• MetLife (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) is one of the largest life insurance companies in the world and operates in over 12 countries. MetLife is the largest issuer of life insurance in the United States, with more than $2 trillion in policies. The company also offers savings and retirement services for individuals and businesses.

    Metlife reported a first-quarter loss for 2009. The company fell short of analysts expectations and the share prices subsequently fell 2.9% ending the day April 30, 2009, at $28.60.WSJ.com: MetLife Swings To 1Q Loss... (April 30, 2009)

    An important key event sometime after 2001 metlife and metropolitan brokeup the company into separate parts (Metlife Property and Casualty) , (Metlife Auto And Home) , and (Metlife Life Insurance) are now under separate key management.

    On August 18, 2009 Metlife announced it's CEO Robert Henrickson would be visiting Rhode Island to hold a “town hall-style” meetings with the insurer’s employees today and tomorrow to explain its restructuring and recent losses.http://www.pbn.com/detail/44306.html

  • Key Dates

    1. 1868: MetLife gets its start when a group of businessmen raised $100,000 to insure Civil War veterans
    2. 1907: Company moves headquarters to lower Manhattan, into the world's tallest building at the time
    3. 1929: Company lends money to construct the Empire State Building, saving the project
    4. 1940s: MetLife invests more than half of its assets in war bonds
    5. 1980: Company adopts Snoopy as mascot
    6. 2000: Has IPO, seventh largest in US history

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