UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): June 1, 2006

                                  METLIFE, INC.
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        (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

         Delaware                  1-15787                     13-4075851
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission                  (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)           File Number)               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.

     The slide presentations attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated
herein by reference, will be presented at MetLife, Inc.'s Stable Value Investor
Day Conference on June 1, 2006 and may be used by MetLife, Inc. in various
other presentations to investors. The slide presentations are furnished and not
filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.


 ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD.

     The slide presentations attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated
herein by reference, will be presented at MetLife, Inc.'s Stable Value Investor
Day Conference on June 1, 2006 and may be used by MetLife, Inc. in various
other presentations to investors. The slide presentations 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)          Not applicable

   (d)          Exhibits.

     99.1   Slide presentations presented at MetLife, Inc.'s Stable Value
            Investor Day on June 1, 2006. The slide presentations are furnished
            and not filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.


                                   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: June 1, 2006



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER                                    EXHIBIT
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 99.1          Slide presentations presented at MetLife, Inc.'s Stable Value
               Investor Day Conference on June 1, 2006.