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The Motley Fool February 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Assurances From MetLife More solid performance at the largest U.S. life-insurer. A better dividend would be nice, but that should come in time. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	MetLife Lives the Good Life This huge insurer is taking surprisingly active steps to produce ongoing growth for shareholders.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2010 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for MetLife This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Can MetLife Bring the Good Life? The Travelers acquisition looks to be a winner, but how much is left in the stock?
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Emil Lee	MetLife Fights Through Headwinds Despite a tough environment, the insurer posted solid returns. The stock could be interesting for investors.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2011 Rich Smith	AIG IPO A-OK? It looks to Wall Street like the AIG IPO is going to happen after all.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Disco Fever for Snoopy and MetLife Even excluding unusual items, this insurer is delivering the goods. MetLife could definitely prove to be a bargain for investors with longer-term inclinations and perhaps a little less risk tolerance.
Insurance & Technology March 18, 2005 Wendy Toth	Growing Through Distribution MetLife, which agreed to purchase Citigroup's (New York; fourth quarter 2004 net income of $5.32 billion) Travelers Life and Annuity Co. and Citi International Holdings for $11.5 billion, will leverage previous technology investments as part of a 10-year distribution agreement resulting from the deal.
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Mara Der Hovanesian	Travelers May Be Heavy Baggage MetLife's pricey acquisition of Travelers Inc. could take time to pay off.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Prudential: A Prudent Purchase? Prudential is growing strongly, but has valuation already caught up?
The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	AIG Returns to Form While industry conditions can never be predicted with certainty, AIG may be one of the better choices for investors looking for insurance exposure.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 Will Leitch	MetLife Buys Citigroup's Insurance Arm Citigroup's decision to sell its Travelers Life & Annuity arm to MetLife for an estimated $11.5 billion could be a sign of things to come in the financial advisory business.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	AIG Accentuates the International AIG is a great insurance company -- and a stealth play on global investing.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2011 Shubh Datta	AIG and Losses Go Hand in Hand AIG posts biggest quarterly loss since 2009.
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 Wendy Toth	MetLife Acquires Citigroup Businesses MetLife announced last month an agreement for the purchase of Travelers Life and Annuity Co. and Citi International Holdings from Citigroup for $11.5 billion, subject to closing adjustments, as well as a 10-year distribution agreement.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Aflac Become the Perfect Stock? Aflac should be able to start marching upward toward perfection in the near future.
Insurance & Technology July 16, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	MetLife Reorganization To Drive Streamlined Product Development The combination of the Individual and Institutional Business Units is designed to enhance the carrier's product design and distribution capabilities, streamline its decision-making processes and drive profitable growth, the source claims.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2011 Sean Williams	Aflac 1, Major Medical 0 You'd be quackers to ignore results this strong.
Insurance & Technology July 9, 2009 Nathan Conz	Inside MetLife's Redesigned Web Site: Video Screencast Recognizing the growing value of the online channel, MetLife redesigned its Web site, improving navigation and implementing a more modern underlying platform.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Prudential Still Looking Prudent The insurance company isn't cheap, but that doesn't mean it's a bad long-term idea for investors.
Insurance & Technology August 4, 2009	In-Depth: Remaking AIG The latest development in the efforts to save one-time industry giant AIG is the appointment of former MetLife CEO Robert Benmosche as AIG's new chief executive.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Are Variable Annuities Right for You? Variable annuity sales are way up, but are they a smart move?
Insurance & Technology October 7, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell	Constructive Discontent The challenge MetLife's Georgette Piligian, Senior Vice President and CIO of Corporate Systems and her business partners face is to enable consistent, timely and accurate financial reporting across an enterprise that has grown increasingly complex through acquisitions.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 Rich Smith	AIG Offers IOU to USA That's $132 billion? No problem. We're good for it!
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The Motley Fool December 23, 2011 Dan Caplinger	How Travelers Weathered a Tough 2011 Shareholders are still happy, as the company managed to eke out a modest gain this year.
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Margaret Collins	Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost Guarantees make annuities more appealing - and more complex.
CIO August 15, 2002 Stephanie Overby	Economies of Scale Saddled with numerous disparate systems after an aggressive acquisition binge, MetLife needed to get integrated to cash in on its size and improve customer service. Here's how it did it.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	AIG's Aches and Pains Wane Business at insurance giant AIG won't be back to normal for a while yet, but the company appears to be on the right track. But is there any money left in these shares?
Insurance & Technology February 1, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell	Beating the Clock How MetLife's executive vice-president and CIO Steve Sheinheit handled an estimated 3-year IT integration of Travelers Life and Annuity's systems in 11 months.
Insurance & Technology February 11, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	MetLife Redesigns Web Site New site features simpler navigation, better search capabilities and new account management tools, among other features, according to the insurer.
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Registered Rep. January 18, 2011 Alan Lavine	Insurers Raising Premiums, Changing Terms on Long-term Care Policies If you're selling long-term care insurance to clients, it's best to stay away from carriers with a history of raising premiums or discontinuing other types of insurance coverage.
National Real Estate Investor January 2, 2003	MetLife sells 501 Boylston St. MetLife Inc. has sold the 530,000 sq. ft. 501 Boylston St. building in Boston to locally based Beacon Capital Partners LLC for a reported $130 million.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2011 Rich Smith	Survey Says: This Stock Market Is Rigged A new survey shows Americans are fleeing the stock market. Should you?
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Frank O'Connor	Hitting the High Notes Variable annuities ended 2010 on a strong note by virtually all measures.
Fast Company October 19, 2011 Jason Feifer	Marketers Use E-mail Cookies To Develop Personalized Ads Web ads know who you are -- and where you go. But is that so bad?
The Motley Fool November 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Avoid This "Safe" Investment Today Guaranteed investments cost too much.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	Should You Buy and Hold MetLife? MetLife has been unable to grow earnings -- certainly not the greatest of signs.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Overseas Escapades at Aflac Japan hasn't gotten any easier for Aflac, but it will. The weakness overseas has caused a number of analysts to recommend staying on the sidelines until conditions improve. Other analysts see a bottoming of new business challenges and better days ahead.
Insurance & Technology August 3, 2009 Nathan Conz	AIG Names New CEO American International Group has selected Robert Benmosche as its new CEO, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
Insurance & Technology October 6, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell	No Retreat SVP and CIO Jeff Stoll has led MetLife's Individual Business Systems division through M&A, legacy consolidation and modernization efforts of a magnitude equal to any the industry has ever seen.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Low Rates Are Killing These Stocks Low interest rates aren't just bad for savers. They also put entire industries at risk. Insurance companies aren't handling low rates well, either.
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Financial Planning December 1, 2011 Frank O'Connor	Momentum Builder Variable annuity sales gathered steam in the second quarter. New sales of $39.4 billion drove year-to-date sales to $78.2 billion, a 19.2% increase over the $65.6 billion in first-half 2010 sales and 27.1% higher than the $61.5 billion sold during the same period in 2009.