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MetLife Investment Management (MIM) reported strong private credit origination in 2024, totaling $21.6 billion across diverse sectors. The portfolio included $6.8 billion in residential credit, $6.4 billion in corporate debt, $5.6 billion in infrastructure debt, and $2.8 billion in asset-based finance. MIM's private credit assets under management reached $129.1 billion by year-end 2024.
Notable achievements include significant international presence with $2.2 billion in corporate private placements and $2.4 billion in infrastructure origination outside the U.S. The firm's infrastructure focus was driven by digital expansion and power generation decarbonization, with 40% of deals being bilateral or direct. As of March 31, 2025, MIM managed total assets of $616.9 billion and ranks as the largest infrastructure debt investment manager globally.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) and Aura have announced a groundbreaking partnership to introduce AI-powered online protection tools through employer benefits channels, launching in July 2025. The new offering aims to address the growing mental health crisis, particularly among young people, with 40% of high school students reporting persistent sadness and 20% diagnosed with mental health conditions.
The enhanced Identity and Fraud Protection product features AI-based tools that analyze children's online behavior patterns, language, emotional expressions, and digital activities while respecting privacy. Key features include monitoring late-night activity, device habits during school hours, social media usage, and alerts for serious health concerns. According to MetLife's research, 84% of employers prioritize employee mental wellbeing in benefits objectives, up from 71% five years ago.
[ "New AI-powered tools create a unique market position in the growing mental health benefits sector", "Partnership with Aura expands MetLife's product offering in the employer benefits channel", "Addresses a critical market need with 84% of employers prioritizing mental wellbeing benefits", "Launch timing is set for July 2025, providing clear implementation timeline" ]MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management arm of MetLife (NYSE: MET), announced that President Jude Driscoll will retire effective May 2, after eight years with the company. Brian Funk has been appointed as interim president while continuing his role as global head of Private Capital.
Funk, who joined MIM in 2017 following its acquisition of Logan Circle Partners, will work alongside CFO John McCallion to advance MIM's New Frontier strategy, a five-year growth plan that includes the integration of PineBridge Investments. As of March 31, 2025, MIM managed $616.9 billion in total assets, providing investment solutions to institutional investors worldwide.
MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management arm of MetLife (NYSE: MET), announced leadership changes as President Jude Driscoll will retire effective May 2, after eight years with the company. Brian Funk has been appointed as interim president while maintaining his role as global head of Private Capital.
Funk, who joined MIM in 2017 following its acquisition of Logan Circle Partners, will work alongside CFO John McCallion to advance MIM's New Frontier strategy, a five-year growth acceleration plan that includes the integration of PineBridge Investments. As of March 31, 2025, MIM managed $616.9 billion in total assets, offering investment solutions across public fixed income, private capital, and real estate sectors.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) has announced that John McCallion, executive vice president and CFO, and head of MetLife Investment Management, has released a first quarter 2025 financial update video. The video is available on the company's website.
As one of the world's leading financial services companies, MetLife provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services. Founded in 1868, the company operates in over 40 global markets, maintaining strong positions in the United States, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.
The announcement includes forward-looking statements addressing various factors that could impact MetLife's performance, including economic conditions, market risks, regulatory changes, and operational challenges. The company emphasizes that actual results may vary from projections due to unpredictable risks and uncertainties in the global financial environment.
MetLife reported strong Q1 2025 results with net income rising 10% to $879 million. The company's earnings per share reached $1.28, while adjusted earnings per share increased 7% to $1.96.
Key highlights include:
- Premiums, fees and other revenues grew 14% to $13.6 billion
- Variable investment income rose 26% to $327 million
- Book value increased 2% to $35.16 per share
- Returned $1.8 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks
- Authorized new $3.0 billion share repurchase program
Notable segment performance showed Group Benefits adjusted earnings up 29% to $367 million, while Asia sales outside Japan increased 41% on constant currency. The company also entered an agreement to reinsure $10 billion of U.S. retail variable annuity reserves with Talcott Financial Group, aiming to reduce retail variable annuity tail risk.
MetLife has announced a new $3 billion share repurchase authorization, building upon the $360 million remaining from its previous May 2024 authorization. This announcement comes alongside a recently declared 4.1% increase in common stock dividend.
President and CEO Michel Khalaf emphasized that these actions demonstrate MetLife's financial strength and all-weather performance, highlighting the company's commitment to delivering attractive shareholder returns as part of their New Frontier strategy.
Founded in 1868, MetLife operates in over 40 global markets, maintaining leading positions in the United States, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. The company provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services to help customers build a more confident future.
MetLife has announced a major $10 billion variable annuity risk transfer agreement with Talcott Resolution Life Insurance. The transaction will reinsure approximately $10 billion of U.S. retail variable annuity and rider reserves, with an expected combined value of $250 million in ceding commission and capital release.
Key impacts include:
- 40% reduction in retail variable annuity tail risk
- $100 million in expected foregone annual adjusted earnings
- $45 million in annual hedge cost savings
- $6 billion in assets to be managed by MetLife Investment Management
The deal, expected to close in second half 2025, aligns with MetLife's strategy to reduce enterprise risk and accelerate the run-off of legacy business. MetLife will maintain responsibility for customer-related functions, with the reinsurance transaction structured on both modified coinsurance and funds withheld basis.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) has announced a 4.1% increase in its second quarter 2025 common stock dividend to $0.5675 per share, up from $0.545 in the first quarter. The dividend will be payable on June 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 6, 2025.
The company has maintained a strong dividend growth trajectory, achieving a 9.0% compound annual growth rate since 2011. CEO Michel Khalaf emphasized that MetLife's financial strength enables this dividend increase, providing steady income to investors during economic uncertainty.
MetLife, founded in 1868, operates in over 40 global markets, offering insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services to help individual and institutional customers build financial security.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) has announced a strategic partnership with SKYGEN to revolutionize dental provider experience and credentialing processes. The collaboration will integrate SKYGEN's Dental Hub into MetLife's dental provider network, creating a unified platform for providers to interact with all payer partners.
The Dental Hub streamlines the credentialing process by allowing providers to share information with multiple payer partners in one place, eliminating the need for multiple recredentialing packets every three years. This transformation aligns recredentialing dates across payers, significantly reducing administrative burden for providers.
As a leading carrier with one of the largest dental networks, MetLife's integration of the Dental Hub demonstrates its commitment to value-based dentistry and improving healthcare delivery efficiency. SKYGEN currently serves nearly 50 million members across all 50 states and processes 3 million claims monthly.
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