MetLife Inc.

• Metlife, states reach settlement near $500M

  By GREG RISLING, Associated Press  |  April 23, 2012

  MetLife Inc. will pay nearly $500 million in a settlement involving more than 30 states that claimed it didn't provide life insurance benefits to some of its policyholders, the company said Monday.

• MetLife swings to loss in first quarter

  April 20, 2012

  MetLife Inc. swung to a loss in the first three months of the year, mainly because its complex financial investments lost value.

• MetLife shares tumble on Fed announcement

  By The Associated Press  |  March 14, 2012

  Shares of MetLife Inc. tumbled Wednesday after it was named as one of the four banks to fail Federal Reserve stress tests designed to determine whether banks are strong enough to survive a severe economic downturn.

• MetLife Mature Market Institute website adds info on retirement, aging

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  March 6, 2012

  The MetLife Mature Market Institute added a new section to its website dedicated to helping consumers navigate through personal finance, retirement, aging and care giving decisions.

• $2 billion storm losses drag down carrier stocks

  By The Associated Press  |  March 6, 2012

  Major insurance companies were among the hardest hit stocks as the broader markets fell Tuesday, after a report indicated that the killer tornadoes and severe storms that ravaged the United States could cause up to $2 billion in insured losses.

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  Losses mount from scams targeting older Americans

  March 5, 2012

  Boomers beware: Scams, frauds and other financial exploitation schemes targeting older Americans are a growing multibillion-dollar industry enriching the schemers, anguishing the victims and vexing law enforcement officials who find these crimes among the hardest to investigate and prosecute.

• DB pension plan sponsors focus more on risk management

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  March 1, 2012

  MetLife’s U.S. Pension Risk Behavior Index rose to its highest level in four years, as companies took a more balanced approach to risk management.

• MetLife posts bigger quarterly profit

  By The Associated Press  |  February 14, 2012

  MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, said Tuesday its profit climbed in the fourth quarter on higher premium revenue and gains from derivatives.

• MetLife's study examines financial 'illness'

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  December 6, 2011

  Fifty-eight percent of employers surveyed state that financial “illness” plays a role in employee absenteeism and 78 percent said that concerns over financial problems while at work can have a negative impact on employee productivity.

• MetLife expects higher 2011 operating earnings

  December 5, 2011

  MetLife Inc. expects to report higher operating earnings for 2011 that nevertheless would be short of analysts' expectations as the insurance industry dealt with numerous challenges during the year.