Consultant Resource Center

Consultant Resource Center

Explore resources available to help your clients.

Here You’ll Find Resources Designed to Facilitate Conversations with your Clients on the Value of Adding a Guaranteed Lifetime Income Solution to Their Retirement Plan, Including:

  • Product information for plan sponsors
  • Educational materials for plan participants
  • Annuitant testimonials

Slipsheet

Help Your Clients Empower Their Employees to Confidently Transition into Retirement

We work with you and your clients to enhance their retirement plan with guaranteed income options so that their employees can confidently transition into retirement while also helping employers better manage workforce and benefit costs.

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Research

2023 Retirement Income Pulse Check

For our MetLife Retirement Income Pulse Check, MetLife commissioned a survey of 74 defined contribution (DC) plan consultants to examine their views about income annuities and other income solutions in the DC marketplace.

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Research

2023 Retirement Income Pulse Check

For our MetLife Retirement Income Pulse Check, MetLife commissioned a survey of 74 defined contribution (DC) plan consultants to examine their views about income annuities and other income solutions in the DC marketplace.

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Insights

Retirement Insights from MetLife’s 21st Annual U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study

Concerns about retirement are high and rising. Insights from MetLife’s 21st Annual U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study looks at how the current economic environment is having an impact on retirement readiness.

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Resources:

Advantages of Institutional Income Annuities

Learn how guaranteed lifetime income solutions protect plan participants from market volatility and longevity risk.

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MetLife Guaranteed Income Program

A fixed immediate income annuity for participants who want benefit payments to begin within 12 months of retirement and continue for the rest of their lives.

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MetLife Qualifying Longevity Annuity Contract

A fixed deferred income annuity for participants who are retiring but want their benefit payments to begin at a later age, typically 80-85, and continue for the rest of their lives.

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Mel’s Story

“Getting a guaranteed paycheck every month for the rest of my life gives me an indescribable sense of security,” said, Mel, a retiree receiving a monthly income annuity paycheck.

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Video

Which Retirement Income Strategy is Right for you?

Help participants learn about different retirement income strategies and how to think about their own strategy.

Financial Strength

Our financial strength ratings are among the highest in the industry. See how the top financial ranking agencies have rated our financial stability.

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We’re Here For You

Contact Us for Additional Resources:

  • Sample RFI designed to evaluate retirement income options
  • Step-by-step guidelines to help navigate your client’s due diligence process
  • Content for your client meetings

 

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Public Policy

Secure 2.0 Signed into Law

The passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 is designed to further strengthen retirement security. Our new Special Commentary whitepaper explains the law’s important defined contribution benefit changes, which includes provisions related to Qualifying Longevity Annuity Contracts (QLACs).

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All guarantees are subject to the financial strength and claims-paying ability of the issuing MetLife company.Group annuity contracts are issued through Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (MTL) or Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC). Like most group annuity contracts, MTL and MLIC group annuities contain certain limitations, exclusions and terms for keeping them in force. All guarantees are based on the financial strength and claims-paying ability of the issuing MetLife company. Contact your MetLife representative for more information.

Any discussion of taxes is for general informational purposes only and does not purport to be complete or cover every situation. MTL and MLIC, its agents and representatives may not give legal, tax or accounting advice and this document should not be construed as such. You should confer with your qualified legal, tax and accounting advisors as appropriate.