As an Investor
Our Approach
MetLife’s general account (GA) investment portfolio helps finance job creation, business growth and community development around the world. As a global financial services company, our investments help us keep the financial promises we make to our customers. MetLife's GA investment portfolio, with GA assets under management (GA AUM) of $418.2 billion,1 is invested for the long term. We seek investments that provide diversification and offer stable, secure and competitive, risk-adjusted returns. We evaluate risks, including financially material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, that we believe have an impact on investment performance. Our sizable and diversified investment portfolio is integral to helping MetLife live our purpose.
Governance
MetLife’s Chief Investment Officer oversees sustainability efforts related to MetLife’s GA investment portfolio. The Investment Committee of MetLife’s Board of Directors:
- Oversees the management of MetLife’s investment activities;
- Reviews management reports on MetLife’s investment activities and performance and on the conformity of those activities to authorizations and guidelines; and
- Oversees the management and mitigation of risks associated with MetLife’s GA investment portfolio, including climate-related risks and opportunities, in coordination with MetLife’s Finance and Risk Committee.
MetLife’s sustainability-related investment initiatives are reported to the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee of MetLife’s Board of Directors regularly.
Highlights
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#1 Investment Manager
Investment Management
MIM,8 our institutional investment management business, manages most of MetLife’s GA investment portfolio, as well as third-party institutional client portfolios. MIM is a global investment manager with specialist investment teams that support MetLife’s GA investment portfolio’s objectives. This includes considering financially material risks and opportunities in decision-making and being a responsible investor as a means to managing a long-term, value-driven portfolio.
MIM has been a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) since 2019, committing to adopt and implement PRI’s six principles. See MIM’s 2024 Public Transparency Report and Assessment Report for more information.
Internal committees, such as the Sustainable Investment Council, provide forums for information sharing and discussion to support sustainable investing activities.
