4Q21 Supplemental Slides(opens in new window)
4Q21 Supplemental Slides and Outlook1
Chief Financial Officer
- These slides highlight information in
MetLife, Inc.'s earnings release, quarterly financial supplement and other prior public disclosures.
Table of contents
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Topic |
Page No. |
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Variable investment income (VII) |
6 |
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Direct expense ratio |
8 |
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Cash & capital |
9 |
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Outlook |
10 |
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Appendix |
15 |
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Net income (loss) to adjusted earnings
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4Q21 |
FY21 |
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$ in millions |
$ per share1 |
$ in millions |
$ per share1 |
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(post-tax) |
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Net Income (Loss) |
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Less: |
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Net Investment Gains (Losses) |
(100) |
(0.12) |
1,208 |
1.39 |
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Net Derivative Gains (Losses) |
(155) |
(0.18) |
(1,760) |
(2.02) |
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Investment Hedge Adjustments |
(186) |
(0.22) |
(707) |
(0.81) |
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Actuarial Assumption Review |
- |
- |
(76) |
(0.09) |
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Other |
(221) |
(0.26) |
(266) |
(0.31) |
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Adjusted Earnings |
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Less Notable Items: |
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Actuarial Assumption Review |
- |
- |
(140) |
(0.16) |
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Litigation Reserves and Settlement Costs |
- |
- |
66 |
0.08 |
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Tax adjustments |
140 |
0.17 |
140 |
0.16 |
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Adjusted Earnings ex. Total Notable Items |
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1 The per share data for each item is calculated on a standalone basis and may not sum to the total. |
3 |
Adjusted earnings, ex. total notable items, by segment
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($ in millions - post-tax) |
4Q21 |
4Q20 |
% Change |
% Change |
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( |
Favorable |
Unfavorable |
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Group Benefits |
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(95%) |
Volume Growth |
Underwriting Margins |
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Retirement and Income Solutions |
620 |
526 |
18% |
Investment Margins; |
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Volume Growth |
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Property & Casualty2 |
- |
112 |
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640 |
1,021 |
(37%) |
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586 |
494 |
19% |
21% |
Investment Margins; |
Underwriting Margins |
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Expense Margins; |
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Volume Growth |
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NM3 |
NM3 |
Underwriting Margins; |
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125 |
14 |
Investment Margins; |
Equity Markets |
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Volume Growth |
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EMEA |
42 |
81 |
(48%) |
(45%) |
Volume Growth |
Underwriting Margins; |
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Expense Margins |
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482 |
426 |
13% |
Investment Margins; |
Underwriting Margins |
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Policyholder Dividends |
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Corporate & Other |
(177) |
(198) |
Net Investment Income; |
Expenses |
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Taxes |
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Adjusted Earnings ex. Total Notable |
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(8%) |
(7%) |
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Items |
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Adjusted EPS ex. Total Notable Items |
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(1%) |
-% |
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- To be discussed on
MetLife, Inc.'s fourth quarter and full year 2021 earnings conference call and audio webcast.2 The Property & Casualty business was sold to
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4 |
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changes in factors that are subject to volatility, and should not, accordingly be viewed as representative of a reasonable trend currently or in the future. |
Group Benefits underwriting impacted by COVID-19 mortality
Group Life Mortality Ratio1,2
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110.0% |
Ratio (as reported) |
Ratio ex. COVID-19 |
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106.3% |
106.2% |
106.3% |
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105.0% |
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100.0% |
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94.3% |
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95.0% |
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90.0% |
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85.0% |
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1Q 2021 |
2Q 2021 |
3Q 2021 |
4Q21 |
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Group Benefits |
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Adjusted Earnings |
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COVID-19 |
~17 pts |
~5 pts |
~18 pts |
~18 pts |
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Impact on Ratio3 |
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COVID-19 Impact to |
( |
( |
( |
( |
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Adjusted Earnings |
85-90%
target range
4Q21 Highlights
- COVID-19life claims remain elevated
- Lower percentage of COVID-19 deaths under age 65 relative to 3Q21
- Non-COVID-19mortality within normal quarterly fluctuations
- Results are derived from insurance and non-administrativeservices-only contracts. 2 Excludes certain experience-rated contracts and includes accidental death and
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dismemberment. 3 COVID-19 reported deaths. |
5 |
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