Company Profile

Company Overview

Company Profile

MetLife, Inc. is a leading global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, serving 90 million customers in over 60 countries.

Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

Why Work at MetLife?

If you want a career that has the reach to affect people everywhere, this is the place to be. At MetLife, we’re experts in providing products and services that allow our customers to enjoy life and build safety nets they can count on. We’re committed to extending the same unmatched support to every one of our associates, so they can thrive in every way. Here, you’ll work as an integral part of one of the most talented and diverse teams in the business. And no matter where your ambitions are found, you’ll be challenged and encouraged to achieve your greatest potential every day.

From mentoring with the best minds in the business, to tuition assistance for specific areas of interest, MetLife provides significant opportunities to ensure our employees keep advancing their expertise at every stage of their careers
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (MetLife), is the largest life insurer in the United States and one of the largest in the world. Founded in 1868, MetLife is a global provider of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. Serving approximately 100 million customers and 91 of the FORTUNE 100® as clients, MetLife has operations in nearly 50 countries and holds leading market positions in Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

With 2013 revenues of ~$68 billion, MetLife is one of the leading global providers of life insurance annuities and employee benefits. Since 1868, MetLife has helped people plan for their future by protecting what matters most - their families and their achievements. They manage for the long term, with the financial strength to keep their promises and proven track record of delivering on them. Across nearly 50 countries people put their trust in MetLife to be there for them when they need it most. MetLife is ranked #40 on the Fortune 500 list and has a leading position in the U.S. insurance market, and outside the U.S. is the largest life insurer in both Mexico and Chile, while it also holds leading market positions in Japan, Korea, Poland, Russia and the Persian Gulf.

Globally the company has ~65,000 employees and serves customers, individuals and businesses, through a broad range of annuity, insurance and employee benefits offerings. Aside from MetLife’s core insurance business, the company has a growing employee benefits segment, serving 90 of the Fortune 100 firms and making investments to grow further on a global scale and is one of the largest institutional investors in the U.S. with almost $500 billion invested in a variety of securities and instruments.

MetLife is an ambitious company with the scale, scope and talent to lead the transformation of the insurance and employee benefits industry by driving world class standards of performance around the globe. Under the leadership of a visionary CEO, an engaged board and an energized and capable management team, the company is undergoing a significant global transformation that will elevate its competitive advantage, delivering superior customer services and enhanced shareholder value.

Launched by MetLife Chairman, President and CEO, Steven Kandarian, in 2012, the company’s enterprise strategy has defined a pathway to sustainable and profitable growth based on four strategic cornerstones: Refocus the U.S. Business, Grow Emerging Markets, Build a Global Employee Benefits Business and Drive Towards Customer Centricity and a Global Brand and concrete actions are already well underway in each of these strategic focus areas. These goals are underpinned by a commitment to creating a world-class organization, defined by an enabling culture which places a high value on motivational leadership, engaged talent and customer focus. The company has also recently moved to a horizontally integrated global operating model with increased levels of strategic control introduced to drive greater leverage of technology and operations while also promoting the more consistent application of functional priorities across multiple markets.

79% of executives want to inspire more collaboration in the workplace. At MetLife, you can. MetLife is leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. Supported by a collaborative community, we’re encouraged to realize our career potential. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.

At MetLife, our values underpin our Purpose, “helping people pursue more from life,” and connect us as One MetLife. They guide how our employees conduct themselves in their day to day work as well as in the moments that matter. Our values are: Put Customers First, Be The Best, Make Things Easier and Succeed Together.