Long-term Care — Benefit payments
MetLife Long-term Care — Benefit payments decreased by 5.0% to -$250.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 11.1%, from -$225.00M to -$250.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Long-term Care — Benefit payments shows a downward trend with a 9.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may signal higher claim frequency or severity, potentially pressuring margins, while a decrease could indicate favorable claim experience or a shrinking policy base.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total cash outflows paid to policyholders for long-term care insurance claims during a specif...
Peer comparison
Standard across life and health insurers with long-term care exposure, often compared against reserve adequacy ratios.
met_segment_long_term_care_benefit_paymentsHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$160.50M | -$160.50M | -$160.50M | -$170.00M | -$175.00M | -$177.00M | -$178.00M | -$191.00M | -$191.00M | -$197.00M | -$195.00M | -$212.00M | -$209.00M | -$217.00M | -$210.00M | -$225.00M | -$227.00M | -$238.00M | -$238.00M | -$250.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -5.9% | -2.9% | -1.1% | -0.6% | -7.3% | +0.0% | -3.1% | +1.0% | -8.7% | +1.4% | -3.8% | +3.2% | -7.1% | -0.9% | -4.8% | +0.0% | -5.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.0% | -10.3% | -10.9% | -12.4% | -9.1% | -11.3% | -9.6% | -11.0% | -9.4% | -10.2% | -7.7% | -6.1% | -8.6% | -9.7% | -13.3% | -11.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MetLife's long-term care — benefit payments?
- MetLife (MET) reported long-term care — benefit payments of -$250.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has MetLife's long-term care — benefit payments changed year-over-year?
- MetLife's long-term care — benefit payments decreased by 11.1% year-over-year, from -$225.00M to -$250.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for MetLife's long-term care — benefit payments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's long-term care — benefit payments has grown at a 9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$642.00M to -$928.00M.
- What does long-term care — benefit payments mean?
- The total amount of money paid out to cover long-term care insurance claims.