- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Hirschhorn Beth

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/1/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

METLIFE INC [MET]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 PARK AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President /

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10166

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	20090	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/27/2016	Common Stock	5333	$50.12	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	2/26/2017	Common Stock	10000	$62.80	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	2/25/2018	Common Stock	10000	$60.51	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	2/23/2019	Common Stock	3200	$23.30	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	2/22/2020	Common Stock	11400	$34.84	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁶⁾	2/22/2021	Common Stock	16550	$45.79	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The options vested in three equal installments on February 28, 2007, 2008 and 2009. The number of shares represents the outstanding, unexercised portion of the option.
( 2)	The options became exercisable in three equal installments on February 27, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
( 3)	The options became exercisable in three equal installments on February 26, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
( 4)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments on February 24, 2010, 2011, and 2012. The number of shares represents the outstanding, unexercised portion of the option.
( 5)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments on February 23, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The number of shares represents the outstanding, unexercised portion of the option.
( 6)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments on February 23, 2012, 2013, and 2014

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hirschhorn Beth 200 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10166			Executive Vice President

Signatures
Richard S. Collins		11/8/2011
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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