MetLife operating profit falls as investment income declines

(Reuters) - Insurer MetLife Inc's operating profit fell 19 percent as its investment income declined and expenses rose.

The company's net operating profit fell to $1.33 billion, or $1.20 per share, in the first quarter ended March 31 from $1.64 billion, or $1.44 per share, a year earlier.

MetLife's operating revenue declined 2 percent to $16.61 billion.

(Reporting By Sudarshan Varadhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)