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MetLife Completes $10 Billion Variable Annuity Risk Transfer Transaction
NEW YORK, December 01, 2025--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced it has completed its previously announced $10 billion variable annuity risk transfer transaction with Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company (Talcott), a life insurance and annuities subsidiary of Talcott Financial Group. Expected foregone annual adjusted earnings total of approximately $100 million will be partially offset by annual hedge cost savings of approximately $45 million.
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