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MetLife profit more than doubles on derivative gains


    (Reuters) - MetLife Inc , the largest U.S. life insurer, said quarterly profit more than doubled, helped by gains from its derivatives program.

    The company's net profit rose to $2.06 billion, or $1.81 per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, from $942 million, or 84 cents per share, a year earlier.

    (Reporting By Neha Dimri in Bangalore; Editing by Maju Samuel)