Kandarian

"We were going in that direction before 2008, but it was slow going because it was a very competitive landscape," with European companies bidding for available properties and "real gems" like the AIG unit not then available for sale, Mr. Kandarian said in an interview Monday.

Investing Chief Rises to MetLife's Top Spot Leslie Scism 2011

While Mr. Henrikson's is a classic insurance-industry success story—he started as a MetLife agent selling policies over kitchen tables and rose through the ranks—Mr. Kandarian is one of a number of leaders in the industry with investment backgrounds.

Investing Chief Rises to MetLife's Top Spot Leslie Scism 2011

MetLife Inc. promoted Steven J. Goulart to chief investment officer, succeeding Steven A. Kandarian , who was promoted to become president and chief executive.

MetLife Names Goulart as Investments Chief Matt Jarzemsky 2011

Mr. Kandarian joined MetLife as the company's chief investment officer in 2005.

Investing Chief Rises to MetLife's Top Spot Leslie Scism 2011

"We do not believe it is appropriate for the overwhelming majority of our business to be governed by regulations written for banking institutions," said MetLife Chief Executive Steven Kandarian .

MetLife May Sell Bank Unit Erik Holm 2011

Mr. Kandarian said MetLife plans to submit a new capital proposal to the Fed in January and hoped to hear back by the end of the first quarter.

MetLife Expects Higher Profit in 2012 Erik Holm 2011

"I'm frustrated, as I am sure you are, by the performance of our stock," Chief Executive Steven Kandarian said at the start of the company's year-end presentation to analysts and investors.

MetLife Expects Higher Profit in 2012 Erik Holm 2011

—Even if the NFL hadn't awarded Super Bowl XLVIII to the stadium here, MetLife President and Chief Executive Steve Kandarian said his company still would have bought the naming rights to the Jets' and Giants' home, known, until Tuesday as the New Meadowlands Stadium.

Jets, Giants Welcome Fans to 'the Met' Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

Mr. Kandarian said the company is in the middle of a strategic review of all the companies' businesses, and said executives were willing to make substantial changes to their business model if needed.

MetLife Expects Higher Profit in 2012 Erik Holm 2011

Mr. Kandarian is credited with helping enhance the company's risk-management efforts and diversifying its investment portfolio, in part through the $5.4 billion sale of Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town, a residential development in New York City, in 2006 when the property market was still strong.

Investing Chief Rises to MetLife's Top Spot Leslie Scism 2011