Press Room

ANDREW CAMBRIA NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR LONG ISLAND JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND RECIEPIENT OF THEIR “UNSUNG HERO” AWARD

Hauppauge, NY, April 21,  2008  – Andrew Cambria, financial services representative and investment advisor representative with the North Shore Financial Group, an office of MetLife, has been named Vice President of Community Development for the Long Island Junior Chamber of Commerce (LIJC).  In this new role, Cambria will be acting as liaison between the LIJC and charitable/community organizations.  Cambria’s work to date with the Long Island Junior Chamber has earned him their prestigious “Unsung Hero” award.

Andrew Cambria is a resident of Seaford and an active member of the Long Island business community. In addition to the LIJC, Cambria is also a member of the Long Island Association and the Seaford Kiwanis.  Cambria can be reached at the North Shore Financial Group, an office of MetLife, located at 2929 Expressway Drive North, Hauppauge, NY  11749. He can also be contacted by telephone at 631-851-5839 or via email at acambria@metlife.com.

Celebrating 140 years, MetLife is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), 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.

Securities and investment advisory services offered by MetLife Securities, Inc. (MSI) (member FINRA/SIPC) Boston, MA 02116, a registered investment advisor. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company(MLIC), New York, NY 10166.. MLIC and MSI are MetLife companies.  The LONG ISLAND JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is a separate entity of MetLife Securities. L04088925[exp0908][NY]

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LOCAL METDESK SPECIALIST TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE LONG ISLAND AREA

Hauppauge, NY, February 13, 2008 - Wallace Boorum, LUTCF, of MetLife's Long Island office, recently completed a comprehensive training program hosted  by MetDESK, MetLife’s Division of Estate Planning for Special Kids, to develop skills for helping families with children or dependents with special needs develop customized financial solutions. There are nearly 50 million individuals over the age of 5 with disabilities in the United States. 3,606,147 (U.S. Census) of those individuals live in New York.

The training program covered such topics as educational advocacy, recent changes in Social Security laws, financial planning and special needs trusts. Specialists can help families address critical issues, including how to protect future government eligibility and ways in which a special needs trust can provide lifetime care. According to Boorum from North Shore Financial Group of Hauppauge, the training is an extremely important component of the MetDESK program. “The workshops provided me with the most up-to-date developments in federal and state benefit laws. I am looking forward to
helping build financial freedom for families of children with special needs on Long Island.” Brian Finn, MetLife national director of MetDESK, believes that the success of the MetDESK, program is directly tied to the quality of its training and the caliber of its financial services representatives, who are among the most accomplished in the industry. “In order for our specialists to be able to provide special needs financial and estate planning support, they must
attend an intensive training program and display the dedication and drive to serve the needs of this distinct community,” explained Finn.

About MetDESK

MetDESK®, MetLife’s Division of Estate Planning for Special Kids launched in 1998, is one of the first programs of its kind in the financial industry, and is a program that focuses on the concerns of families with children or dependents with special needs. For more information about MetDESK, contact Wallace Boorum at 2929 Expressway Drive North, Hauppauge, NY 11749 or 631.851.5735 or visit the MetDESK Web site at www.metlife.com/desk.
MetDESK specialists, who do not charge fees for the advice they provide families who have children or dependents with special needs, can help families address critical issues, including how to protect future government eligibility and ways in which a special needs trust provide lifetime care.

 MetLife is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), a leading provider of insurance and financial services with operations throughout the U.S. 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 U.S. (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 and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.

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 CORINNE BERNATH RECEIVES LONG ISLAND BUILDERS INSTITUTE AND  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS AWARDS

Hauppauge, NY, October 8, 2007 – Corinne Bernath, Investment Advisor Representative with the North Shore Financial Group, has earned prestigious awards from both the Long Island Builders Institute and its parent organization, the National Association of Home Builders.  Corinne was recognized at the September LIBI dinner meeting, for her hard work and dedication as LIBI’s Rising Star of 2007.    In addition, Corinne was accepted into the National Association of Home Builder’s Spike Club, a designation reserved only for NAHB membership champions, who have earned six or more “Spike” credits within two consecutive membership years.

Corinne Bernath is a resident of Center Moriches and an active member of the Long Island business community, with associations at the Long Island Builders Institute, National Association of Home Builders and Hauppauge Industrial Association. Corinne can be reached at the North Shore Financial Group, an Office of MetLife, located at 2929 Expressway Drive North, Hauppauge, NY  11749, and can be contacted by telephone at 631-851-5856 or via email at cbernath@metlife.com.

MetLife (NYSE: MET) is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife offers life insurance, annuities, and retail banking services to individuals, as well as group insurance, and retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies have direct insurance operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.

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ROBERT CAPRA JOINS NORTH SHORE FINANCIAL GROUP

   
Hauppauge, NY, March 27, 2006 – North Shore Financial Group is pleased to announce that Robert Capra has joined the firm as Finacial Services representative.
       
 Robert Capra is a graduate of University of Delaware.  He is a registered representative and is a member of Boy Scouts of America. 
      
North Shore Financial Group, an office of MetLife, offers a broad array of financial products and services including life, disability income, long-term care insurance and annuities, mutual funds and investment products.  The company is located at 2929 Expressway Drive North, Hauppauge, NY  11749.
       
MetLife, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. offers life insurance, annuities, automobile and homeowner’s insurance and retail banking services to individuals, as well  as group insurance, reinsurance and retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies have direct insurance operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.

                                  
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