The mistakes included insufficient practices that in some cases prematurely marked workers as deceased. For more than 25 years, MetLife's practice was to "presume annuitants had died or otherwise would never be found if they did not respond to only two mailing attempts" made more than five years apart, according to the SEC. MetLife also overstated reserves while understating income related to variable annuities, according to the SEC.
"Investors are entitled to the reliability and accuracy of financial information," said Marc Berger, Director of the SEC's New York Regional Office, "The Commission found that MetLife's insufficient internal controls caused longstanding accounting errors." The penalty fine from the SEC comes after two agreements that MetLife reached with state authorities in Massachusetts and New York over miscalculated pension payments,MetLife shares were little changed on the news, and are up
What a joke of a fine. Insurance companies are one of the biggest scammers out there.
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