Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report on the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of MetLife, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2008, dated February 26, 2009 (except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules insofar as it relates to the effects of the retrospective application of accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2009, relating to the presentation of noncontrolling interests, as described in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements, as to which the date is June 12, 2009) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph regarding changes in the Company’s method of accounting for certain assets and liabilities to a fair value measurement approach as required by accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2008, and its method of accounting for deferred acquisition costs and for income taxes as required by accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2007) included in the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 12, 2009, which is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, and our report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2008, dated February 26, 2009, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
November 5, 2009
