| Contact Information |
Prepurchase |
PostPurchase |
| Customer Service Number: |
(866) 438-6477 |
(866) 438-6477 |
| Fax Number: |
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| Mailing Address: |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
Retirement and Savings
P.O. Box 8500-50725
401 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
PO Box 14710
Lexington, KY 40512-4710
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| Company Information |
| Total Insurance Company Assets: |
Total Assets of $557.1 billion and Total Liabilites of $524.1 billion (as of 3/31/08) |
| Number of Years in Business: |
139 |
| Company Description: |
Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company (‘‘MetLife’’) is a wholly owned subsidiary of
MetLife, Inc., a publicly traded company and was formed under the laws
of New York State in 1868. MetLife, Inc. is ranked #1 in the U.S. for
sales of individual life, group life, group disability, commercial
dental, group long-term care, group auto & home, group annuities,
group legal plans, structured settlements and stable value &
funding agreements. In addition to North America, MetLife's 65,500
worldwide employees (38,000 U.S. employees)support direct insurance
operations in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe, serving 15
countries. |
| Credit Quality |
Moody's |
Standard & Poor's |
A.M. Best |
| Credit Rating: |
Aa2 |
AA |
A+ |
| Outlook: |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
| Credit Rating Footnote: |
Excellent. Third highest of 21 rating levels. |
Very Strong. Third highest of 21 rating levels. |
Superior. Second highest of 16 rating levels. |
| Credit Rating Descriptions: |
- Aaa (Exceptional)
- Aa1, Aa2, Aa3 (Excellent)
- A1, A2, A3 (Good)
- Baa1, Baa2, Baa3 (Adequate)
- Ba1, Ba2, Ba3 (Questionable)
- B1, B2, B3 (Poor)
- Caa1, Caa2, Caa3 (Very Poor)
- Ca (Extremely Poor)
- C (Lowest)
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- AAA (Extremely Strong)
- AA+, AA (Very Strong)
- AA-, A+, A (Strong)
- A-, BBB+, BBB (Good)
- BBB-, BB+, BB (Marginal)
- BB-, B+, B (Weak)
- B-, CCC+, CCC (Very Weak)
- CCC-, CC, C (Extremely Weak)
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- A++, A+ (Superior)
- A, A- (Excellent)
- B++, B+ (Very Good))
- B, B- (Fair)
- C++, C+ (Marginal)
- C, C- (Weak)
- D (Poor)
- E Under Regulatory Supervision
- F In Liquidation
- S Suspended
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| Credit Rating Outlooks: |
- Positive
- Negative
- Stable
- Developing
- Rating Under Review
- No Outlook
When an insurance company has multiple outlooks of differing directions, the “(m)” modifier is used.
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- Positive
- Negative
- Stable
- Developing
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All
data and information on this page is provided by the insurance company.
Rating descriptions are the descriptions each individual rating company
assigns. Guarantees based upon the financial strength and claims-paying
ability of the insurance company.
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