METROPOLITAN LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT E
                  PREFERENCE PLUS SELECT(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY
                 ISSUED BY METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                      SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2007
                                      TO
                        PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 30, 2007

This supplement describes a change to the Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee Benefit
for Preference Plus Select Variable Annuity Contracts issued by Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company ("we," "us," "our") in New York State on or after
November 12, 2007. These changes apply only to Contracts issued in New York
State on or after the date of this supplement. Effective November 12, 2007, the
following information supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith,
replaces information in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2007 for the Contract.
If you would like another copy of the Prospectus, write to us at Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, 1600 Division Road, West Warwick, RI 02893 or call us
at (800) 638-7732.

Certain terms used in this supplement have special meanings. If a term is not
defined in this supplement, it has the meaning given to it in the Prospectus.

    Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee Benefit

     1.  The description of the Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee Benefit is
         revised to reflect that on or after November 12, 2007, Contracts
         issued in New York State are subject to the following issue age
         requirements: (1) the owner or oldest joint owner (or annuitant if the
         owner is a non-natural person) is at least 60 years old for the Single
         Life Version and (2) the Joint Life Version must be owned by joint
         owners who are spouses, each of whom is at least 63 years old.

     2.  Add the following as a new fourth paragraph in "Purchase Payments" on
         page 41: Please see "Version III Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee
         Benefit" for minimum issue age requirements for a Contract issued with
         this optional benefit in New York State.

     3.  Insert the following after the second sentence under "Version III
         Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee Benefit" on page 82: For Contracts
         issued in New York State the following issue age requirements apply:
         (1) the owner or oldest joint owner (or annuitant if the owner is a
         non-natural person) is at least 60 years old for the Single Life
         Version and (2) the Joint Life Version must be owned by joint owners
         who are spouses and both joint owners must be at least 63 years old.

     4.  Insert the following as the second sentence under "Joint Life Version"
         on page 85: Because of the requirement that the Contract be owned by
         joint owners, the Joint Life Version is only available for
         Non-Qualified Contracts.

       THIS SUPPLEMENT SHOULD BE READ AND RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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