Metlife Inc

Insurer MetLife Inc reported a marginal rise in fourth-quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday as investment growth and strong underwriting in some of its U.S. businesses cushioned the hit from coronavirus-related claims.

Major U.S. insurers on Wednesday decided to suspend contributions to political campaigns for the next few months, following last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol and challenge to President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

Most small business owners in the United States believe the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is still ahead of them, with half saying their operations would permanently close within a year unless the business environment improves, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday...

Mario Greco’s latest M&A swoop confirms his reputation for shrewdness. The 61-year-old Zurich Insurance boss is expanding in the attractive U.S. insurance market thanks to a somewhat less-than-straightforward $3.94 billion deal with rival MetLife. Chunky, stable returns...

Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have agreed to buy MetLife's U.S. property and casualty business for $3.94 billion, the insurers said on Friday, after the COVID-19 pandemic made motor and home insurers more profitable.

Zurich Insurance said its subsidiary Farmers Group and Farmers Exchanges had agreed to acquire MetLife's property and casualty business in the U.S. for $3.94 billion.

Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group AG <ZURN.S> is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife Inc's <MET.N> U.S. property and casualty (P&C) car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife Inc's U.S. property and casualty (P&C) car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Insurer MetLife Inc <MET.N> said on Thursday it will buy vision-care benefits company Versant Health for $1.68 billion from an investor group led by Centerbridge Partners and FFL Partners, to strengthen its vision insurance business.

Insurer MetLife Inc has agreed to buy vision-care benefits company Versant Health for $1.68 billion from an investor group led by Centerbridge Partners and FFL Partners, it said on Thursday.

Metlife Inc <MET.N> said on Thursday it assumes U.S. deaths from COVID-19 will rise to about 200,000 by the end of September, but that the disease is having minimal overall impact on underwriting.

Metlife Inc <MET.N> said on Thursday it assumes U.S. deaths from COVID-19 will rise to about 200,000 by the end of September, but the disease is having minimal overall impact on underwriting.

U.S. insurer MetLife Inc on Wednesday posted a 43% drop in quarterly adjusted earnings, spurred by declining premium income and private equity investment losses.

U.S. insurer MetLife Inc on Wednesday posted a 43% drop in quarterly adjusted earnings, spurred by declining premium income and private equity investment losses.

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MetLife Inc agreed to pay $84 million to settle a proposed class action accusing the insurer of misleading shareholders nearly a decade ago by underreporting its potential liabilities on claims for dead policyholders.

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