8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                        Date of Report: December 7, 2000
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                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                                  MetLife, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 Delaware                                1-15787                  13-4075851
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                   Number)                  Identification No.)




              One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010-3690
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             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

                                 (212) 578-2211
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Item 7.  Exhibits.

99.1     Media Advisory of MetLife, Inc., dated December 7, 2000.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On December 7, 2000, MetLife, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a media
advisory, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference. The text of this media advisory is furnished
and not filed  pursuant to Regulation FD.




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                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                               METLIFE, INC.


                               By:   /s/ Gwenn L. Carr
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                                     Name:  Gwenn L. Carr
                                     Title:  Vice-President and Secretary




Date: December 7, 2000








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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number            Exhibit
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99.1              Media Advisory, dated December 7, 2000.

EX-99.1

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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


Contacts:  For Media:     Kevin Foley          or      Holly Sheffer
                          212-578-4132                 212-578-4072
                          kfoley@metlife.com           hsheffer@metlife.com


           For Investors: Eric Steigerwalt
                          212-578-8670
                          esteigerwalt@metlife.com


MEDIA ADVISORY:


New York, December 7, 2000 -- Yesterday, in a question and answer session
during MetLife, Inc.'s [NYSE:MET] investor conference, the company incorrectly
indicated that it expected to capitalize approximately $70 million of its
Information Technology expenses in 2001. The company expects to capitalize
approximately $150 million of its IT expenses in 2001. This correction does not
impact other numbers given during the conference.

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This release contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements relating to trends in the company's operations and
financial results and the business and the products of the company, as well as
other statements including words such as "anticipate", "believe", "plan",
"estimate","expect", "intend" and other similar expressions. Forward-looking
statements are made based upon management's current expectations and beliefs
concerning future developments and their potential effects on the company. Such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.

Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking
statements as a result of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to
the following: (i) changes in general economic conditions, including the
performance of financial markets and interest rates; (ii) heightened
competition, including with respect to pricing, entry of new competitors and the
development of new products by new and existing competitors; (iii) the company's
primary reliance, as a holding company, on dividends from its subsidiaries to
meet debt payment obligations and the applicable regulatory restrictions on the
ability of the subsidiaries to pay such dividends; (iv) catastrophe losses; (v)
regulatory, accounting or tax changes that may affect the cost of, or demand
for, the company's products or services; (vi) downgrades in the company's
affiliates' claims paying ability or financial strength ratings; (vii)
discrepancies between actual claims experience and assumptions used in setting
prices for the company's products and establishing the liabilities for the
company's obligations for future policy benefits and claims; (viii) adverse
litigation or arbitration results and (ix) other risks and uncertainties
described from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its S-1 registration statements. The company
specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise.