Latest MetLife Headlines
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U.S. Regulator Pulls Back from MetLife’s ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Designation
Jan 19 2018 // The U.S. government and MetLife Inc. announced on Thursday they would jointly seek to dismiss an appeal over whether the insurance company should face stricter oversight as a key part of the financial system. MetLife and...
AIG Names MetLife’s Townsend as CEO, International General Insurance
Oct 31 2017 // American International Group (AIG) announced that Chris Townsend will join the company as chief executive officer, International General Insurance. In this newly created role, Townsend will lead the international...
MetLife ‘Too Big to Fail’ Case Remains on Hold Awaiting Trump Weigh-In
Aug 3 2017 // Any legal decision on whether the largest U.S. life insurer MetLife Inc. should be labeled “too big to fail” will probably come after the Trump administration defines its stance on the designation. A U.S....
Judicial Records on MetLife ‘Too Big to Fail’ Ruling May Be Opened to Public
Aug 2 2017 // The public may soon be able to delve into how a U.S. District Court judge came to rule that MetLife Inc is not “too big to fail,” after three appeals judges on Tuesday decided many records in the case should be...
MetLife’s ‘Too Big to Fail’ Lawsuit on Agenda for U.S. Regulators
Jul 25 2017 // Heads of the U.S. financial regulatory agencies will meet behind closed doors this Friday to discuss MetLife Inc.’s lawsuit against them, according to a notice from Treasury, as the Trump administration wrestles with...
Court Agrees to Put MetLife ‘Too Big to Fail’ Case on Pause
May 15 2017 // A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted a 60-day pause in the long-running case in which the country’s largest life insurer, MetLife Inc, has challenged the federal government’s labeling of it as “too big...
U.S. Wants More Time to Review MetLife Systemic Risk Tag
May 5 2017 // The U.S. government on Thursday requested a 60-day pause in a case involving MetLife Inc,. the country’s largest life insurer, and how regulators designate certain companies as “too big to fail,” a major...
MetLife CEO Says Businesses Must Give Up Tax Breaks for Lower Tax Rate
Apr 28 2017 // MetLife Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Kandarian said industries must be willing to forfeit some of their advantages in the tax code in order for the U.S. to seize a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to...
MetLife Asks Court to Delay ‘Too Big to Fail’ Challenge as Trump Vows Review
Apr 25 2017 // MetLife Inc. is asking a U.S. court to put on pause a case over how the government deems certain companies “too big to fail,” one of the most significant reforms to come out of the financial crisis, while...
Republican Senator Wants Trump to Drop Systemic Risk Case Against MetLife
Mar 31 2017 // A Republican member of the Senate Banking Committee said on Thursday that he was “frustrated” that the Trump administration had not yet dropped the government’s case against Metlife Inc., an insurer...
Global Board Updates List of Systemically Important Banks, Insurers
Nov 21 2016 // Citi has joined JPMorgan at the top of global regulators’ list of systemically important banks, replacing HSBC and meaning the U.S. bank will have to hold extra capital from 2019 to help preserve financial...
MetLife, U.S. Renew Court Battle Over ‘Too Big to Fail’
Oct 25 2016 // The U.S. government and the country’s largest life insurer are set for a rematch in a U.S. appeals court on Monday over how federal regulators decide a company is “too big to fail,” one of the most...
AIG’s Ex-CFO Herzog Joins MetLife Board
Oct 21 2016 // MetLife. Inc. announced that David L. Herzog has been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. Herzog most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of American International...
Snoopy to Retire from MetLife After 30 Years of Service
Oct 20 2016 // MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, will phase out the use of Snoopy and Peanuts characters in its marketing. The insurer announced a new tagline, “MetLife. Navigating life together,” in what the New...
Metlife Plans to Expand Its European Hub in Dublin: Source
Oct 11 2016 // MetLife Inc., the U.S. insurer, is close to finalizing a decision to expand its operations in Ireland, according to a person familiar with the matter. New York-based MetLife may announce its plan to grow its Irish presence...
MetLife Decides to Spinoff U.S. Retail Division
Oct 6 2016 // MetLife Inc. has filed for a spinoff of a U.S. retail unit after considering alternate plans to sell the business or exit through an initial public offering. At least 80.1 percent of the shares in the unit, Brighthouse...
California Granny Who Lost Life Savings Awarded $15M in Case Against Insurers
Sep 2 2016 // A California grandmother who lost her life savings in a real estate investment scam offered by an insurance agent was awarded more than $15 million Wednesday in a lawsuit against MetLife and two subsidiaries, attorneys...
MetLife U.S. Retail Spinoff Likely Over IPO: RBC Analysts
Aug 24 2016 // MetLife Inc. may favor a spinoff of its Brighthouse Financial U.S. business rather than pursue an initial public offering of the unit, RBC Capital Markets analysts led by Eric Berg said after chatting with the...
MetLife to Change Brand Name of Spinoff Retail Brand to Brighthouse
Jul 21 2016 // MetLife Inc., the New York-based insurer that traces its roots to the 1860s, said it’s come up with a new name for a U.S. retail unit that’s slated for separation. The business will be known as Brighthouse...
Authors, Backers of Dodd-Frank Criticize Court for Cutting MetLife ‘Too-Big-To-Fail’ Tag
Jun 24 2016 // A federal court’s striking down of the government’s designation of insurer MetLife Inc as “too-big-to-fail” could undermine efforts to head off another financial crisis, authors of the landmark...
