Exhibit 99.2

                                                                Public Relations
                                                                   MetLife, Inc.
For Immediate Release                                          One MetLife Plaza
                                                        27-01 Queens Plaza North
[MetLife Logo]                                        Long Island City, NY 11101


Contacts: For Media:     John Calagana
                         (212) 578-6252

          For Investors: Tracey Dedrick
                         (212) 578-5140



         METLIFE ANNOUNCES $1.8 BILLION OFFERING OF COMMON EQUITY UNITS

NEW YORK, June 10, 2005 - MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced that it will offer
common equity units commencing today, June 10, 2005. MetLife expects that the
offering will raise at least $1.8 billion in gross proceeds. Each common equity
unit will consist of a fractional interest in trust preferred securities issued
by subsidiary trusts of MetLife, as well as a stock purchase contract requiring
the holder to purchase, and MetLife to sell, shares of MetLife common stock, the
number of which is to be determined upon settlement of the contract based on the
market price of MetLife common stock shortly before the time of settlement. The
interest in the trust preferred securities and the purchase contract will be
separable at the option of holders of the units if certain procedures are
followed.  Settlement of the stock purchase contracts is expected to occur in
two stages six months apart, with the first settlement expected to occur
approximately three years from the date of issuance of the common equity units.

MetLife intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund a portion of
the purchase price for MetLife's previously announced acquisition of all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of certain of the domestic and international
insurance businesses of Citigroup Inc. In addition to the offering of common
equity units, MetLife has priced a $600 million offering of floating rate
non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock and a $1.5 billion offering of fixed
rate non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, and currently expects that it may
also offer other securities to fund a portion of the purchase price for the
acquisition.

The global coordinators for this offering will be Banc of America Securities LLC
and Goldman, Sachs & Co. The joint bookrunners for this offering will be
Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Morgan Stanley and UBS Investment Bank.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective. This release shall
not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state.

When available, copies of the prospectus, subject to completion, relating to the
common equity units may be obtained by contacting Banc of America Securities
LLC, Capital Markets Operations (Prospectus Fulfillment), 100 West 33rd Street,
New York, NY 10001 (646-733-4166); Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attention: Prospectus
Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 (212-902-1171); or the offices
of any of the joint bookrunners identified above.

About MetLife

MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading provider of
insurance and other financial services to individual and institutional
customers.  The MetLife companies serve individuals in approximately 13 million
households in the U.S. and provide benefits to 37 million employees and family
members through their plan sponsors.  Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies
serve approximately 9 million customers through direct insurance operations in
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South
Korea, Taiwan and Uruguay.

This release contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements relating to trends in the company's operations and
financial results and the business and the products of the company and its
subsidiaries, as well as other statements including words such as "anticipate,"
"believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and other similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are made based upon management's current expectations
and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the
company. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance. Actual results may differ materially from those included in the
forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties including, but
not limited to those described from time to time in the company's filings with

the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its S-1 and S-3 registration
statements. The company specifically disclaims any obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.

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