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The MetLife Companies

MetLife, Inc. is a leading global provider of insurance and financial services with more than 140 years of experience and operations throughout the United States, Latin America, Japan, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. reaches 90 million customers all over the world, is the largest life insurer in the United States¹ and Mexico², and has relationships with more than 90 of the top 100 FORTUNE 500^® companies³ and over 70% of all Fortune 500^® companies.

The MetLife Companies⁴ offers life insurance, annuities, automobile and home insurance, retail banking and other financial services to individuals, as well as group insurance and retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions.

Financial Strength Ratings^* for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

MetLife Companies Rich History
The origins of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company go back to 1863, when a group of New York City businessmen raised US$100,000 to found the National Union Life and Limb Insurance Company. In 1868, after several reorganizations and five difficult years, the company decided to focus on the life insurance business. A new company was chartered to sell "ordinary" insurance to the middle class. The founders chose the name because they had been most successful in New York City, or the "Metropolitan" District.

Commitment to serve customer needs
The MetLife Companies serves both individual and institutional customers with financial service solutions, including protection planning, financial advice and investments, providing innovative solutions and responsive service to help people build financial freedom.

The MetLife Companies is a leader in group benefits, and ranked no.1 in the United States in most group product areas, including life, auto and home, long-term care insurance as well as institutional annuities.

In the retirement area, the MetLife Companies is helping individuals realize their goals of achieving a financially secure retirement, as well as offering pension plans to small businesses, government entities, non-profit organizations, and corporations.

For our future success, we can draw on the reservoir of history that has produced an enduring set of corporate values based on 143 years of integrity, social responsibility, strong leadership, financial strength, and innovative products and responsive services and solutions to help people build financial freedom.

For more information of the MetLife Companies, please visit our US website at www.metlife.com.