Mike Vietri Executive Vice President Agency Distribution Group MetLife, Inc. 1
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Why own MetLife? We are winning in the marketplace every day Enterprise - Strong, consistent growth in changing environments, complimentary businesses, strong capital management, strong balance sheet Investments - Very strong, well managed and well positioned portfolio Institutional Strong relationships, consistent ROE & top line growth, while investing for the future Individual - Retail business tied to the demographic wave; underwriting & expense discipline driving growth International - GROWTH 3
The Agency Force At the Core of Individual Growing and productive Well balanced, and cost effective Positioned for changing demographics 4
Agency Distribution Group Our Business 1 Life/LTC/DI Premium (1 st Year) 407.8M Renewal Premium $3.5B Annuity Deposits $5.0B Mutual Fund and Fee Based Sales$4.1B Annuity Assets Under Management $42.8B What We Do Deliver Face-to-Face Advice How We Do It Strong distribution channel of agencies and Trusted Advisors 1 As of Year End 2007. 5
Agency Distribution Power 144 Agencies 98 MetLife Offices 46 New England Financial Offices 750 Secondary Office Locations 5.6M Households 1 7.0M Customers 1 10.2M Policies 1 8,400 Trusted Advisors 7 Years Average Service Strong Leadership 13 Years Average Service for our Field Management Industry Leading Agent Retention New England Strong Portfolio of Products MetLife 1 As of Year End 2007. 6
Not Your Father s Insurance Co. Anymore Then Life-only agents Career agency offices Costly operations Age-old product Middle America Now Retirement savvy advisors Distribution outlets Lean platform Innovative portfolio Face of America 7
And the Numbers Show It Agencies Agents Agents per Agency Productivity Annuity Mix Staff Then 332 9,682 29 $73 K 20% 333 Now 144 8,398 58 $109 K 37% 83 Then as of 12/31/00; Now is YE 2007. 8
The Agency Force At the Core of Individual Growing and productive Well balanced, and cost effective Positioned for changing demographics 9
The Formula for Success More Agents MetLife and NEF Agents Growing Agent Count 8,398 7,980 8,003 7,810 2004 2005 2006 2007 10
The Formula for Success Productivity Gross Dealer Concession per Agent Increasing Productivity $109,000 $103,000 $97,300 $91,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 Data include MetLife and New England Financial channels. See Appendix to MetLife, Inc.'s 2007 Investor Day presentation and MetLife, Inc. s Quarterly Financial Supplement for the 4 th quarter 2007 for non-gaap financial information definitions and/or reconciliations. These materials are available on the Investor Relations portion of MetLife, Inc.'s Internet website (www.metlife.com). 11
The Agency Force At the Core of Individual Growing and productive Well balanced, and cost effective Positioned for changing demographics 12
Balanced Production ($ Millions) $18,000 $16,000 $14,000 $12,000 $10,000 $8,000 $6,000 $4,000 $2,000 Annuity Sales Making Rapid Innovations CAGR = 13.6% $600 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 Life Sales Choosing the Right Markets CAGR = 7.5% $0 2004 2005 2006 2007 $0 2004 2005 2006 2007 See Appendix to MetLife, Inc.'s 2007 Investor Day presentation and MetLife, Inc. s Quarterly Financial Supplement for the 4 th quarter 2007 for non-gaap financial information definitions and/or reconciliations. These materials are available on the Investor Relations portion of MetLife, Inc.'s Internet website (www.metlife.com). 13
Life Insurance A Larger Case Market That Requires Expertise and Patience Risk management Can t buy market share Maintain discipline Annual Premium for $1M in UL Coverage 75 Year Old Standard Non-Smoker ($ Thousands) $49 $48 $47 $46 $45 $44 Industry Average MetLife 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Source: MetLife Analysis of Industry Pricing, 2002-2007. 14
Efficient and Productive Organization ($ Millions) Individual Business Distribution Expense Gap 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 $ (31) $ (27) $ (102) $ (136) $ (209) See Appendix to MetLife, Inc.'s 2007 Investor Day presentation and MetLife, Inc. s Quarterly Financial Supplement for the 4 th quarter 2007 for non-gaap financial information definitions and/or reconciliations. These materials are available on the Investor Relations portion of MetLife, Inc.'s Internet website (www.metlife.com). 15
The Agency Force At the Core of Individual Growing and productive Well balance, and cost effective Positioned for changing demographics 16
Current Landscape A Changing Environment MetLife Face-to-Face Distribution Market Demographics Industry Consolidation Trusted Advisers 17
Current Landscape Demographic Trend 5 Total US Population 1 4 3 Millions 2 1 78 million Baby Boomers 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Age 1 Source: 2005 MetLife Mature Market Institute Analysis Population Program based on U.S. Census Bureau, 2000. 18
Life Stage Retirement Lead Strategy Age 45 55 65 75 and beyond Legislative Birthdays 50 & 55 59 1/2 62 70 1/2 401k/403b/IRA catch up contribution Can take QP $$ out - no tax penalty Start social security or wait? Must take $$ out of IRA / 401(k) / 403b Meeting client needs Expanding relationships with clients and firms 19
2008 - Big Opportunity with Existing Clients 7 Million In-Force Clients 2.5 2 Million About to Retire and They Need Our Help More heavily skewed to older ages than general population Clients in Millions 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91 Prime opportunities for retirement solutions Have relationship with MetLife, but most do not typically own an annuity Client Age 20
Our Competitive Advantage Service & Advice Product Distribution 21
Many Solutions LIG (MAX) I V A GMIB GWB LWG The 4.00% Solution Invest+ SPIA GMIB+ LIG (FLEX) 22
Paradigm Shift Accumulation Distribution 23
Advice Makes it Simple 24
How We Win Understand Keep Grow Customers Add 25
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