MetLife, Inc. announced today that it has declared first quarter 2009 dividends of $0.2500000 per share on the company’s floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A , and $0.4062500 per share on the company’s 6.50% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series B subject to the final confirmation that it has met the financial tests specified in the [...]

The board of directors of MetLife, Inc.announced that the company will hold its 2009 annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. The board of directors established March 2, 2009 as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. (ET) and take place in New [...]

C. Robert Henrikson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of MetLife, Inc. will present at the Citigroup 2009 Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at approximately 9:45 a.m. (ET).
A live audio Webcast of the presentation will be available over the Internet at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/citigroup/fs09/85101307.cfm. Those who want to listen via the Internet should [...]

MetLife announced today that four quality resource guides have been added to its American Dental Association (ADA) and Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) recognized dental continuing education program. The new self-study courses focus on: 1) Adolescent Oral Health: Perspectives for Dental Practitioners, 2) Cosmetic Dentistry, 3) Digital Radiography (second edition), and 4) Restoration of the [...]

MetLife, Inc. issued the following information about its commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and commercial mortgage whole loans as of September 30, 2008. The company is providing this information in light of the increasing volatility in the CMBS indices (CMBX), which is due to a number of factors, including two commercial mortgages within CMBX 5 [...]

After a successful pilot venture last spring and summer, PEMCO Insurance and Pacific Science Center again are offering free bus rides to Seattle-area school children, enabling them to take field trips to the region’s premier educational science and technology museum.
Rising transportation costs have impacted many schools’ ability to transport students on field trips, but the [...]

MetLife, the nation’s largest life insurer and leading provider of employee benefits, today announced the national expansion of its innovative retirewise® program. Launched in 2007, retirewise® is designed to help employees answer the big questions about retirement and serves as an enhancement to an employer’s existing benefits program. The retirewise® program was created to meet [...]

Although there’s some debate about whether turkey was actually served at the first Thanksgiving, there’s no question that modern-day Americans are finding new and creative ways to serve up this traditional holiday favorite. One that’s been on the increase in recent years involves the use of turkey fryers. Deep-fried turkey started in the deep South, [...]

MetLife, Inc. announced that it has declared fourth quarter 2008 dividends of $0.2527777 per share on the company’s floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, and $0.4062500 per share on the company’s 6.50% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series B (NYSE: METPrB – News). Both dividends are payable December 15, 2008 to shareholders of record as [...]

MetLife, announced today that Carlos Suarez, managing partner, New England Financial (NEF) Miami, a MetLife company, was named a 2008 National Hispanic Corporate Achiever.
For more than 25 years, The National Hispanic Corporate Achievers has provided an opportunity for major corporations to gather and honor the accomplishments of their top employees of Hispanic descent. By recognizing [...]