MetLife

Major insurance company

MetLife is a major American insurance and financial services company, one of the largest life insurers in the world.

The name combines Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

MetLife is known for its longtime use of Peanuts characters—particularly Snoopy—in advertising, though the company retired this branding in 2016.

My employer offers MetLife dental coverage.

branding

Snoopy

Excessively curious about others

  • PeanutsLong-running American comic strip
  • blimpNon-rigid flying vessel
  • stadiumLarge venue for spectators

naming rights · sponsorship · Giants · Jets · Super Bowl · NFL · advertising · marketing · iconic · logo

insurance

life insurance

Contract paying upon death

policy · beneficiary · claims · underwriting · actuary · deductible · term life · whole life · riders · disability income

corporate

headquarters

Central command location

multinational · merger · acquisition · shareholder · boardroom · executive · revenue · earnings · dividend · fiscal

protection

security

Protection from threat

family protection · income replacement · legacy · dependents · coverage · safety net · guaranteed · stability · assurance

products

auto insurance

Policy covering vehicle damage

critical illness · legal services · identity protection · travel insurance · mutual funds · 401k · IRA · pension · wealth management · financial planning

Categories
Opposites
industry type

MetLifeJPMorgan Chase

Multinational banking corporation

Bank of America · Wells Fargo · Citibank · commercial bank · retail banking

business model

MetLifeVanguard

Leading position or group

Fidelity · Charles Schwab · hedge fund · venture capital firm · Berkshire Hathaway

corporate scale/stability

MetLiferegional carrier

Airline with limited routes

Family

metro, metropolis, metropolitan

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G