MetLife’s corporate vision is to build financial freedom for everyone, guide the company’s response to people’s growing need for top-rated financial products and services through various life stages and economic cycles. MetLife’s trusted brand, capital strength, and existing relationships with millions of individual and institutional customers around the world uniquely position the company among its competitors.

The "everyone" in MetLife’s vision took on added meaning after 2000 as the company welcomed an important new constituency: shareholders. MetLife transformed itself from a mutual to stock ownership.

Today, a time when consumers are feeling a greater financial burden than before, MetLife is helping millions of customers create their own personal safety net. At no time in the company’s history has MetLife been as well positioned to capitalize on its history and reputation for security and stability.

In the future, MetLife will continue to grow through innovation and profitability. This will be accomplished by drawing on the reservoir of history that has produced an enduring set of corporate values based on more than 130 years of integrity, social responsibility, strong leadership and financial strength.