Life Insurance Basics on MetLife.com
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If you have been wondering about Life Insurance

Then you have come to the right place.  To learn about the basics of life insurance, just click through the links below. 

Before we dive in, it might help to start with a basic definition of life insurance. Simply put, life insurance is a way to help restore or maintain your family’s financial security after you pass away. There are many types of life insurance policies, and choosing the one that’s right for you will depend on the ifs in your life and your personal circumstances.

Solutions for the "ifs" in Life
If I marry my true love! If it’s a girl! If I buy my dream house! Ifs like these are what life is all about—which is why we’ve compiled a few of the most common ifs, and how you can plan for them.

Types of Life Insurance
The differences between Term Life Insurance and the various types of Permanent Life Insurance—Whole Life Insurance, Universal Life Insurance and Variable Universal Life Insurance—are easier to understand than you might think. Which one is right for you depends on the ifs in your life.

Life Insurance Glossary
If some insurance industry terms make you scratch your head, read on. We demystify them here.

Life Insurance FAQs
Many of the questions you might have about life insurance are here in one place…with links to where you can find out more.

 


Life insurance issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY, 10166, MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company, Irvine, CA, 92614 (except in NY), and First MetLife Investors Insurance Company, New York, NY (NY only), members of the MetLife family.

Like most insurance policies, MetLife's have exclusions, reductions of benefits and limitations and terms for keeping them in force. Your representative will be happy to provide you with the costs and details.


 


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