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MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), [3] better known as MetLife, and its affiliates. MetLife is among the largest global providers of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs, with around 90 million customers in over 60 countries. [4] [5] The firm was founded on March 24, 1868. [6]
In 2018, MetLife divested its remaining interest through a debt-for-equity exchange with four financial institutions that owned MetLife debt. [ 4 ] Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina , the company began selling annuity and life insurance under the Brighthouse Financial brand on March 6, 2017.
In 1752, Benjamin Franklin founded the first American insurance company as Philadelphia Contributionship.In 1820, there were 17 stock life insurance companies in the state of New York, many of which would subsequently fail.
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In 1890, the company purchased the 125-by-145-foot (38 by 44 m) site at the corner of Madison Avenue and 23rd Street, across from Madison Square Park. [ 24 ] [ 83 ] [ 85 ] Joseph Fairchild Knapp, Metropolitan Life's president, [ h ] hired Napoleon LeBrun to design a seven-story Italian Renaissance office building on 23rd Street between Madison ...
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In 1995, the company acquired The MetraHealth Companies Inc. for $1.65 billion. MetraHealth was a privately held company formed by combining the group healthcare operations of The Travelers Companies and MetLife. In 1996, UnitedHealthcare acquired HealthWise of America, which operated HMOs in Arkansas, Maryland, Kentucky and Tennessee. [10]