MetLife Latin America — Policyholder Account Balance, Interest Expense decreased by 2.3% to $85.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.3%, from $98.00M to $85.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Latin America — Policyholder Account Balance, Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 10.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Higher expenses may reflect larger account balances or higher crediting rates, which can compress margins if not offset by investment income.
The interest credited to policyholder account balances in the Latin American segment, representing the cost of funds for...
Comparable to 'interest credited to policyholders' reported by peers with significant annuity or universal life businesses.
met_segment_latin_america_policyholder_account_balance_interest_expense| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $60.00M | $63.00M | $67.00M | $68.00M | $84.00M | $89.00M | $94.00M | $99.00M | $105.00M | $106.00M | $116.00M | $114.00M | $115.00M | $108.00M | $101.00M | $98.00M | $96.00M | $92.00M | $87.00M | $85.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.0% | +6.3% | +1.5% | +23.5% | +6.0% | +5.6% | +5.3% | +6.1% | +1.0% | +9.4% | -1.7% | +0.9% | -6.1% | -6.5% | -3.0% | -2.0% | -4.2% | -5.4% | -2.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +40.0% | +41.3% | +40.3% | +45.6% | +25.0% | +19.1% | +23.4% | +15.2% | +9.5% | +1.9% | -12.9% | -14.0% | -16.5% | -14.8% | -13.9% | -13.3% |