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About MetLife For 140 years, MetLife has been insuring the lives of people who depend on them. MetLife’s success is based on its long history of social responsibility, strong leadership, sound investments and innovative products and services. MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States. Outside the country, MetLife companies have direct insurance operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe. Wiki Says MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company or MetLife for short. 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. It is also a leader in savings and retirement products and services for individuals, small business and large institutions. MetLife serves 90 of the largest Fortune 100 companies. It has a large global market in more than 12 countries. MetLife Health Insurance Says MetLife health insurance offers coverage options for long-term care and disability income. Long-term care insurance is intended to help individuals plan for the future and provides benefits in the event of a long-term illness or injury. It covers care for an extended period of time at home, in an assisted living facility or at a nursing home, depending on the amount of coverage purchased. Disability income, as its name implies, offers financial protection by providing income replacement in the event of a disabling injury or illness. Contact MetLife at: MetLife 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 Telephone: (800) 308-0179 Source: “About MetLife,” MetLife Web site, 2009; “MetLife History,” MetLife Web site, 2009; “Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,” Wikipedia, June 24, 2009; “Long-Term Care Insurance,” MetLife web site, 2009; “Disability Insurance,” MetLife Web site, 2009