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MetLife Swings to $835 Million Profit on Investments BusinessWeek

29.04.10

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By Andrew Frye and Sapna Maheshwari

April 29 (Bloomberg) -- MetLife Inc., the biggest U.S. life insurer, swung to a profit in the first quarter as investments improved. The company gained in extended trading in New York.

Net income was $835 million, or 97 cents a share, compared with a loss of $544 million, or 71 cents, in the year-earlier period, New York-based MetLife said in a statement. Excluding some investment results, profit was $1.01 a share, beating the 98-cent average estimate of 17 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

MetLife, which lost $2.25 billion last year, is seeking to expand as profits return. Chief Executive Officer Robert Henrikson agreed in March to buy a non-U.S. life insurer from American International Group Inc. for about $15.5 billion. He’s tapping debt and equity investors for the purchase, which will bring MetLife business in emerging economies including Brazil and Russia.

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EXCLUSIONS OF TRAVEL MEDICAL INSURANCE

Traveling abroad is always a thrilling experience. But can the excitement be similar if you or any of your family members falls sick or gets injured while traveling? Imagine what would happen if you discover that your general travel health insurance does not cover international emergencies. Isn’t it horrifying?

Most travelers believe that their traditional medical insurance offers adequate coverage even while they are overseas. But the fact is that only travel insurance are designed for international travel. All insurance policies have exclusions and travel health insurance is no different. However, it is imperative to be well informed in the clearest possible way about what you are and aren’t covered for.

Pre-existing medical conditions tops the list of exclusions. Pre-existing conditions include pregnancy or difficulties related to the same, any ongoing medical or dental condition, any condition for which you take treatment or any surgical conditions. Besides, mental disorder, anxiety or depression, traveling against the advice of the medical doctor is not covered by travel health insurance in any circumstances.

Other exclusions include medical tourism. Your travel health insurance may not cover expenses incurred while receiving a particular medical treatment overseas. Hence, travel health insurance may not be helpful in case you plan to go abroad for cosmetic surgery or for the purpose of obtaining treatment acknowledged by the doctor.

There are some extreme events and circumstances which are excluded by travel health insurance policies when you are abroad. These include losses incurred due to war or war-like situations, biological attacks, nuclear terrorism, natural disasters or epidemics. These kinds of exclusions are commonly found in almost all travel health insurance policies.

Additionally, even high risk sports do not qualify under travel health insurance. Sports involving bodily contact such as mountaineering, skydiving, skiing, caving, riding in races, bungee jumping, parachuting, etc are excluded from the clauses of medical insurance for travelers. Some policies offer coverage for these hazardous sports, if an additional rider is bought by paying additional premium.

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