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MetLife Charged With Misleading Investors By Mass. Securities Regulator
Security & Fraud // June 25, 2018

MetLife was charged with making false statements to investors on Monday (June 25) by the securities regulator in Massachusetts. According to news from Reuters, citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, MetLife allegedly provided false statements to investors about its failure to pay out pension...

Common Cents And MetLife Foundation Unveil Annual Report
Consumer Finance // February 08, 2017

Setting and sticking to a budget is a difficult task. But thanks to strides made in financial technology, consumers now have the ability to automate practically any bill payment, as well as a plethora of financial planning tools. However, budgeting can remain a challenge. Duke...

MetLife Launching Virtual Reality Service In India
Merchant Innovation // December 20, 2016

MetLife announced Monday (Dec. 19) that PNB MetLife, its joint venture partnership in India, launched conVRse, an on-demand virtual reality (VR) customer service platform that it claims is first of a kind. In a press release, MetLife said the conVRse technology, which was developed with...

Are Big Financial Firms Still ‘Too Big To Succeed?’
News // January 15, 2016

‘Too big to fail” has echoes of the financial crisis stretching through 2008 and beyond, where lenders of size, stressed and stretched by bad loans and lack of liquidity had to be bailed out before they took the global banking system down with them. But...

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MetLife To Gain 35M Members With Versant Health Acquisition

September 17, 2020
MetLife has agreed to acquire Versant Health, which owns popular brands Davis Vision and Superior Vision, in a $1.675 billion transaction from its owners, an investor group led by Centerbridge Partners, according to a press release. FFL Partners was also among the investors that previously owned Versant Health, the release noted. MetLife is hoping to […]

MetLife Charged With Misleading Investors By Mass. Securities Regulator

June 25, 2018
MetLife was charged with making false statements to investors on Monday (June 25) by the securities regulator in Massachusetts. According to news from Reuters, citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William...

Common Cents And MetLife Foundation Unveil Annual Report

February 08, 2017
Setting and sticking to a budget is a difficult task. But thanks to strides made in financial technology, consumers now have the ability to automate practically any bill payment, as...

Are Big Financial Firms Still ‘Too Big To Succeed?’

January 15, 2016
‘Too big to fail” has echoes of the financial crisis stretching through 2008 and beyond, where lenders of size, stressed and stretched by bad loans and lack of liquidity had...