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: June 22, 2004
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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.)




                   200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166
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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 Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On June 22, 2004, MetLife, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, issued a press
release announcing certain organizational changes, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a) Not applicable.

     (b) Not applicable.

     (c) Exhibits.

         99.1 Press Release of MetLife, Inc., dated June 22, 2004, announcing
              certain organizational changes.



                                    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: June 22, 2004

                                EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number          Exhibit
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99.1            Press Release, dated June 22, 2004, announcing certain
                organizational changes.

EX-99.1

                                                                 Exhibit 99.1


Contacts:       For Media:      John Calagna
                                (212) 578-6252

                For Investors:  Kevin Helmintoller
                                (212) 578-5140

                                 METLIFE NAMES
        C. ROBERT HENRIKSON, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AND
                 LISA M. WEBER, PRESIDENT, INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS

NEW YORK, June 22, 2004 - MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that the
Board of Directors has elected C. Robert Henrikson President and Chief Operating
Officer, and that Lisa M. Weber has been named President, Individual Business.
The President and COO position is new for MetLife, Inc., while the President,
Individual Business position had been included within Henrikson's previous
responsibilities as President of MetLife's U.S. Insurance and Financial Services
businesses.  The appointments are effective immediately.

"Rob has made enormous contributions to the strong performance and growth of
MetLife over the past several years," said Robert H. Benmosche, MetLife Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer.  "Asking Rob and Lisa to take on these new
responsibilities is particularly fitting given the exceptional leadership skills
and keen strategic thinking they have consistently demonstrated.  With these
appointments, we are helping to ensure MetLife's continued growth and leadership
as an innovator in financial services."

Henrikson, who has served with MetLife for over thirty years, has been President
of MetLife's U.S. Insurance and Financial Services businesses since 2002, with
responsibilities for MetLife's Institutional and Individual business segments
and MetLife Bank. Added to his current responsibilities are the remaining
revenue-generating operations, which also include Auto & Home, International,
and State Street Research & Management Company.

Weber has served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative
Officer since 2001.  In this role, with responsibilities for audit, brand and
communications, human resources, corporate ethics and compliance, she has been a
principal architect of the company's cultural transformation from a mutual
company to a public company with a robust performance-based management system.
Prior to joining MetLife, Weber spent more than 10 years at PaineWebber, where
she held a number of senior human resources positions, in which she helped plan
and integrate multiple acquisitions and launched the company's first diversity
initiatives.

In her new role, Weber will oversee all of Individual Business's multiple
distribution channels, product development and all operations dedicated to
selling and servicing MetLife's individual customers, and will report to Rob.

Henrikson, 57, received a B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a
J.D. from Emory University School of Law.  He currently serves as a member of
the executive committee

of the American Benefits Council, and is also Chairman of the Wharton School's
S.S. Huebner Foundation for Insurance Education.

Weber, 41, holds a B.A. in Psychology from the State University of New York at
Stony Brook where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

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.


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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 and its
subsidiaries, 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) unanticipated
changes in industry trends; (iv) 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; (v) deterioration in the experience of the "closed block"
established in connection with the reorganization of Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company; (vi) catastrophe losses; (vii) adverse results or other consequences
from litigation, arbitration or regulatory investigations; (viii) regulatory,
accounting or tax changes that may affect the cost of, or demand for, the
company's products or services; (ix) downgrades in the company's and its
affiliates' claims paying ability, financial strength or credit ratings; (x)
changes in rating agency policies or practices; (xi) 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; (xii) discrepancies between
actual experience and assumptions used in establishing liabilities related to
other contingencies or obligations; (xiii) the effects of business disruption or
economic contraction due to terrorism or other hostilities; (xiv) the company's
ability to identify and consummate on successful terms any future acquisitions,
and to successfully integrate acquired businesses with minimal disruption; and
(xv) other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its S-1 and S-3
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.