UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


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


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)  May 3, 2005

                                  MetLife, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

            1-15787                                      13-4075851
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    (Commission File Number)                   (IRS Employer Identification No.)


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

                                  212-578-2211
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On May 3, 2005, MetLife, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, issued (i) a press
release announcing its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference, and (ii) a Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended March
31, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated
herein by reference. The press release and the Quarterly Financial Supplement
are furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a) Not applicable

     (b) Not applicable

     (c)  99.1 Press Release of MetLife, Inc. dated May 3, 2005, announcing
               first quarter 2005 results.

          99.2 Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended March 
               31, 2005.

         

                                   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.


                                METLIFE, INC.

                                By:   /s/ Gwenn L. Carr
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                                      Name: Gwenn L. Carr
                                      Title: Senior Vice-President and Secretary

Date: May 3, 2005



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number        Exhibit
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99.1          Press Release of MetLife, Inc. dated May 3, 2005, announcing
              first quarter 2005 results.

99.2          Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended March 31,
              2005.