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: March 13, 2001
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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 5. Other Information.

     On March 13, 2001, MetLife, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press
release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 7.  Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release of MetLife, Inc., dated March 13, 2001.





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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: March 13, 2001








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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number            Exhibit
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99.1              Press Release, dated March 13, 2001.

EX-99.1

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                                                           EXHIBIT 99.1


Contacts:         For Media:        Kevin Foley
                                    (212) 578-4132

                  For Investors:    Eric Steigerwalt
                                    (212) 578-8670

               METLIFE ANNOUNCES LOSSES IN ITS AUTO & HOME SEGMENT

New York, NY, March 13, 2001 - MetLife, Inc. [NYSE: MET] announced today that it
expects operating losses in its Auto & Home segment for the first quarter of
2001. The company cited increasing claims frequency and severity resulting from
adverse weather, primarily in the Northeast and Southeast, as the main
contributors to operating losses in January and February.

The company estimates that its Auto & Home segment lost $22 million after-tax,
or approximately $0.05 per share below earlier expectations, for the two months
ended February 28, 2001. "As a result of these losses, we will be implementing
additional price increases of 2% to 3% above the 5% increase we announced
earlier this year," said Robert H. Benmosche, MetLife chairman and chief
executive officer. "These price increases, which will occur on policy
anniversary dates, will be introduced during 2001 and will primarily benefit
2002 earnings."

As a result of this adverse performance in the Auto & Home segment, MetLife
currently expects to report first quarter operating earnings per share
approximately $0.05 below previous guidance. MetLife also currently expects full
year 2001 operating earnings to be $0.05 per share below previous guidance.

MetLife will report its first quarter 2001 results on May 8, 2001.

MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading provider of
insurance and other financial services to individual and group customers. The
MetLife companies serve approximately nine million individual households in the
U.S. and companies and institutions with 33 million employees and members. It
also has international insurance operations in 12 countries.

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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.


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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.