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MetLife MET Accident & health insurance — Benefit payments

Other product segments

Fixed & Immediate Annuities
-$1.83B-12.8%
Whole and Term Life & Endowments
-$256M-4.9%
Long-term Care
-$250M-11.1%
Fixed Annuity
-$238M-26.6%

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$36M-5.3%
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AIZAccident and health insurance — Policyholder benefits
$2.78M+76.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$19.1B+2.7%
Net income$1.2B+25.4%
EPS (diluted)$1.74+35.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$22.7B+6.4%
Total debt$14.8B-1.5%
Total equity$27.3B-0.6%
Total assets$743.21B+8.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.7B-37.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$55.3B+3.4%
Enterprise value$47.47B+0.9%
P/E15.3×+2.8×
P/S0.7×0.0×

Profitability

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Net margin4.7%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.2%-2.9pp
Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by MetLife in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsPaymentForBenefits.

The official record: MetLife’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is MetLife's accident & health insurance — benefit payments?
MetLife (MET) reported accident & health insurance — benefit payments of -$310M in Q1 2026.
How has MetLife's accident & health insurance — benefit payments changed year-over-year?
MetLife's accident & health insurance — benefit payments decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from -$310M to -$310M.
What is the long-term trend for MetLife's accident & health insurance — benefit payments?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's accident & health insurance — benefit payments has grown at a -2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.46B to -$1.33B.
What does accident & health insurance — benefit payments mean?
This represents the actual cash outflows made to policyholders or beneficiaries for claims and benefits within the accident and health insurance segment. It is a direct measure of the operational cash requirements to satisfy insurance contracts. Monitoring this helps evaluate the claims experience and the maturity of the insurance portfolio.