Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued) MetLife, Inc. 17. Other Expenses Information on other expenses was as follows: See Note 5 for additional information on DAC and VOBA including impacts of capitalization and amortization. See also Note 7 for a description of the DAC amortization impact associated with the closed block. See Notes 12, 13, 14 and 15 for attribution of interest expense by debt issuance. Interest expense on debt and debt issuance costs includes interest expense related to CSEs. See Note 8. The Company commenced in 2012 an enterprise-wide strategic initiative. This global strategy focuses on leveraging the Company’s scale to improve the value it provides to customers and shareholders in order to reduce costs, enhance revenues, achieve efficiencies and reinvest in its technology, platforms and functionality to improve its current operations and develop new capabilities. These restructuring charges are included in other expenses. As the expenses relate to an enterprise-wide initiative, they are reported in Corporate & Other. Estimated restructuring costs may change as management continues to execute this enterprise-wide strategic initiative. Such restructuring charges, primarily related to severance, were as follows: Management anticipates further restructuring charges including severance, lease and asset impairments, through the year ending December 31, 2014. However, such restructuring plans were not sufficiently developed to enable management to make an estimate of such restructuring charges at December 31, 2012. Integration-related costs were $305 million, $362 million and $176 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Integration-related costs represent costs directly related to integrating ALICO, including expenses for consulting, rebranding and the integration of information systems. Such costs have been expensed as incurred and, as the integration of ALICO is an enterprise-wide initiative, these expenses are reported in Corporate & Other. As part of the integration of ALICO’s operations, management initiated restructuring plans focused on increasing productivity and improving the efficiency of the Company’s operations. The restructuring program has been finalized and the remaining payments associated with the restructuring program are expected to be completed by March 31, 2013. Restructuring Charges Integration-Related Expenses Costs Related to ALICO Acquisition Restructuring Charges Interest Expense on Debt and Debt Issuance Costs Capitalization of DAC and Amortization of DAC and VOBA MetLife, Inc. 180 Year Ended December 31, 2012 (In millions) Balance at January 1, .............................................................. $ — Restructuring charges .............................................................. 159 Cash payments ................................................................... (136) Balance at December 31, ........................................................... $ 23 Total restructuring charges incurred since inception of initiative ............................... $159 Years Ended December 31, 2012 2011 2010 (In millions) Compensation ................................................................................ $ 5,562 $ 5,287 $ 3,575 Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs ............................................. 428 463 380 Commissions ................................................................................. 5,909 6,378 3,607 Volume-related costs ........................................................................... 599 335 379 Interest credited to bank deposits ................................................................. 78 95 137 Capitalization of DAC ........................................................................... (5,289) (5,558) (2,770) Amortization of DAC and VOBA ................................................................... 4,199 4,898 2,477 Amortization of negative VOBA .................................................................... (622) (697) (64) Interest expense on debt and debt issuance costs .................................................... 1,356 1,629 1,550 Premium taxes, licenses and fees ................................................................. 677 633 513 Professional services ........................................................................... 1,664 1,597 1,103 Rent, net of sublease income ..................................................................... 422 426 305 Other ....................................................................................... 2,772 3,051 1,735 Total other expenses ......................................................................... $17,755 $18,537 $12,927