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By Insure.com
Last updated July 13, 2009

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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