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Variable Annuity — Effect of changes in interest rates
MetLife Variable Annuity — Effect of changes in interest rates increased by 91.8% to -1400000000.0% in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 111.4%, from 12300000000.0% to -1400000000.0%. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Variable Annuity — Effect of changes in interest rates shows an upward trend with a -25.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase in liability value due to falling rates signals potential margin compression, while rising rates generally reduce liability values.
Detailed definition
This metric quantifies the impact of interest rate fluctuations on the valuation of variable annuity market risk benefit...
Peer comparison
Standard sensitivity analysis for interest rate risk in long-duration insurance liabilities across the industry.
Metric ID:
met_segment_variable_annuity_effect_of_changes_in_interest_ratesHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -13,400,000,000% | -13,400,000,000% | -13,400,000,000% | -136,200,000,000% | -119,900,000,000% | -80,300,000,000% | -24,600,000,000% | 36,800,000,000% | -34,500,000,000% | -90,400,000,000% | -37,300,000,000% | -18,300,000,000% | 48,600,000,000% | -66,600,000,000% | 12,300,000,000% | -10,000,000,000% | -7,300,000,000% | -17,100,000,000% | -1,400,000,000% |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -916.4% | +12.0% | +33.0% | +69.4% | +249.6% | -193.8% | -162.0% | +58.7% | +50.9% | +365.6% | -237.0% | +118.5% | -181.3% | +27.0% | -134.2% | +91.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -794.8% | -499.3% | -83.6% | +127.0% | +71.2% | -12.6% | -201.4% | +47.0% | +153.8% | — | +133.0% | +45.4% | -115.0% | +74.3% | -111.4% |
Range-136,200,000,000% – 48,600,000,000%
CAGR-39.5%
Avg YoY Growth-83.3%
Median YoY Growth+16.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MetLife's variable annuity — effect of changes in interest rates?
- MetLife (MET) reported variable annuity — effect of changes in interest rates of -1400000000.0% in Q1 2026.
- How has MetLife's variable annuity — effect of changes in interest rates changed year-over-year?
- MetLife's variable annuity — effect of changes in interest rates decreased by 111.4% year-over-year, from 12300000000.0% to -1400000000.0%.
- What is the long-term trend for MetLife's variable annuity — effect of changes in interest rates?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's variable annuity — effect of changes in interest rates has grown at a -25.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -53600000000.0% to -22100000000.0%.
- What does variable annuity — effect of changes in interest rates mean?
- The change in value of variable annuity liabilities caused specifically by movements in interest rates.