SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 1, 2002
                                       TO
                          PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2001

                      METROPOLITAN LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT E
   ENHANCED PREFERENCE PLUS(R) ACCOUNT AND FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT VARIABLE
                                ANNUITY CONTRACTS
                  ISSUED BY METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

This Supplement updates the following information:

1. On page FFA-46, the heading "Systematic Withdrawal Program for Enhanced TSA
and IRA Deferred Annuities" is modified as follows: "Systematic Withdrawal
Program for Enhanced TSA and IRA and Financial Freedom TSA and 403(a) Deferred
Annuities".

2. On page FFA-46, delete the first sentence in the first full paragraph after
the heading "Systematic Withdrawal Program for Enhanced TSA and IRA Deferred
Annuities" and substitute the following:

      If we agree and if approved in your state for only Enhanced TSA and IRA
      and Financial Freedom TSA and 403(a) Deferred Annuities, you may choose to
      automatically withdraw a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your
      Account Balance each Contract Year.

3. On page FFA-46, after the heading "Systematic Withdrawal Program for
Enhanced TSA and IRA Deferred Annuities", add the following sentence at the end
of the first full paragraph:

      Program payment amounts are subject to our required minimums and
      administrative restrictions.

4. On page FFA-46, the first paragraph of text along the left-hand side of the
page is modified to delete the third and fourth sentences and substitute the
following:

      For the Enhanced TSA and Financial Freedom TSA and 403(a) Deferred
      Annuities, if you elect to receive payments through this program, you must
      have no loan outstanding from the Fixed Interest Account and you must
      either be 59-1/2 years old or have left your job. Tax law generally
      prohibits withdrawals from Enhanced TSA and IRA and Financial Freedom TSA
      and 403(a) Deferred Annuities before you reach age 59-1/2.

5.  On page FFA-47, add the following new paragraph prior to the section
"Minimum Distribution":

      Although, early withdrawal charges do not apply to Systematic Withdrawal
      Program payments from your Financial Freedom Deferred Annuity Separate
      Account Balance, early withdrawal charges may apply to Systematic
      Withdrawal Program payments from your Fixed Interest Account Balance.

      Participation in the Systematic Withdrawal Program is subject to our
      administrative procedures.


      THIS SUPPLEMENT SHOULD BE READ AND RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

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