As families, businesses, and communities unite to tackle the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we stand together. MetLife is committed to protecting the health and well-being of the clients, customers, and employees we serve. Our strength is in our solidarity. And we’re here to help you navigate this unprecedented challenge.
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Learn about the benefits and resources available to policyholders impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Here, you’ll be able to access resources, benefit coverage, and FAQs for employers and brokers.
We’re regularly updating our site with need-to-know information about Coronavirus (COVID-19), as new data becomes available. Add this page to your bookmarks, and make sure to check it regularly.
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Small Business FAQs
We have developed comprehensive FAQs that provide information surrounding our Retirement & Income Solutions business and ways to contact MetLife:
We’re regularly updating our site with need-to-know information about Coronavirus (COVID-19), as new data becomes available. Add this page to your bookmarks, and make sure to check it regularly.
Here, you’ll be able to access resources, benefit coverage, and FAQs for employers, brokers and members.
We’re regularly updating our site with need-to-know information about Coronavirus (COVID-19), as new data becomes available. Add this page to your bookmarks, and make sure to check it regularly.
How We're Helping
Here are some of the actions we’ve taken to help our communities, customers, and employees during this difficult time:
- The MetLife Foundation is providing $25 million in grants to support COVID-19 global relief efforts—directed toward people with urgent needs for food, healthcare, and direct financial assistance
- Donation of thousands of face masks, bottles of hand sanitizer, and canisters of disinfecting wipes to help those in need
- Reinforcing claims departments to process increased volume in a timely manner
General FAQs
How is MetLife meeting its customer needs during this time?
We are focused on ensuring business operation continuity during this time.
MetLife remains committed to ensuring our customers get the service they expect, maintain the coverages they need and that we process all claims for all products in a timely manner. We are working with our customers in affected markets to promptly address their questions on coverage, claims, and treatment. This is being done on a local level to observe all regulations, adhere to insurance policy terms, and ensure our customers can easily and quickly engage with us as necessary.
Are there any plan or policy limitations that would impact a COVID-19 related claim?
Please know that each claim received will be reviewed consistent with policy terms and applicable insurance law.
- Life Insurance: For Group Life Insurance (Basic, Optional, Dependent, GUL and GVUL), there are no policy limitations that would limit a claim payment resulting from COVID-19, provided the individual met all other certificate requirements.
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D): AD&D policies do not cover diseases. Therefore, death due to COVID-19 is excluded, as are all deaths caused by disease.
- Hospital Indemnity: Because COVID-19 is a viral infection it would be considered a sickness and the Sickness Hospital benefits (admission and confinement) would be payable provided the individual met all other certificate requirements.
- Accident Insurance: The definition of an “accident” includes that it is not a sickness so this condition would not be covered under our standard accident plan for COVID-19. However, it would be covered if the accident plan included Sickness Hospital benefits (admission and confinement) and would be payable provided the individual met all other certificate requirements.
- Critical Illness/Cancer Insurance: COVID-19 must be listed as a “covered condition” for a benefit to be payable under the critical illness plan. Some plans may include COVID-19 as a covered condition in the Infectious Disease category if the group client chooses to include it. There is often a hospital stay requirement.
- Disability Insurance: There are no policy limitations that would apply for COVID-19. MetLife will evaluate each claim in accordance with the terms of the policy and use claim processes already in place for disability claims.
Have more questions?
We encourage you to please contact your Account Executive if you should have any additional questions or concerns.