K&L GATES Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates
Ellis LLP
1601 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-1600
T 202.778.9000 www.klgates.com
Diane E. Ambler
202.778.9886
Fax: 202.778.9100
diane.ambler@klgates.com
April 5, 2013
EDGAR FILING
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2
Form S-3 Registration Statement
File No. 333-185333
Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut ("MICC"), transmitted
herewith for filing, pursuant to the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and Rule 101(a) of
Regulation S-T, is a conformed electronic format copy of Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 on Form S-3 (the "Amendment") with respect to the MetLife
Shield Level Selector Annuity Contract.
The purposes of the Amendment are to address comments provided by Sonny Oh
on April 3, 2013 on Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on March 13, 2013,
include the required financial statements and to make minor conforming changes.
The Registration Statement includes a delaying amendment in accordance with
Rule 473 under the 1933 Act. MICC requests that the Securities and Exchange
Commission declare the Amendment effective on Friday, April 12, 2013 or as soon
thereafter as practicable.
This transmission contains conformed signature pages, the manually signed
originals of which are maintained at MICC's offices. Please contact Andras P.
Teleki at (202) 778-9477 or the undersigned at (202) 778-9886 with any
questions comments.
Sincerely,
/s/ Diane E. Ambler
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Diane E. Ambler
Enclosure
cc Sonny Oh, SEC