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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Born as a small New York insurer in the 1860s, this company grew into one of the best-known names in American life insurance. Its story includes early industrial insurance, major expansion in the 20th century, and the modern MetLife brand recognized around the world.
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Overweight and Underweight
by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, widely known as MetLife, traces its roots to 1868, when it was reorganized from an earlier business and began focusing on life insurance in New York City. Over time, it became one of the biggest life insurers in the United States, helped by its broad reach into individual policies, workplace benefits, and later international markets.
The company became especially influential through its industrial insurance business, which brought small, affordable policies to working families. In the 20th century, Metropolitan Life grew into a major financial institution, and its name became closely tied to landmarks such as the Metropolitan Life Tower in Manhattan.
In more recent years, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has operated as the main insurance subsidiary within MetLife, Inc., the larger corporate group. Today, the MetLife name is better known than the full original company name, but the historic title still points back to one of the longest-running and most recognizable insurers in American business history.