KARLY MAREKA JOINS LOCAL METLIFE FIRM IN NEW LONDON, CT

NEW LONDON, CT AUGUST 2013 – Barnum Financial Group, an Office of MetLife is pleased toannounce that Karly Mareka has joined the firm as Financial Services Representative and Investment Advisor Representative.

Mareka is a graduate of New York University and received her Masters from Southern Connecticut State University.

She holds her Series 7 and 66 security registrations and is licensed to Life and Healthinsurance as well as Property and Casualty insurance in both CT and RI .Barnum Financial Group, an office of MetLife, offers a broad array of financial products and servicesincluding life insurance, disability income insurance, annuities, mutual funds and investment products.The company is located at 3 Shaw's Cove, New London, CT .MetLife, Inc. is a leading global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs,serving 90 million customers in over 60 countries. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLifeholds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and theMiddle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.# # #Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.Securities and investment advisory services are offered by MetLife Securities, Inc. (MSI), a brokerdealer(Member FINRA/SIPC) and a Registered Investment Adviser. MLIC and MSI are MetLife,Inc.