Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Morris Maria R
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2008		 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
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10166		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 13,482 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 04/08/2011 Common Stock 200 $ 29.95 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 04/08/2011 Common Stock 9,850 $ 29.95 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 02/18/2012 Common Stock 20,000 $ 30.35 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 02/17/2013 Common Stock 12,000 $ 26 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 02/16/2014 Common Stock 12,000 $ 35.26 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (7) 04/14/2015 Common Stock 18,300 $ 38.47 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (8) 02/27/2016 Common Stock 16,000 $ 50.12 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (9) 02/26/2017 Common Stock 18,000 $ 62.8 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Morris Maria R
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

Gwenn L. Carr, authorized signer 01/24/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This amount represents 11,056 shares held in the Reporting Person's share deferral account, acquired purusant to the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers and 2,426 shares directly held by the Reporting Person in registered form.
(2) The option became fully exercisable on April 9, 2004.
(3) The option vested in three equal installments on April 9, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
(4) The option vested in three equal installments on February 19, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
(5) The option vested in three equal installments on February 18, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(6) The option vested in three equal installments on February 17, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(7) Two-Thirds (2/3) of this option is currently vested and exercisable. The remaining one-third (1/3) will become exercisable on April 15, 2008.
(8) One-Third (1/3) of this option is currently vested and exercisable. The remaining two-thirds (2/3) will become exercisable on February 28, 2008 and 2009.
(9) The option will become exercisable in three equal installments on February 27, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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