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Bob Benmosche, the chief executive of American International Group claimed on Wednesday night that he remained "totally committed" to the troubled insurer.

After just three months as head of battered insurer American International Group, Robert Benmosche has threatened to leave his post as he struggles to deal with heavy government oversight and restrictions on what the bailed-out company wants to pay employees, according to a published report.

MetLife agreed last week to pay $50 million to settle a class action claim that it had defrauded 8.6 million policy holders when it converted from a mutual company in 2000 to one that is publicly traded.

The $3 billion loan backed by Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan was transferred to a special servicer at the request of Tishman Speyer Properties Inc.

AIG said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year.

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Prudential Financial Inc , the No. 2 U.S. life insurer, said on Wednesday it had a third-quarter profit, reversing a year earlier loss, on record annuity sales and better performance in its investment portfolios.

MetLife Inc. , the biggest U.S. life insurer, said the corporate debt rally reversed more than $15 billion of unrealized losses in the holdings.

MetLife Inc. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30. Metlife Inc.

" November 3, 2009 - " MetLife, a provider of dental plan administration for over 21 million people, today announced more options for dentists and allied health care professionals seeking to enhance their professional development through its dental continuing education program.

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Unity Life of Canada announced Monday the completion of the assumption reinsurance agreement under which Unity Life has acquired substantially all of the insurance business of MetLife Canada, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc.

1 U.S. life insurer, posted its third straight quarterly loss on Thursday, hurt by investment losses, some of which were tied to improvement in the company's own credit spreads.

Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of 87c on revenue of $12.25B. The consensus range is 76c-$1.03 for EPS, and $11.88B-$12.64B for revenue.

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MetLife, Inc third quarter revenues fell 1.6% to $12.4 billion and net loss was $650 million or 79 cents a share.

Source: Wordcount: MetLife Inc. posted its third straight quarterly net loss, hurt by millions in losses on derivatives, but operating income for the largest U.S. life insurer jumped 18% from the same period a year ago.

NEW YORK a ' U.S. stocks tumbled, ending a seven-month streak of gains for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, as declines in consumer confidence and spending and the threat of a CIT Group Inc.

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Alcatel-Lucent, down 48 cents at $3.69 The telecommunications equipment maker saw its net loss widen in the third quarter as European phone companies cut back on spending.

MetLife Inc. October 30, 2009 8:00 am ET Executives Conor Murphy a ' IR Rob Henrikson a ' Chairman, President and CEO Steve Kandarian a ' EVP and Chief Investment Officer Bill Wheeler a ' EVP and CFO Stanley Talbi - EVP Analysts Tom Gallagher - CSFB Eric Berg - Barclays Capital Suneet Kamath - Sanford Bernstein John Nadel - Sterne, Agee & Leach ...