About MetLife Insurance Company
The origins of Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company (MetLife) go back to 1863, when a group of New York
City businessmen raised $100,000 to found the National Union Life and
Limb Insurance Company. The new company insured Civil War sailors and
soldiers against disabilities due to wartime wounds, accidents, and
sickness. 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.
On March 25, 1868, one day after
the
company opened its books, the first policy carrying the name of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was issued. Dr. James R. Dow, a
retired physician from Brooklyn, NY, was named Metropolitan Life’s
first president. He held this position until 1871. The company’s office
consisted of two and a half rooms and was located on Broadway in
lower Manhattan. By the close of business in 1868, the company had
issued 1,477 policies for $4,340,000.
Wiki Says
MetLife, Inc., is the
holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The firm was founded on March 24, 1868. For most of
its life the company was a mutual organization, but it went public in
2000. It is the largest life insurer in the United States, with more
than $3.3 trillion of life insurance in force. MetLife serves 90 of the largest Fortune 100
companies. It has a large global market in more than 12 countries.
MetLife Home Insurance Says
MetLife offers a variety of homeowners insurance options to ensure
protection to policyholders' homes and their belongings inside. These
coverages include Property Damage Protection, Coverage for the Contents
of the Home, Court Fees and Liability Coverage. MetLife also offers
superior 24/7 claims services to best fit their customers' needs.
Contact MetLife at:
MetLife
200 Park Avenue
New York, BY 10166
Telephone: (800) 638-5433
Sources:
"Home Insurance Overview"; "MetLife web site, 2009; "MetLife History,” MetLife web site, 2009; “Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,” Wikipedia.com, 2009.
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