secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     METLIFE INC (MET)
CIK:        0001099219
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001099219-24-000196
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MetLife Q2 net income $912M ($1.28 EPS); adj EPS $2.28 beats $1.94; $0.9B buyback in Q2
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- Net income $912M ($1.28) vs $370M ($0.48) YoY; adjusted earnings $1.628B ($2.28) vs $1.492B ($1.94).
- Group Benefits adjusted earnings $533M (+43% YoY) driven by strong underwriting margins.
- Returned $0.9B to shareholders via buybacks in Q2; ~$270M additional in July 2024.
- Holding company cash $4.4B above $3.0-4.0B target; direct expense ratio 11.9% below 12.3% target.
- Variable investment income $298M pre-tax (vs $221M YoY), driven by higher private equity returns.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000109921924000196/0001099219-24-000196-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000109921924000196/met-20240731.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001099219-24-000196

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