FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
                                   (METFLEX)

                 ISSUED BY METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                       SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2005
                        TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2004

   This supplements the information contained in the Prospectus for MetFlex
Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies, dated May 1, 2004. You
should keep this February 1, 2005 Supplement to the Prospectus for future
reference.

   Effective as of the date of this supplement, the American Century VP
International Fund and the American Century VP Value Fund are no longer
available as funding options under the Policies.