNY and Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account B (the "Separate Account") are available, free of charge, at https://dfinview.com/BHF/PUFT/BHF26. The Contract prospectus, dated May 1, 2002, as supplemented, is available and contains more information about the Contract including its features, benefits, and risks. The updated financial statements for Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life"), a guarantor of the Contracts, are also available. You can obtain the prospectus, as supplemented, and the Met Tower Life financial statements at no cost by calling (888) 243-1932 or by sending an email request to [email protected].

The Contract is a complex investment and involves risks, including potential loss of principal. The Contract is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash. Withdrawals (partial or full) could result in withdrawal charges, taxes, and tax penalties.

The Company's obligations under the Contract are subject to our financial strength and claims-paying ability. 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 Disclosure Notice is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Special Terms

Account Value. The sum of your interests in the Investment Portfolios and the Fixed Account, including the Enhanced Dollar Cost Averaging account.

Accumulation Phase. The period in which earnings accumulate on a tax-deferred basis.

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.

Fixed Account. The Fixed Account is part of our general account and offers an interest rate that is guaranteed by us. Our general account consists of all assets owned by us other than those in the Separate Account and our other separate accounts.

Investment Portfolios. The means of investing offered to Contract owners in various underlying fund portfolios. May also be referred to as "Portfolio Company."

Monitored Portfolios. Certain Investment Portfolios on which we monitor transfer activity. We may change the Monitored Portfolios at any time without notice in our sole discretion.

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.

Sub-Account. The Separate Account is divided into sub-accounts with the assets of each sub-account invested in corresponding fund portfolios.

Updated Information You Should Consider About the Contract

The information in this section of the Disclosure Notice is a summary of certain Contract features that have changed since the Disclosure Notice dated April 28, 2025. This does not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you entered into your Contract.

On November 6, 2025, Brighthouse Financial, Inc. ("BHF") and Aquarian Capital LLC ("Aquarian") announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which an affiliate of Aquarian will acquire BHF. This transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions, the transaction is expected to be consummated in 2026.

Upon the consummation of the transaction, Aquarian will become the ultimate parent of BHF, Brighthouse Life Insurance Company ("BLIC") will remain an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHF, and the Company will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of BLIC. Although Aquarian will replace BHF as the Company's ultimate parent, the Company will continue in its present role as the issuer of your Contract. All of your rights and benefits under your contract and the Company's obligations under the contract will remain unchanged.

Founded in 2017, Aquarian Capital is a diversified global holding company with a strategic portfolio of insurance and asset management solutions. Aquarian is headquartered in New York, NY.

Investment Portfolios

•Monitored Portfolios. We monitor transfer activity in the following Investment Portfolios for purposes of imposing our restrictions on frequent transfers:

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

International Developed Markets Fund

Important Information You Should Consider About the Contract 

	Fees, Expenses, and Adjustments				Location in Prospectus
Are There Charges or Adjustments for Early Withdrawals?	Yes. If you withdraw money during the first 7 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. This loss will be greater if there are taxes or tax penalties.				Fee Table   Expenses - Withdrawal Charge
Are There Transaction Charges?	Yes. In addition to withdrawal charges, you also may be charged for the following transactions: transfers of cash value between investment options, which include the Investment Portfolios and the Fixed Account. Transfer Fee. Currently, we allow unlimited transfers among the investment options without charge. However, we reserve the right to impose a charge on transfers in excess of 12 per year.				Fee Table   Expenses - Transfer Fee
Are There Ongoing Fees and Expenses?	Yes. The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay each year, depending on the investment 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   Expenses - Insurance Charges   Appendix A: Investment Options Available Under the Contract (located in this Disclosure Notice)
	Annual Fee	Minimum		Maximum
	Base Contract1	1.40%		1.40%
	Investment Portfolio fees and expenses2	0.40%		1.11%
	Optional benefits available for an additional charge (for a single optional benefit, if elected)	None		None
	1 As a percentage of average 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.
	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 $1,668		Highest Annual Cost $2,257
	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 ●No sales charges		●Investment of $100,000 ●5% annual appreciation ●Most expensive combination of optional benefits and Portfolio Company fees and expenses ●No additional Purchase Payments, transfers, or withdrawals ●No sales charges

APPENDIX A

Investment Options 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/BHF26. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (888) 243-1932 or sending an email request to [email protected].

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 12/31/2025)
			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 A# Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC Subadviser: BlackRock Advisors, LLC	0.37%	4.15%	3.09%	2.10%
Seeks to provide current income and long term capital growth.	Global Real Estate Securities Fund Russell Investment Management, LLC Subadvisers: Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers UK Limited and Cohen & Steers Asia Limited; RREEF America L.L.C., DWS Investments Australia Limited and DWS Alternatives Global Limited, operating under the brand name DWS	0.90%	8.59%	2.55%	3.57%
Seeks to provide long term capital growth.	International Developed Markets Fund# Russell Investment Management, LLC Subadvisers: Intermede Investment Partners Limited and Intermede Global Partners Inc.; Pzena Investment Management LLC; Wellington Management Company LLP	0.95%	28.64%	8.53%	7.51%
Seeks to provide total return.	Strategic Bond Fund# Russell Investment Management, LLC Subadvisers: BlueBay Asset Management LLP; Western Asset Management Company LLC and Western Asset Management Company Limited Schroder Investment Management North America Inc	0.65%	7.35%	-1.07%	1.77%

Investment Objectives	Portfolio Company and Adviser/Sub-Adviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2025)
			1 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Seeks to provide long term capital growth.	U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund# Russell Investment Management, LLC Subadviser: Ancora Advisors, LLC BAMCO, Inc. Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. Calamos Advisors LLC Copeland Capital Management, LLC DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc. Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. Penn Capital Management, LLC Ranger Investment Management, L.P.	1.06%	8.34%	7.15%	8.98%
Seeks to provide long term capital growth.	U.S. Strategic Equity Fund# Russell Investment Management, LLC Subadviser: Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc., William Blair Investment Management, LLC	0.87%	14.43%	10.66%	12.45%

The following lists the Fixed Account option currently available under the Contract. The Fixed Account listed below will also be used if you participate in a dollar cost averaging program and instruct us to make transfers to or from the Fixed Account. We may change the features of the Fixed Account listed below, offer new Fixed Account investment options, and terminate existing Fixed Account investment options. We will provide you with written notice before doing so.

The minimum interest rate depends on the date your Contract is issued but will not be less than the rate shown below. 

Name	Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate
Fixed Account	1%

The prospectus, as supplemented, and statement of additional information ("SAI"), dated May 1, 2002, include additional information. The prospectus, as supplemented, 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 other information about the Contract online at https://dfinview.com/BHF/PUFT/BHF26.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account 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].

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") provides background information about broker-dealers and their registered representatives through FINRA BrokerCheck. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at 1-800-289-9999, or log on to www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available through the Hotline or on-line.

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