EW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the third consecutive year, MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET - News) has been recognized by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) as Top Company for Executive Women. MetLife earned the honor for its continued focus on promoting and retaining women in senior positions.

According to NAFE, women are making history not only in the political arena in 2008, but also in the private sector, with women advancing into the highest ranks of major U.S. corporations.

At MetLife more than 50% of the workforce is women and almost 40% of positions at the senior management level are occupied by women. Beyond numbers, NAFE also looked at the programs and policies that MetLife offers to support women’s advancement.

“Earning this recognition for three consecutive years is a great recognition of MetLife’s focus on the advancement of women within the company,” said Debra J. Capolarello, senior vice president of Human Resources for MetLife. “We are particularly proud of our work-life programs that create a culture in which associates can lead fulfilling lives at work, at home and in their communities.”

The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), founded in 1972, is the largest women's professional and business owners’ association in the country. It publishes NAFE Magazine, a quarterly publication distributed to 60,000 members. NAFE inaugurated the Top Companies for Executive Women in 2002, picking up the work of Working Woman magazine. NAFE is part of Working Mother Media, which also operates Working Mother magazine and the annual 100 Best WorkLife Conference.

MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance and financial services with operations throughout the United States and the Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Through its domestic and international subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. reaches more than 70 million customers around the world and MetLife is the largest life insurer in the United States (based on life insurance in-force). The MetLife companies offer life insurance, annuities, auto and home insurance, retail banking and other financial services to individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance and retirement & savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.

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Source: MetLife, Inc.

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