Insurer MetLife's quarterly profit beats on rebound in investment income
Insurer MetLife's quarterly profit beats on rebound in investment income
Nov 3 (Reuters) - U.S. insurer MetLife Inc MET.N blew past Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as strong investment gains helped cushion a hit from coronavirus-related claims.
路透11月3日電-美國大都會人壽(MET.N：行情)週三公佈第三季獲利超過華爾街預估，因強勁的投資收益幫助緩衝了冠狀病毒相關索賠的打擊.
The company reported adjusted profit of $2.1 billion, or $2.39 per share compared to $1.6 billion, or $1.73 per share, a year earlier. Analysts on average had expected a profit of $1.74 per share, according to Refinitiv data.
該公司公佈調整後利潤為21億美元，合每股2.39美元，而去年同期為16億美元，合每股1.73美元。根據Refinitiv的數據，分析師平均預期每股利潤為1.74美元。
Global life insurers have been benefiting from a rebound in investment income, helping them offset increased payouts related to the health crisis. Total variable investment income more than doubled to $1.41 billion from a year earlier.
全球壽險公司一直受益於投資收入的反彈，幫助它們抵消了與健康危機相關的支出增加的影響。總可變投資收入比上年同期增加了一倍多，達到14.1億美元。
"MetLife delivered another very strong quarter. Outstanding variable investment income more than offset elevated COVID claims..." Chief Executive Michel Khala said in a statement.
“大都會人壽又一次實現了非常強勁的季度業績。未償還的可變投資收入抵消了COVID索賠增加的影響……”首席執行長米歇爾·哈拉(Michel Khala)在一份聲明中表示。
The New York-based insurer, which had earlier said that the worst of the pandemic was behind it, reported an 18% jump in net investment income to $5.57 billion on strong returns from private-equity investments.
這家總部位於紐約的保險公司早些時候曾表示，疫情最糟糕的時期已經過去。該公司公佈，由於私募股權投資的強勁回報，淨投資收入躍升18%，至55.7億美元。
Rival Prudential Financial Inc PRU.N too had reported solid quarterly adjusted profit, driven by strong performances at the U.S. insurer's life and annuity units.
競爭對手保誠金融(Prudential Financial Inc)PRU.N也公佈了強勁的季度調整後利潤，受這家美國保險公司人壽和年金部門強勁表現的推動。
Adjusted earnings at Metlife's U.S. business fell 1%, while Asia clocked a 22% jump, helping offset weakness in Latin America, where its business was hurt by higher COVID-19-related claims.
大都會人壽美國業務調整後收益下降1%，亞洲業務增長22%，幫助抵消了拉美業務的疲軟。大都會人壽在拉美的業務受到新冠肺炎相關索賠增加的影響。
It reported net derivative losses of $218 million in the quarter ended Sept. 30. The insurer holds a book of derivatives to hedge against market volatility.
該公司報告稱，截至9月1日的季度，衍生品淨虧損2.18億美元。30.這家保險公司持有一本衍生品賬簿，以對衝市場波動。
Such gains do not indicate the actual performance of the company, but reflect the effect of accounting rules, an issue that has occurred in some previous quarters too.
這樣的收益並不表明公司的實際業績，但反映了會計規則的影響，這一問題也在前幾個季度發生過。
(Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)
(Noor Zainab Hussain在孟加拉國報道；Arun Koyyur編輯)
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