<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-18-017015.txt : 20180618
<SEC-HEADER>0000899243-18-017015.hdr.sgml : 20180618
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180618163946
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-18-017015
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180614
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180618
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180618

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			METLIFE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001099219
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37905
		FILM NUMBER:		18905112

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-578-5500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001685040
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				813846992
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28277
		BUSINESS PHONE:		980-365-7100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28277
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    <periodOfReport>2018-06-14</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0001685040</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Brighthouse Financial, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BHF</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001099219</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>METLIFE INC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>200 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10166</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-06-14</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>23155117</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>44.50</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 1,016 shares of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. common stock previously reported as held in accounts in which MetLife, Inc. (&quot;MetLife&quot;) has an indirect pecuniary interest, which were subsequently transferred to MetLife direct ownership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">MetLife exchanged 23,155,117 shares of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. common stock for $943,638,000 aggregate principal amount of MetLife debt and $86,764,707 in premium, expenses, and other related items.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeannette N. Pina, Vice President and Secretary of MetLife, Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-06-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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