UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

METLIFE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		1-15787		13-4075851
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York		10166-0188
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

212-578-2211

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.

MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) estimates $160 million to $180 million, after tax, in catastrophe losses in its Auto & Home business as a result of storm activity in the United States during April and May 2011. This estimate is $133 million to $153 million, after tax, higher than the Company’s plan provision of $27 million for these two months.

In April, five catastrophes declared by Property Claims Services resulted in a record number of tornados for a one month period. The last event in April resulted in damage in Alabama and Tennessee from tornados and hail, respectively. The month of May had three catastrophes, one of which impacted 20 states and caused severe tornado damage in Missouri, Minnesota and Oklahoma.

The Company’s Auto & Home business represented 7% of net income available to MetLife, Inc.’s common shareholders for the first quarter of 2011.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 10, 2011