MetLife
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MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), better known as MetLife, and its affiliates. MetLife is among the largest global providers of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs, with around 90 million customers in over 60 countries. The firm was founded on March 24, 1868. MetLife ranked No. 43 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
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MetLife had its inception on 24 March 1868. Known by the alias Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and the acronym MLIC, it operates in the life insurance industry and is headquartered in New York, United States. The company is incorporated in Delaware and is classified with the SEC as an operating entity, with a fiscal year end on 31 December. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the tickers MET, MET-PA, MET-PE and MET-PF. MetLife is recognised in the Sp 500 collection.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, SEC EDGAR, ROR, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Company.name
- MetLife, Inc.
- Company.logo
- MetLife logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.image
- Walter Gropius photo MetLife Building fassade New York USA 2005-10-03.jpg
- Company.image_size
- 250px
- Company.image_caption
- The MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue in New York City
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.location
- MetLife BuildingNew York City, U.S.
- Company.industry
- Financial services
- Company.services
- Insurance, annuities, employee benefits
- Company.aum
- (2025)
- Company.subsid
- PineBridge Investments
- Company.num_employees
- (2025)
via Wikipedia infobox
Company
MET, MET-PA, MET-PE, MET-PF- Industry
- Life Insurance
- Exchange
- NYSE, NYSE, NYSE, NYSE
- State of incorporation
- DE
- Entity type
- operating
via SEC EDGAR
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company, Funder
- Founded
- 1868
- Location
- New York, United States
- Also known as
- MLIC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.452993.0 · ISNI 0000 0004 0413 9392
Official website
Insurance and Employee Benefits | MetLife
Stay covered with MetLife: life, auto & home, dental, vision and more. Learn more about MetLife employee benefits and financial solutions., Stay covered with MetLife: life, auto & home, dental, vision and more. Learn more about MetLife employee benefits and financial solutions.
metlife.com →Link to the official site · 3,933 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public company
- Part of
- S&P 100
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- New York City
- Subsidiary
- Reinsurance Group of America
- Revenue
- 69898000000
- Stock exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation
- Official website
- www.metlife.com.mx
- Image
- MetLIfe GC.JPG
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- Commons category
- MetLife
- topic's main category
- Category:MetLife
- inception
- 1868-03-24
- product or material produced
- insurance
- social media followers
- 54838
- assets under management
- 629100000000
- contact page URL
- www.metlife.com/support-and-manage/contact-us
- net profit
- 2539000000
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years
- Postwar
- De-mutualization and IPO
- Acquisitions, sales, and major deals
- Current era
- "Too big to fail"
- Fines
- Products and services
- Life insurance
- Dental
- Disability
- Annuities
- Pet insurance
- Auto & Home
- Other products
- Corporate structure
- Corporate governance
- Subsidiary and affiliate companies
- International presence
- MetLife Foundation
- Relationship with ''Peanuts''
- Blimp and sports sponsorship
- Weight and longevity data
- See also
- References
- Archives and records
MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), better known as MetLife, and its affiliates. MetLife is among the largest global providers of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs, with around 90 million customers in over 60 countries. The firm was founded on March 24, 1868. MetLife ranked No. 43 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
On January 6, 1915, MetLife completed the mutualization process, changing from a stock life insurance company owned by individuals to a mutual company operating without external shareholders and for the benefit of policyholders. After 85 years as a mutual company, MetLife demutualized into a publicly traded company with an initial public offering in 2000. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia's Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle East. MetLife serves 90 of the largest Fortune 500 companies.
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