MetLife Federal Reserve News

Federal Reserve to Propose Lighter Capital Rules for Large Insurers Than Banks

U.S. insurers deemed big enough to threaten the financial system will probably face capital standards that are simpler and less costly than those imposed on Wall Street banks, Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo said Friday. The Fed “in coming weeks” …

MetLife Touts Surviving Lehman in Case Against Systemic Risk Tag

MetLife Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Kandarian, who is suing to reverse a U.S. finding that subjects the insurer to greater oversight, said his company’s performance in the financial crisis shows its ability to withstand turmoil. The insurer’s cost was …

MetLife ‘Strongly Disagrees’ with Systemically Risky Designation

MetLife Inc., the biggest U.S. life insurer, was tentatively categorized as a systemically important financial institution (SIFI) by a panel of regulators, which would subject it to stricter Federal Reserve supervision. “MetLife strongly disagrees,” Chief Executive Officer Steven Kandarian said …

MetLife Granted Third Fed Extension to Submit Capital Plan

The Federal Reserve has granted MetLife Inc a third extension to submit its capital plan as the insurer moves closer to completing the sale of its deposit-taking business to a unit of General Electric Co.’s GE Capital. The largest life …