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Investments (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale by Sector
The following table presents fixed maturity securities available-for-sale (“AFS”) by sector. U.S. corporate and foreign corporate sectors include redeemable preferred stock. Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) includes agency, prime, alternative and sub-prime mortgage-backed securities. Asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (“ABS & CLO”), previously disclosed as ABS in the 2021 Annual Report, includes securities collateralized by consumer loans, corporate loans and broadly syndicated bank loans. Municipals includes taxable and tax-exempt revenue bonds and, to a much lesser extent, general obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions. Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) primarily includes securities collateralized by multiple commercial mortgage loans. RMBS, ABS & CLO and CMBS are, collectively, “Structured Products.”
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Amortized
Cost		Gross Unrealized (1)Estimated
Fair
Value		Amortized
Cost		Gross Unrealized (1)Estimated
Fair
Value
Sector
Allowance for
Credit Loss		GainsLossesAllowance for
Credit Loss		Gains
Losses
(In millions)
U.S. corporate$84,609 $(13)$4,622 $2,082 $87,136 $82,694 $(30)$10,651 $281 $93,034 
Foreign corporate
61,061 (102)2,345 2,175 61,129 59,124 (28)5,275 731 63,640 
Foreign government
55,741 (226)3,754 1,987 57,282 56,848 (19)5,603 823 61,609 
U.S. government and agency38,166 — 3,312 1,144 40,334 41,068 — 5,807 276 46,599 
RMBS30,541 — 663 1,124 30,080 29,152 — 1,440 188 30,404 
ABS & CLO
19,640 — 59 394 19,305 18,443 — 185 59 18,569 
Municipals12,109 — 1,247 398 12,958 11,761 — 2,464 13 14,212 
CMBS12,005 (14)143 279 11,855 11,794 (14)476 49 12,207 
Total fixed maturity securities AFS
$313,872 $(355)$16,145 $9,583 $320,079 $310,884 $(91)$31,901 $2,420 $340,274 
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(1)Excludes gross unrealized gains (losses) related to assets held-for-sale; these unrealized gains (losses) are included in AOCI as no component of equity is held-for-sale. See Note 3 for information on the Company’s business dispositions.
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities by contractual maturity date
The amortized cost, net of allowance for credit loss (“ACL”) and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities AFS, by contractual maturity date, were as follows at March 31, 2022:
Due in One
Year or Less		Due After
One Year
Through
Five Years		Due After
Five Years
Through
Ten Years		Due After
Ten Years		Structured
Products		Total Fixed
Maturity
Securities AFS
(In millions)
Amortized cost, net of ACL$8,804 $53,049 $57,391 $132,101 $62,172 $313,517 
Estimated fair value$8,866 $53,469 $58,818 $137,686 $61,240 $320,079 
Continuous Gross Unrealized Losses for Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale
The following table presents the estimated fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities AFS in an unrealized loss position without an ACL by sector and aggregated by length of time that the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Less than 12 MonthsEqual to or Greater
than 12 Months		Less than 12 MonthsEqual to or Greater
than 12 Months
Sector & Credit QualityEstimated
Fair
Value		Gross
Unrealized
Losses (1)		Estimated
Fair
Value		Gross
Unrealized
Losses (1)		Estimated
Fair
Value		Gross
Unrealized
Losses (1)		Estimated
Fair
Value		Gross
Unrealized
Losses (1)
(Dollars in millions)
U.S. corporate$28,039 $1,726 $2,560 $355 $8,076 $165 $1,499 $116 
Foreign corporate24,694 1,679 3,465 487 10,011 404 2,834 327 
Foreign government14,173 886 6,360 1,071 7,812 319 5,377 502 
U.S. government and agency16,795 724 2,225 420 14,419 138 1,571 138 
RMBS16,253 889 2,143 235 10,363 158 417 30 
ABS & CLO14,605 347 1,127 47 8,150 39 804 20 
Municipals4,175 382 84 16 524 10 65 3 
CMBS6,447 240 757 39 2,664 31 657 18 
Total fixed maturity securities AFS
$125,181 $6,873 $18,721 $2,670 $62,019 $1,264 $13,224 $1,154 
Investment grade$118,393 $6,493 $17,480 $2,498 $58,358 $1,123 $12,022 $1,025 
Below investment grade6,788 380 1,241 172 3,661 141 1,202 129 
Total fixed maturity securities AFS
$125,181 $6,873 $18,721 $2,670 $62,019 $1,264 $13,224 $1,154 
Total number of securities in an unrealized loss position10,263 1,652 4,774 979 
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(1)Excludes gross unrealized losses related to assets held-for-sale; these unrealized losses are included in AOCI as no component of equity is held-for-sale. See Note 3 for information on the Company’s business dispositions.
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss
The rollforward of ACL for fixed maturity securities AFS by sector is as follows:
U.S.
 Corporate		Foreign
Corporate		Foreign
Government		CMBSTotal
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022(In millions)
Balance, at beginning of period$30 $28 $19 $14 $91 
Additions:
ACL not previously recorded
13 67 207 — 287 
Changes for securities with previously recorded ACL
— 7 — — 7 
Reductions:
Securities sold or exchanged(8)— — — (8)
Write-offs
(22)— — — (22)
Balance, at end of period$13 $102 $226 $14 $355 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Balance, at beginning of period$44 $16 $21 $— $81 
Additions:
ACL not previously recorded
— 21 — 7 28 
Reductions:
Changes for securities with previously recorded ACL
(1)(4)— — (5)
Securities sold or exchanged— — — — — 
Write-offs
— — — — — 
Balance, at end of period$43 $33 $21 $7 $104 
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI
The following table presents equity securities by security type. Common stock includes common stock, exchange traded funds, mutual funds and real estate investment trusts.
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
CostNet Unrealized
Gains (Losses) (1)		Estimated
Fair Value		CostNet Unrealized
Gains (Losses) (1)		Estimated
Fair Value
Security Type
(In millions)
Common stock$550 $272 $822 $784 $295 $1,079 
Non-redeemable preferred stock169 (3)166 189 1 190 
Total
$719 $269 $988 $973 $296 $1,269 
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(1)Represents cumulative changes in estimated fair value, recognized in earnings, and not in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“OCI”).
The following table presents these investments by asset type. Contractholder-directed investments supporting unit-linked variable annuity type liabilities (“Unit-linked investments”) are primarily equity securities (including mutual funds) and, to a lesser extent, fixed income investments and cash and cash equivalents.
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Cost or
Amortized
Cost		Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses) (1)		Estimated
Fair Value		Cost or
Amortized
Cost		Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses) (1)		Estimated
Fair Value
Asset Type
(Dollars in millions)
Unit-linked investments
$8,509 $1,332 $9,841 $8,643 $1,897 $10,540 
FVO Securities
1,261 316 1,577 1,243 359 1,602 
Total
$9,770 $1,648 $11,418 $9,886 $2,256 $12,142 
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(1)Represents cumulative changes in estimated fair value, recognized in earnings, and not in OCI.
Disclosure of Mortgage Loans Net of Valuation Allowance
Mortgage loans are summarized as follows at:
 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Portfolio SegmentCarrying
Value		% of
Total		Carrying
Value		% of
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Commercial$51,117 63.9 %$50,553 63.7 %
Agricultural17,882 22.4 18,111 22.8 
Residential11,465 14.4 11,196 14.1 
Total amortized cost
80,464 100.7 79,860 100.6 
Allowance for credit loss(615)(0.8)(634)(0.8)
Subtotal mortgage loans, net79,849 99.9 79,226 99.8 
Residential — FVO119 0.1 127 0.2 
Total mortgage loans, net
$79,968 100.0 %$79,353 100.0 %
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Provision for Loss, Net
The rollforward of ACL for mortgage loans, by portfolio segment, is as follows:
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
20222021
CommercialAgriculturalResidentialTotalCommercialAgriculturalResidentialTotal
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period
$340 $88 $206 $634 $252 $106 $232 $590 
Provision (release)(12)15 (21)(18)(5)(14)(30)(49)
Charge-offs, net of recoveries
— — (1)(1)— (13)— (13)
Balance, end of period
$328 $103 $184 $615 $247 $79 $202 $528 
Disclosure of the mortgage loans portfolio segment by the recorded investment, prior to valuation allowances, by credit quality indicator categories
The amortized cost of commercial mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and vintage year was as follows at March 31, 2022:
Credit Quality Indicator20222021202020192018PriorRevolving
Loans		Total% of
Total
(Dollars in millions)
LTV ratios:
Less than 65%
$1,134 $5,671 $4,841 $5,306 $5,547 $14,767 $2,300 $39,566 77.4 %
65% to 75%
528 1,528 744 2,577 1,404 2,177 — 8,958 17.5 
76% to 80%
5 29 52 411 201 309 — 1,007 2.0 
Greater than 80%
8 — — 4 79 1,495 — 1,586 3.1 
Total
$1,675 $7,228 $5,637 $8,298 $7,231 $18,748 $2,300 $51,117 100.0 %
DSCR:
> 1.20x
$1,652 $6,503 $5,325 $7,582 $6,689 $15,547 $2,300 $45,598 89.2 %
1.00x - 1.20x
— 297 18 76 258 907 — 1,556 3.0 
<1.00x
23 428 294 640 284 2,294 — 3,963 7.8 
Total
$1,675 $7,228 $5,637 $8,298 $7,231 $18,748 $2,300 $51,117 100.0 %
The amortized cost of agricultural mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and vintage year was as follows at March 31, 2022:
Credit Quality Indicator20222021202020192018PriorRevolving
Loans		Total% of
Total
(Dollars in millions)
LTV ratios:
Less than 65%
$437 $2,524 $2,765 $1,790 $2,497 $4,855 $1,045 $15,913 89.0 %
65% to 75%
100 328 377 233 116 602 82 1,838 10.3 
76% to 80%
— — — — — 11 — 11 — 
Greater than 80%
— — — 76 — 42 2 120 0.7 
Total
$537 $2,852 $3,142 $2,099 $2,613 $5,510 $1,129 $17,882 100.0 %
The amortized cost of residential mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and vintage year was as follows at March 31, 2022:
Credit Quality Indicator20222021202020192018PriorRevolving
Loans		Total% of
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Performance indicators:
Performing
$238 $1,296 $421 $1,125 $530 $7,305 $— $10,915 95.2 %
Nonperforming (1)
— 3 9 62 22 454 — 550 4.8 
Total
$238 $1,299 $430 $1,187 $552 $7,759 $— $11,465 100.0 %
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(1)Includes residential mortgage loans in process of foreclosure of $80 million and $70 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Schedule of Past Due and Non Accrual Mortgage Loans The past due and nonaccrual mortgage loans at amortized cost, prior to ACL, by portfolio segment, were as follows:
Past DueGreater than 90 Days Past Due
 and Still Accruing Interest		Nonaccrual
Portfolio SegmentMarch 31, 2022December 31, 2021March 31, 2022December 31, 2021March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
(In millions)
Commercial$3 $13 $3 $13 $155 $155 
Agricultural169 124 61 16 225 225 
Residential550 450 13 8 537 442 
Total$722 $587 $77 $37 $917 $822 
Disclosure Real Estate and Real Estate Joint Ventures Real estate investments, by income type, as well as income earned, were as follows at and for the periods indicated:
 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021Three Months
Ended
March 31,
 20222021
Income TypeCarrying ValueIncome
(In millions)
Leased real estate investments$5,028 $5,146 $106 $111 
Other real estate investments473 474 32 42 
Real estate joint ventures6,878 6,596 190 23 
Total real estate and real estate joint ventures
$12,379 $12,216 $328 $176 
Components of net unrealized investment gains (losses) included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
The components of net unrealized investment gains (losses), included in AOCI, were as follows:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities AFS
$6,413 $29,461 
Derivatives
1,861 2,061 
Other
337 389 
Subtotal
8,611 31,911 
Amounts allocated from:
Policyholder liabilities(427)(4,978)
DAC, VOBA and DSI
(743)(3,208)
Subtotal
(1,170)(8,186)
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)
(2,237)(6,031)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
5,204 17,694 
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests
(22)(23)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) attributable to MetLife, Inc.
$5,182 $17,671 
The changes in net unrealized investment gains (losses) were as follows:
Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period
$17,671 
Unrealized investment gains (losses) during the period
(23,300)
Unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to:
Policyholder liabilities4,551 
DAC, VOBA and DSI
2,465 
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)
3,794 
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
5,181 
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests
1 
Balance, end of period
$5,182 
Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses)
$(12,490)
Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests
1 
Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) attributable to MetLife, Inc.
$(12,489)
Securities Lending and Repurchase Agreements ransactions and agreements accounted for as secured borrowings were as follows:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Securities (1)Securities (1)
Agreement TypeEstimated
Fair Value		Cash Collateral
Received from
Counterparties
(2)		Reinvestment
Portfolio at
Estimated Fair
Value		Estimated
Fair Value		Cash Collateral
Received from
Counterparties
(2)		Reinvestment
Portfolio at
Estimated Fair
Value
(In millions)
Securities lending
$20,687 $21,077 $20,900 $20,654 $21,055 $21,319 
Repurchase agreements
$3,392 $3,325 $3,288 $3,416 $3,325 $3,357 
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(1)These securities were included within fixed maturity securities AFS, short-term investments and cash equivalents at March 31, 2022 and within fixed maturity securities AFS at December 31, 2021.
(2)The liability for cash collateral is included within payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions.
Contractual maturities of these transactions and agreements accounted for as secured borrowings were as follows:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Remaining MaturitiesRemaining Maturities
Security TypeOpen (1)1 Month
or Less		Over 1 Month
 to 6
Months		Over 6
Months
to 1 Year		TotalOpen (1)1 Month
or Less		Over 1 Month
 to 6
Months		Over 6
Months
to 1 Year		Total
(In millions)
Cash collateral liability by security type:
Securities lending:
U.S. government and agency
$5,873 $6,392 $7,720 $— $19,985 $5,900 $7,052 $7,055 $— $20,007 
Foreign government
— 328 715 — 1,043 — 285 762 — 1,047 
Agency RMBS— — 49 — 49 — — — — — 
U.S. corporate
— — — — — 1 — — — 1 
Total
$5,873 $6,720 $8,484 $— $21,077 $5,901 $7,337 $7,817 $— $21,055 
Repurchase agreements:
U.S. government and agency
$— $3,325 $— $— $3,325 $— $3,325 $— $— $3,325 
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(1)The related security could be returned to the Company on the next business day, which would require the Company to immediately return the cash collateral.
Invested Assets on Deposit, Held in Trust and Pledged as Collateral
Invested assets on deposit, held in trust and pledged as collateral are presented below at estimated fair value for all asset classes, except mortgage loans, which are presented at carrying value and were as follows at:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
(In millions)
Invested assets on deposit (regulatory deposits)
$1,744 $1,872 
Invested assets held in trust (external reinsurance agreements) (1)1,008 1,114 
Invested assets pledged as collateral (2)26,267 24,261 
Total invested assets on deposit, held in trust and pledged as collateral
$29,019 $27,247 
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(1)    Represents assets held in trust related to third-party reinsurance agreements. Excludes assets held in trust related to reinsurance agreements between wholly-owned subsidiaries of $2.0 billion and $2.1 billion at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
(2)     The Company has pledged invested assets in connection with various agreements and transactions, including funding agreements, secured debt and short-term debt related to repurchase agreements and a collateral financing arrangement (see Notes 4, 13 and 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2021 Annual Report) and derivative transactions (see Note 7).
Schedule of Variable Interest Entities
The following table presents the total assets and total liabilities relating to investment related VIEs for which the Company has concluded that it is the primary beneficiary and which are consolidated at:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Asset TypeTotal
Assets		Total
Liabilities		Total
Assets		Total
Liabilities
(In millions)
Investment funds (primarily other invested assets)$293 $1 $292 $1 
Renewable energy partnership (primarily other invested assets)80 1 79 — 
Other investments (primarily other assets)1 — 1 — 
Total
$374 $2 $372 $1 
Unconsolidated VIEs
The carrying amount and maximum exposure to loss relating to VIEs in which the Company holds a significant variable interest but is not the primary beneficiary and which have not been consolidated were as follows at:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Asset TypeCarrying
Amount		Maximum
Exposure
to Loss (1)		Carrying
Amount		Maximum
Exposure
to Loss (1)
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities AFS (2)$61,959 $61,959 $62,654 $62,654 
Other limited partnership interests
13,285 19,396 13,287 20,720 
Other invested assets
1,456 1,510 1,257 1,314 
Other investments
910 932 776 926 
Total
$77,610 $83,797 $77,974 $85,614 
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(1)The maximum exposure to loss relating to fixed maturity securities AFS is equal to their carrying amounts or the carrying amounts of retained interests. The maximum exposure to loss relating to other limited partnership interests is equal to the carrying amounts plus any unfunded commitments. For certain of its investments in other invested assets, the Company’s return is in the form of income tax credits which are guaranteed by creditworthy third parties. For such investments, the maximum exposure to loss is equal to the carrying amounts plus any unfunded commitments, reduced by income tax credits guaranteed by third parties of $6 million and $5 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Such a maximum loss would be expected to occur only upon bankruptcy of the issuer or investee.
(2)For variable interests in Structured Products included within fixed maturity securities AFS, the Company’s involvement is limited to that of a passive investor in mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities issued by trusts that do not have substantial equity.
Components of Net Investment Income
The composition of net investment income by asset type was as follows:
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
Asset Type20222021
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities AFS
$2,714 $2,753 
Equity securities
7 11 
FVO Securities(65)36 
Mortgage loans
824 863 
Policy loans
116 121 
Real estate and real estate joint ventures
328 176 
Other limited partnership interests
926 1,282 
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
31 25 
Operating joint ventures
18 23 
Other
126 54 
Subtotal investment income5,025 5,344 
Less: Investment expenses
242 237 
Subtotal, net
4,783 5,107 
Unit-linked investments(499)207 
Net investment income
$4,284 $5,314 
Components of Net Investment Gains (Losses)
The composition of net investment gains (losses) by asset type and transaction type was as follows:
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
Asset Type20222021
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities AFS$(598)$(67)
Equity securities
(50)75 
Mortgage loans44 60 
Real estate and real estate joint ventures (excluding changes in estimated fair value)
4 48 
Other limited partnership interests (excluding changes in estimated fair value)
18 (5)
Other gains (losses)
66 23 
Subtotal
(516)134 
Change in estimated fair value of other limited partnership interests and real estate joint ventures7 9 
Non-investment portfolio gains (losses)
(9)(9)
Subtotal
(2)— 
Net investment gains (losses)$(518)$134 
Transaction Type
Realized gains (losses) on investments sold or disposed$(211)$3 
Impairments(40)— 
Recognized gains (losses):
Change in allowance for credit loss recognized in earnings(243)22 
Unrealized net gains (losses) recognized in earnings(15)118 
Total recognized gains (losses)(258)140 
Non-investment portfolio gains (losses)(9)(9)
Net investment gains (losses)$(518)$134 
Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss)
The composition of net investment gains (losses) for these securities is as follows:
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
Fixed Maturity Securities AFS20222021
(In millions)
Proceeds
$14,024 $15,640 
Gross investment gains
$109 $218 
Gross investment (losses)(403)(259)
Realized gains (losses) on sales and disposals(294)(41)
Net credit loss (provision) release (change in ACL recognized in earnings)(264)(26)
Impairment (loss)
(40)— 
Net credit loss (provision) release and impairment (loss)(304)(26)
Net investment gains (losses)$(598)$(67)
Equity Securities
Realized gains (losses) on sales and disposals$(30)$(32)
Unrealized net gains (losses) recognized in earnings(20)107 
Net investment gains (losses)$(50)$75