| For 140 years, MetLife has been insuring the lives of the people who depend on us. Our success is based on our long history of social responsibility, strong leadership, sound investments, and innovative products and services. |
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The origins of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) go back to 1863, when a group of New York City businessmen raised $100,000 to found the National Union Life and Limb Insurance Company.
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In 1909, MetLife Vice President Haley Fiske announced that "insurance, not merely as a business proposition, but as a social program" would be the future policy of the company.
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Over the years, MetLife has made a difference by supporting urban renewal projects and community financing. The company's social commitment and its commitment to the security of its policyholders have proven to be good business.
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MetLife's stated long-term goal is to become the recognized leader throughout the world with over 100 million people as customers by the year 2010. The company took a major step toward realizing this goal in January 2005, when it announced its intention to purchase Citigroup's Travelers Life & Annuity and substantially all of Citigroup's international business for $11.5 billion.
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