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MetLife Q3 net income triples to $2.35 billion

Higher variable investment income drove the gain, AM Best reports.

$2.35BMetLife third-quarter net income available to shareholders

At a glance

  1. The increase was driven by higher variable investment income, AM Best said.
  2. A threefold rise implies year-earlier net income of about $780 million.
  3. For advisors reviewing insurers' general accounts, the due-diligence question is how much of the variable investment income reflects recurring yield and how much reflects quarterly marks.

MetLife's third-quarter net income available to shareholders was $2.35 billion, up threefold from a year earlier, AM Best News reported Nov. 5.

The increase was driven by higher variable investment income, AM Best said. A threefold rise implies year-earlier net income of about $780 million.

For advisors reviewing insurers' general accounts, the due-diligence question is how much of the variable investment income reflects recurring yield and how much reflects quarterly marks.

Reported by the Insurer portfolios desk from AM Best News. Published . Corrections

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