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Brett Horn, CFA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

MetLife has reorganized in the face of industry changes.

About two weeks ago, MetLife provided preliminary fourth-quarter results but had to delay its full announcement because of accounting issues. The complete numbers released Feb. 13 contain no major surprises, and we maintain our $52 fair value estimate and no-moat rating.
On the earnings call, management outlined the operational issues it uncovered, which led to a little over $500 million in reserve strengthening. The firm discovered that the processes by which it attempts to locate missing or un...
Underlying
MetLife Inc.

MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. The company's segments include: United States; Asia; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and MetLife Holdings. In the United States, the company provides a variety of insurance and financial services products, including life, dental, disability, property and casualty, guaranteed interest, stable value and annuities to both individuals and groups. Outside the United States, the company provides life, medical, dental, credit and other accident and health insurance, as well as annuities, endowment and retirement and savings products to both individuals and groups.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Brett Horn, CFA

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