Metlife life insurance
With over 145 years of experience in providing protective cover, MetLife Life Insurance has established itself as one of the most respected providers both in Australia and across the globe.

If the unexpected occurs and your family is hit by tragedy or a serious illness or injury, life insurance can offer crucial financial assistance in your time of need. MetLife offers a range of insurance and retirement solutions to customers across Australia.
MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit schemes in more than 40 countries around the world. With a history dating back more than 145 years, MetLife operates throughout the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
If you want to protect your loved ones from the uncertainties of the future, MetLife offers Life Insurance, Income Protection Insurance, Trauma Insurance and Funeral Insurance. These policies are designed to offer flexible and affordable cover for a variety of Australians.
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How do I make a claim for MetLife Insurance?
As any time when you need to make a claim on your life insurance policy can be quite stressful, MetLife aims to make the claims process as simple as possible. If you intend to claim, you’ll need to provide written notice of that intention to MetLife as soon as possible. You can also contact MetLife on 1300 134 669 to request a claim form, or download the relevant form for your type of claim from the MetLife website.
You’ll also need to provide any supporting documentation that MetLife requests along with your claim form. This could include medical reports, death certificates, test results and more. Once you have sent a completed claim form and supporting information to MetLife, you will be contacted within 10 days.
Interested in receiving a quote for MetLife?
Still not sure if this is the right policy for you or ready to receive a quote? You can make a secure enquiry by submitting your details in the form above. An insurance consultant will be in touch to discuss policies available from MetLife and provide you with a quote for cover. If you are still interested in taking out cover, your consultant can assist you with your policy application.
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I am 79. Can I take out life insurance?
Hi William,
Thank you for getting in touch with finder.
If you consider applying for a cover with Metlife, you may do so as the maximum entry age of Metlife is 79 years old. Kindly fill out the enquiry form on this page that you’re looking at to apply for the cover.
If you’re still looking around, you may check out this page to compare your options.
I hope this helps.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Cheers,
Jeni
Can my husband obtain life insurance and or funeral insurance? He will be 73 in 2018.
Hi Alan,
Thanks for your inquiry. Please note that we are not affiliated with any company we feature on our site and so we can only offer you general advice.
If you are referring to Metlife Life insurance, you may fill out the form on the page and click on ‘Get Quotes’ to compare quotes from them.
You can also have a look on this page and compare your options for life insurance and funeral insurance for Seniors:
https://www.finder.com.au/life-insurance-for-over-70
https://www.finder.com.au/funeral-insurance/seniors
Hope this information helped.
Best regards,
Rench
Can I apply for life insurance for my partner and me. Our ages are 66 and 77.
Thank you
Helen
Hi Helen,
Thank you for your question.
You have contacted finder.com.au, a comparison and information service and not actually Metlife Life Insurance.
Yes, you both can apply for a cover with Metlife as maximum entry age of Metlife is 79 years old. In order to apply for the cover, please fill out the inquiry form on the top of the page.
Cheers,
Zubair