MetLife

Type: Public NYSE: MET
Founded: 1868
Headquarters: New York, NY
Key people: C. Robert Henrikson, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Products: Insurance
Website: www.metlife.com

General Information

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.

MetLife is the largest life insurer in the United States with more than $2 trillion of life insurance in force. A leader in savings and retirement products and services for individuals, small business, and large institutions. MetLife serves 88 of the Fortune 100 largest companies. It has a large global market in more than 12 countries.