Steven Kandarian

MetLife CEO rejects SIFI

By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth D. Festa | April 10, 2013

Life insurers designated as SIFIs? It's a case of mistaken identity, Steven Kandarian says.

MetLife: We're not risky, but a SIFI designation is

By Elizabeth Festa | April 3, 2013

MetLife’s CEO asks if the failure of the company would "threaten the financial stability of the United States."

ACLI tells Fed its concerns for capital stress tests

By Elizabeth D. Festa | January 30, 2013

The Council of Life Insurers also suggests little to no public disclosure of insurer stress test results.

MetLife completes sale to GE Capital

By Arthur D. Postal | January 14, 2013

MetLife started the selling process after the Fed believed the insurer was inadequately capitalized following a stress test.

MetLife president comments on Sandy

By Allison Bell | November 2, 2012

Kandarian starts an earnings call by talking about something else.

Federal Reserve Considers Delay of Stress Tests

By Elizabeth Festa | September 4, 2012

The Federal Reserve Board announced last month that it is considering delaying implementation for the annual company-run stress test requirements until September 2013.

MetLife Shares Fall on Uncertainty Over Buybacks

By AP Staff Writer | April 27, 2012

Shares of MetLife fell on Friday after its CEO declined to predict when the life insurer might buy back shares or otherwise return capital to shareholders.

Chicago Fed's "Insurance Initiative" Scrutinizing Insurance Industry Risk

By Elizabeth Festa | March 15, 2012

The Chicago Fed is teasing out a place for insurers under a broader supervisory regime, as insurance regulators remain largely silent on MetLife's failure of the Fed's stress test for bank holding companies.

MetLife Removed From Citigroup's Top Picks as CEO Reshapes Firm (Bloomberg Businessweek)

By Staff Writer | November 28, 2011

Steven Kandarian, named Chief Executive Officer of MetLife in May, is seeking to position the company as the preeminent global life insurer, which could amount to a larger reorganization within the company than experts had at first predicted.

MetLife Debuts Reorganization and New Leadership Team

By Warren S. Hersch | November 21, 2011

The reorganization will allow the company to best leverage the resources of Alico, which MetLife acquired in 2010 for $16.4 billion from American International Group.