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Formation and Name Change
- When
- March 24, 1868
- Where
- New York City, New York
On March 24, 1868, the company adopted the name Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and shifted its focus to life insurance.
The event on March 24, 1868, marked the formal adoption of the name Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. This change was accompanied by a strategic shift in business focus, specifically targeting the life insurance sector. This transition established the identity that would later be associated with the holding corporation MetLife.
Sources
- MetLife Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
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