EXHIBIT 99.1


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         METLIFE RECEIVES SUBPOENA FROM NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL

NEW YORK, June 11, 2004 - MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) said that it has received
from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York a subpoena
seeking information regarding certain compensation agreements between insurance
brokers and MetLife companies. MetLife intends to cooperate fully with the
inquiry.

MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading provider of
insurance and other financial services to individual and institutional
customers. The MetLife companies serve individuals in approximately 13 million
households in the U.S. and provide benefits to 37 million employees and family
members through their plan sponsors. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies
serve approximately 8 million customers through direct insurance operations in
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South
Korea, Taiwan and Uruguay. For more information about MetLife, please visit the
company's Web site at www.metlife.com.