REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Contract Owners of
General American Separate Account Two
and Board of Directors of
Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of General American Separate Account Two (the "Separate Account") of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (the "Company") comprising each of the individual Divisions listed in Note 2 as of December 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights in Note 7 for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Divisions constituting the Separate Account of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Separate Account's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Separate Account's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Separate Account in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Separate Account is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Separate Account's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of December 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian or mutual fund companies. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Tampa, Florida
March 22, 2024

We have served as the Separate Account's auditor since 2000.


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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2023

    BHFTI MFS®
Research
International
Division
  BHFTII BlackRock
Ultra-Short
Term Bond
Division
  BHFTII Brighthouse/
Wellington
Balanced
Division
  BHFTII Jennison
Growth
Division
 

Assets:

 

Investments at fair value

 

$

1,004,123

   

$

292,015

   

$

6,409,439

   

$

11,286,286

   

Total Assets

   

1,004,123

     

292,015

     

6,409,439

     

11,286,286

   

Liabilities:

 

Accrued fees

   

11

     

16

     

     

   
Due to Metropolitan Tower Life
Insurance Company
   

583

     

     

871

     

5,057

   

Total Liabilities

   

594

     

16

     

871

     

5,057

   

Net Assets

 

$

1,003,529

   

$

291,999

   

$

6,408,568

   

$

11,281,229

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (Concluded)

December 31, 2023

    BHFTII MetLife
Aggregate
Bond Index
Division
  BHFTII MetLife
Stock Index
Division
  BHFTII MFS®
Value
Division
  Fidelity® VIP
Equity-Income
Division
 

Assets:

 

Investments at fair value

 

$

430,188

   

$

25,231,616

   

$

4,234,229

   

$

5,785,191

   

Total Assets

   

430,188

     

25,231,616

     

4,234,229

     

5,785,191

   

Liabilities:

 

Accrued fees

   

12

     

     

20

     

   
Due to Metropolitan Tower Life
Insurance Company
   

603

     

4,266

     

35

     

3,034

   

Total Liabilities

   

615

     

4,266

     

55

     

3,034

   

Net Assets

 

$

429,573

   

$

25,227,350

   

$

4,234,174

   

$

5,782,157

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2023

    BHFTI MFS®
Research
International
Division
  BHFTII BlackRock
Ultra-Short
Term Bond
Division
  BHFTII Brighthouse/
Wellington
Balanced
Division
  BHFTII Jennison
Growth
Division
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

18,205

   

$

5,337

   

$

132,144

   

$

   

Expenses:

 
Mortality and expense risk
charges
   

10,464

     

3,046

     

61,137

     

102,771

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

7,741

     

2,291

     

71,007

     

(102,771

)

 
Net Realized and Change in
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments:
 

Realized gain distributions

   

20,316

     

6

     

46,468

     

   
Realized gains (losses) on sale of
investments
   

7,333

     

880

     

1,302

     

(353,475

)

 

Net realized gains (losses)

   

27,649

     

886

     

47,770

     

(353,475

)

 
Change in unrealized gains (losses)
on investments
   

85,055

     

8,788

     

844,609

     

4,706,528

   
Net realized and change in
unrealized gains (losses) on
investments
   

112,704

     

9,674

     

892,379

     

4,353,053

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
 

$

120,445

   

$

11,965

   

$

963,386

   

$

4,250,282

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    BHFTII MetLife
Aggregate
Bond Index
Division
  BHFTII MetLife
Stock Index
Division
  BHFTII MFS®
Value
Division
  Fidelity® VIP
Equity-Income
Division
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

13,460

   

$

345,180

   

$

78,143

   

$

110,709

   

Expenses:

 
Mortality and expense risk
charges
   

4,596

     

245,825

     

38,288

     

57,217

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

8,864

     

99,355

     

39,855

     

53,492

   
Net Realized and Change in
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments:
 

Realized gain distributions

   

     

1,630,486

     

493,785

     

166,180

   
Realized gains (losses) on sale of
investments
   

(7,806

)

   

771,814

     

(33,605

)

   

47,042

   

Net realized gains (losses)

   

(7,806

)

   

2,402,300

     

460,180

     

213,222

   
Change in unrealized gains (losses)
on investments
   

17,511

     

2,830,457

     

(205,956

)

   

257,668

   
Net realized and change in
unrealized gains (losses) on
investments
   

9,705

     

5,232,757

     

254,224

     

470,890

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
 

$

18,569

   

$

5,332,112

   

$

294,079

   

$

524,382

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

    BHFTI MFS®
Research
International
Division
  BHFTII BlackRock
Ultra-Short
Term Bond
Division
  BHFTII Brighthouse/
Wellington
Balanced
Division
  BHFTII Jennison
Growth
Division
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

7,741

   

$

12,247

   

$

2,291

   

$

(3,159

)

 

$

71,007

   

$

44,802

   

$

(102,771

)

 

$

(113,165

)

 

Net realized gains (losses)

   

27,649

     

85,219

     

886

     

(8

)

   

47,770

     

837,011

     

(353,475

)

   

2,485,306

   
Change in unrealized gains
(losses) on investments
   

85,055

     

(344,784

)

   

8,788

     

4,541

     

844,609

     

(2,161,523

)

   

4,706,528

     

(8,722,826

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets resulting
from operations
   

120,445

     

(247,318

)

   

11,965

     

1,374

     

963,386

     

(1,279,710

)

   

4,250,282

     

(6,350,685

)

 

Contract Transactions:

 
Purchase payments received
from contract owners
   

810

     

870

     

     

     

1,140

     

39,229

     

4,244

     

64,735

   
Net transfers (including
fixed account)
   

(3,259

)

   

(16,130

)

   

     

     

(109,195

)

   

(28,989

)

   

(205,138

)

   

(351,439

)

 
Transfers for contract benefits
and terminations
   

(190,513

)

   

(59,191

)

   

(37,879

)

   

(2,550

)

   

(176,666

)

   

(195,827

)

   

(1,850,914

)

   

(779,673

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets resulting from
contract transactions
   

(192,962

)

   

(74,451

)

   

(37,879

)

   

(2,550

)

   

(284,721

)

   

(185,587

)

   

(2,051,808

)

   

(1,066,377

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets
   

(72,517

)

   

(321,769

)

   

(25,914

)

   

(1,176

)

   

678,665

     

(1,465,297

)

   

2,198,474

     

(7,417,062

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

1,076,046

     

1,397,815

     

317,913

     

319,089

     

5,729,903

     

7,195,200

     

9,082,755

     

16,499,817

   

End of year

 

$

1,003,529

   

$

1,076,046

   

$

291,999

   

$

317,913

   

$

6,408,568

   

$

5,729,903

   

$

11,281,229

   

$

9,082,755

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    BHFTII MetLife
Aggregate
Bond Index
Division
  BHFTII MetLife
Stock Index
Division
  BHFTII MFS®
Value
Division
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

8,864

   

$

8,516

   

$

99,355

   

$

73,898

   

$

39,855

   

$

34,012

   

Net realized gains (losses)

   

(7,806

)

   

(6,730

)

   

2,402,300

     

2,830,185

     

460,180

     

705,358

   
Change in unrealized gains
(losses) on investments
   

17,511

     

(86,096

)

   

2,830,457

     

(8,424,792

)

   

(205,956

)

   

(1,097,733

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets resulting
from operations
   

18,569

     

(84,310

)

   

5,332,112

     

(5,520,709

)

   

294,079

     

(358,363

)

 

Contract Transactions:

 
Purchase payments received
from contract owners
   

     

     

125,735

     

100,758

     

4,410

     

4,110

   
Net transfers (including
fixed account)
   

(43,309

)

   

     

(691,741

)

   

526,039

     

(1,301

)

   

1,344

   
Transfers for contract benefits
and terminations
   

(9,552

)

   

(96,912

)

   

(2,385,712

)

   

(1,375,332

)

   

(348,527

)

   

(786,101

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets resulting from
contract transactions
   

(52,861

)

   

(96,912

)

   

(2,951,718

)

   

(748,535

)

   

(345,418

)

   

(780,647

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets
   

(34,292

)

   

(181,222

)

   

2,380,394

     

(6,269,244

)

   

(51,339

)

   

(1,139,010

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

463,865

     

645,087

     

22,846,956

     

29,116,200

     

4,285,513

     

5,424,523

   

End of year

 

$

429,573

   

$

463,865

   

$

25,227,350

   

$

22,846,956

   

$

4,234,174

   

$

4,285,513

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS — (Concluded)

For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

    Fidelity® VIP
Equity-Income
Division
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

53,492

   

$

52,503

   

Net realized gains (losses)

   

213,222

     

239,487

   
Change in unrealized gains
(losses) on investments
   

257,668

     

(686,515

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets resulting
from operations
   

524,382

     

(394,525

)

 

Contract Transactions:

 
Purchase payments received
from contract owners
   

1,819

     

3,340

   
Net transfers (including
fixed account)
   

(148,994

)

   

(9,191

)

 
Transfers for contract benefits
and terminations
   

(476,967

)

   

(369,293

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets resulting from
contract transactions
   

(624,142

)

   

(375,144

)

 
Net increase (decrease)
in net assets
   

(99,760

)

   

(769,669

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

5,881,917

     

6,651,586

   

End of year

 

$

5,782,157

   

$

5,881,917

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  ORGANIZATION

General American Separate Account Two (the "Separate Account"), a separate account of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (the "Company"), was established by the Board of Directors of General American Life Insurance Company ("GALIC") on October 22, 1970 to support operations of GALIC with respect to certain variable annuity contracts (the "Contracts"). Effective after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on April 27, 2018, GALIC merged with and into the Company while concurrently changing the state of domicile to Nebraska (the "Merger"). Upon the Merger, the Separate Account became a separate account of the Company. The Company is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The Separate Account is registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is subject to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the Nebraska Department of Insurance.

The Separate Account is divided into Divisions, each of which is treated as an individual accounting entity for financial reporting purposes. Each Division invests in shares of the corresponding portfolio (with the same name) of registered investment management companies (the "Trusts"), which are presented below:

Brighthouse Funds Trust I ("BHFTI")

Brighthouse Funds Trust II ("BHFTII")

Fidelity®​ Variable Insurance Products ("Fidelity VIP")

The assets of each of the Divisions of the Separate Account are registered in the name of the Company. Under applicable insurance law, the assets and liabilities of the Separate Account are clearly identified and distinguished from the Company's other assets and liabilities. The portion of the Separate Account's assets applicable to the Contracts cannot be used for liabilities arising out of any other business conducted by the Company.

2.  LIST OF DIVISIONS

Purchase payments, less any applicable charges, applied to the Separate Account are invested in one or more Divisions in accordance with the selection made by the Contract owner. The following Divisions had net assets as of December 31, 2023:

BHFTI MFS®​ Research International Division

BHFTII BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Division

BHFTII Brighthouse/Wellington Balanced Division

BHFTII Jennison Growth Division

BHFTII MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Division

BHFTII MetLife Stock Index Division

BHFTII MFS®​ Value Division

Fidelity®​ VIP Equity-Income Division

3.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") applicable for variable annuity separate accounts registered as unit investment trusts, which follow the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946, Investment Companies.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on the sales of investments are computed on the basis of the average cost of the investment sold. Income from dividends and realized gain distributions are recorded on the ex-distribution date.


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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

3.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — (Concluded)

Security Valuation

A Division's investment in shares of a portfolio of the Trusts is valued at fair value based on the closing net asset value ("NAV"). All changes in fair value are recorded as changes in unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the statements of operations of the applicable Divisions. The Separate Account defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Each Division invests in shares of open-end mutual funds which calculate a daily NAV based on the fair value of the underlying securities in their portfolios. As a result, and as required by law, shares of open-end mutual funds are purchased and redeemed at their daily NAV as reported by the Trusts at the close of each business day.

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement ("ASC 820") provides that the Separate Account is not required to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient. Additionally, ASC 820 does not require certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient. The Separate Account's investments in shares of a portfolio of the Trusts are using NAV as a practical expedient, therefore investments are not categorized within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy.

Federal Income Taxes

The operations of the Separate Account form a part of the total operations of the Company and are not taxed separately. The Company is taxed as a life insurance company under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). Under the current provisions of the IRC, the Company does not expect to incur federal income taxes on the earnings of the Separate Account to the extent the earnings are credited under the Contracts. Accordingly, no charge is currently being made to the Separate Account for federal income taxes. The Company will periodically review the status of this policy in the event of changes in the tax law. A charge may be made in future years for any federal income taxes that would be attributable to the Contracts.

Annuity Payouts

Net assets allocated to Contracts in the annuity payout period are computed according to industry standard mortality tables and, if any, are shown in net assets from Contracts in payout on the statements of assets and liabilities. The assumed investment return is 4.0 percent. The mortality risk is fully borne by the Company and may result in additional amounts being transferred into the Separate Account by the Company to cover greater longevity of annuitants than expected. Conversely, if amounts allocated exceed amounts required, transfers may be made to the Company. There were no Contracts in payout/annuitization at December 31, 2023. Annuity payouts, if any, are included in transfers for Contract benefits and terminations on the statements of changes in net assets of the applicable Divisions.

Purchase Payments

Purchase payments received from Contract owners by the Company are credited as accumulation units as of the end of the valuation period in which received, as provided in the prospectus for the Contracts, and are reported as Contract transactions on the statements of changes in net assets of the applicable Divisions.

Net Transfers

Assets transferred by the Contract owner into or out of Divisions within the Separate Account or into or out of the fixed account, which is part of the Company's general account, are recorded on a net basis as net transfers in the statements of changes in net assets of the applicable Divisions.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported herein. Actual results could differ from these estimates.


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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

4.  EXPENSES & CONTRACT CHARGES

The following annual Separate Account charge paid to the Company is an asset-based charge assessed through a daily reduction in unit values which is recorded as an expense in the accompanying statements of operations of the applicable Divisions:

Mortality and Expense Risk — The mortality risk assumed by the Company is the risk that those insured may die sooner than anticipated and therefore, the Company will pay an aggregate amount of death benefits greater than anticipated. The expense risk assumed is the risk that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Contracts will exceed the amounts realized from the administrative charges assessed against the Contracts. In addition, the charge compensates the Company for the risk that the insured (the annuitant) may live longer than estimated and the Company would be obligated to pay more in income payments than anticipated.

The table below represents the effective annual rate for the charge for the year ended December 31, 2023:

Mortality and Expense Risk

   

1.00

%*

 

The above referenced charge may not necessarily correspond to the costs associated with providing the services or benefits indicated by the designation of the charge or associated with a particular Contract.

Separate Accounts charges referred to in this disclosure are for current charges of the Contracts. A Contract administrative charge of $10 is assessed on an annual basis for Contracts sold before May 1982. In addition, a transfer fee of $5 is imposed whenever assets are transferred between the Company's general account and the Separate Account for Contracts sold before May 1982. The Company is currently waiving the Contract administrative charge and the transfer fee, but reserves the right to impose such charges in the future. The Contracts impose a surrender charge which ranges from 0.0 percent to 9.0 percent if the Contract is partially or fully surrendered within the specified surrender charge period. These charges are paid to the Company, assessed through redemption of units, and recorded as Contract charges in the accompanying statements of changes in net assets of the applicable Divisions for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. There were no such charges for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

*For Contracts issued prior to February 23, 1998 that are invested in BHFTII MFS®​ Value Division, daily adjustments to values in the Separate Account are made to fully offset the effect of a $10 administrative fee charged to the BHFTII MFS®​ Value Division by the Company which equates to an annual ratio of 0.75% for these net assets.


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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

5.  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

   

As of December 31, 2023

  For the year ended
December 31, 2023
 
   

Shares

 

Cost ($)

  Cost of
Purchases ($)
  Proceeds
from Sales ($)
 

BHFTI MFS®​ Research International Division

   

82,985

     

943,302

     

40,060

     

204,379

   

BHFTII BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Division

   

2,792

     

279,774

     

6,725

     

42,268

   

BHFTII Brighthouse/Wellington Balanced Division

   

355,882

     

6,129,549

     

248,926

     

415,333

   

BHFTII Jennison Growth Division

   

787,598

     

10,720,924

     

5,351

     

2,154,972

   

BHFTII MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Division

   

45,188

     

482,998

     

13,497

     

56,866

   

BHFTII MetLife Stock Index Division

   

415,951

     

19,291,146

     

2,981,014

     

4,197,599

   

BHFTII MFS®​ Value Division

   

304,183

     

4,565,677

     

577,141

     

388,776

   

Fidelity®​ VIP Equity-Income Division

   

232,804

     

5,237,421

     

279,219

     

680,669

   


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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

6.  SCHEDULES OF UNITS
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

    BHFTI MFS®
Research
International
Division
  BHFTII BlackRock
Ultra-Short
Term Bond
Division
  BHFTII Brighthouse/
Wellington
Balanced
Division
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

Units beginning of year

   

33,417

     

35,542

     

16,136

     

16,266

     

55,601

     

57,321

   
Units issued and transferred
from other funding options
   

68

     

50

     

66

     

     

662

     

358

   
Units redeemed and transferred
to other funding options
   

(5,641

)

   

(2,175

)

   

(1,952

)

   

(130

)

   

(3,081

)

   

(2,078

)

 

Units end of year

   

27,844

     

33,417

     

14,250

     

16,136

     

53,182

     

55,601

   

 

    BHFTII MFS®
Value
Division
  Fidelity® VIP
Equity-Income
Division
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

Units beginning of year

   

25,671

     

30,825

     

72,674

     

77,334

   
Units issued and transferred
from other funding options
   

43

     

55

     

45

     

149

   
Units redeemed and transferred
to other funding options
   

(2,070

)

   

(5,209

)

   

(7,505

)

   

(4,809

)

 

Units end of year

   

23,644

     

25,671

     

65,214

     

72,674

   


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    BHFTII Jennison
Growth
Division
  BHFTII MetLife
Aggregate
Bond Index
Division
  BHFTII MetLife
Stock Index
Division
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

Units beginning of year

   

107,090

     

117,740

     

12,258

     

14,668

     

112,748

     

116,229

   
Units issued and transferred
from other funding options
   

73

     

1,945

     

     

21

     

4,367

     

5,791

   
Units redeemed and transferred
to other funding options
   

(19,508

)

   

(12,595

)

   

(1,359

)

   

(2,431

)

   

(17,272

)

   

(9,272

)

 

Units end of year

   

87,655

     

107,090

     

10,899

     

12,258

     

99,843

     

112,748

   


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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

7.  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Company sells a number of variable annuity products which have unique combinations of features and fees, some of which directly affect the unit values of the Divisions. Differences in the fee structures result in a variety of unit values, expense ratios, and total returns.

The following table is a summary of unit values and units outstanding for the Contracts, net assets, net investment income ratios, expense ratios, excluding expenses for the underlying portfolio, and total return ratios for the five years ended December 31, 2023:

       

As of December 31

 

For the year ended December 31

 
       

Units

 

Unit Value
Lowest to
Highest ($)

 

Net
Assets ($)

 

Investment1
Income
Ratio (%)

 

Expense2
Ratio
Lowest to
Highest (%)

 

Total3
Return
Lowest to
Highest (%)

 

BHFTI MFS®​ Research

   

2023

     

27,844

     

36.04

     

1,003,529

     

1.74

     

1.00

   

11.93

 

International Division

   

2022

     

33,417

     

32.20

     

1,076,046

     

2.09

     

1.00

   

(18.13)

 
     

2021

     

35,542

     

39.33

     

1,397,815

     

1.14

     

1.00

   

10.87

 
     

2020

     

36,514

     

35.47

     

1,295,306

     

2.48

     

1.00

   

12.14

 
     

2019

     

39,672

     

31.63

     

1,254,917

     

1.54

     

1.00

   

27.41

 

BHFTII BlackRock

   

2023

     

14,250

     

20.49

     

291,999

     

1.75

     

1.00

   

4.01

 

Ultra-Short Term Bond

   

2022

     

16,136

     

19.70

     

317,913

     

     

1.00

   

0.44

 

Division

   

2021

     

16,266

     

19.62

     

319,089

     

0.34

     

1.00

   

(1.19)

 
     

2020

     

16,454

     

19.85

     

326,643

     

1.78

     

1.00

   

(0.57)

 
     

2019

     

22,785

     

19.97

     

454,933

     

1.80

     

1.00

   

1.11

 

BHFTII

   

2023

     

53,182

     

120.50

     

6,408,568

     

2.15

     

1.00

   

16.93

 

Brighthouse/Wellington

   

2022

     

55,601

     

103.05

     

5,729,903

     

1.72

     

1.00

   

(17.90)

 

Balanced Division

   

2021

     

57,321

     

125.52

     

7,195,200

     

1.84

     

1.00

   

12.89

 
     

2020

     

60,826

     

111.19

     

6,763,415

     

2.21

     

1.00

   

16.55

 
     

2019

     

63,694

     

95.40

     

6,076,604

     

2.21

     

1.00

   

21.77

 

BHFTII Jennison Growth

   

2023

     

87,655

     

128.70

     

11,281,229

     

     

1.00

   

51.74

 

Division

   

2022

     

107,090

     

84.81

     

9,082,755

     

     

1.00

   

(39.48)

 
     

2021

     

117,740

     

140.14

     

16,499,817

     

     

1.00

   

16.00

 
     

2020

     

130,993

     

120.80

     

15,824,530

     

0.22

     

1.00

   

55.23

 
     

2019

     

145,636

     

77.82

     

11,333,430

     

0.45

     

1.00

   

31.51

 

BHFTII MetLife Aggregate

   

2023

     

10,899

     

39.41

     

429,573

     

2.92

     

1.00

   

4.15

 

Bond Index Division

   

2022

     

12,258

     

37.84

     

463,865

     

2.64

     

1.00

   

(13.96)

 
     

2021

     

14,668

     

43.98

     

645,087

     

2.29

     

1.00

   

(2.90)

 
     

2020

     

18,862

     

45.30

     

854,379

     

2.95

     

1.00

   

6.14

 
     

2019

     

20,388

     

42.67

     

870,028

     

3.16

     

1.00

   

7.55

 

BHFTII MetLife Stock Index

   

2023

     

99,843

     

252.67

     

25,227,350

     

1.40

     

1.00

   

24.69

 

Division

   

2022

     

112,748

     

202.64

     

22,846,956

     

1.29

     

1.00

   

(19.11)

 
     

2021

     

116,229

     

250.51

     

29,116,200

     

1.51

     

1.00

   

27.08

 
     

2020

     

124,808

     

197.12

     

24,602,598

     

1.84

     

1.00

   

16.92

 
     

2019

     

142,909

     

168.59

     

24,093,351

     

2.13

     

1.00

   

29.85

 

BHFTII MFS®​ Value

   

2023

     

23,644

     

151.96 - 338.32

     

4,234,174

     

1.88

     

0.75 - 1.00

   

7.08 - 7.34

 

Division

   

2022

     

25,671

     

141.91 - 315.18

     

4,285,513

     

1.69

     

0.75 - 1.00

   

(6.91) - (6.68)

 
     

2021

     

30,825

     

152.45 - 337.73

     

5,424,523

     

1.56

     

0.75 - 1.00

   

24.29 - 24.61

 
     

2020

     

32,584

     

122.65 - 271.04

     

4,613,822

     

2.01

     

0.75 - 1.00

   

2.92 - 3.18

 
     

2019

     

37,294

     

119.17 - 262.68

     

5,121,565

     

1.94

     

0.75 - 1.00

   

28.84 - 29.16

 


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GENERAL AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO
OF METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Concluded)

7.  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (Concluded)

       

As of December 31

 

For the year ended December 31

 
       

Units

  Unit Value
Lowest to
Highest ($)
  Net
Assets ($)
  Investment1
Income
Ratio (%)
  Expense2
Ratio
Lowest to
Highest (%)
  Total3
Return
Lowest to
Highest (%)
 

Fidelity®​ VIP Equity-Income

   

2023

     

65,214

     

88.66

     

5,782,157

     

1.93

     

1.00

     

9.55

   

Division

   

2022

     

72,674

     

80.94

     

5,881,917

     

1.86

     

1.00

     

(5.90

)

 
     

2021

     

77,334

     

86.01

     

6,651,586

     

1.76

     

1.00

     

23.65

   
     

2020

     

95,453

     

69.56

     

6,639,660

     

1.75

     

1.00

     

5.63

   
     

2019

     

106,764

     

65.85

     

7,030,677

     

1.97

     

1.00

     

26.18

   

1  These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the Division from the underlying portfolio, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense risk charges, that are assessed against Contract owner accounts either through reductions in the unit values or the redemption of units. The investment income ratio is calculated for each period indicated or from the effective date through the end of the reporting period. The recognition of investment income by the Division is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying portfolio in which the Division invests.

2  These amounts represent annualized Contract expenses of each of the applicable Divisions, consisting primarily of mortality and expense risk charges, for each period indicated. The ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to Contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying portfolio have been excluded.

3  These amounts represent the total return for the period indicated, including changes in the value of the underlying portfolio, and expenses assessed through the reduction of unit values. These ratios do not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units. The total return is calculated for each period indicated or from the effective date through the end of the reporting period. The total return is presented as a range of minimum to maximum returns, based on the minimum and maximum returns within each product grouping of the applicable Division.


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