GenAmerica Financial Names 2002 General Agents Advisory Council; Elects Scott Kelly as 2002 Chairman.

Business Editors

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2002

GenAmerica Financial Corporation announced its 2002 General Agents Advisory Council (GAAC). The elected chairman is Scott Kelly, Kelly Financial Inc., Madison, Wis.; and the newly appointed member is George Szeretvai, Vantage Financial Group, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Terry O'Neill, The O'Neill Company, Laguna Hills, Calif., is the immediate past chairman.

The Council, a volunteer group of producers and agents, provides counsel to GenAmerica's senior management and represents the views of the company's independent distribution. The GAAC provides significant input on product development, commission structure and computer systems, as well as administrative service matters.

"The key to our company success is the independent distribution system," said Dick Miller, senior vice president of GenAmerica Financial, and president and CEO of Walnut Street Securities, Inc. "Our agents and producers are our partners. Over the years, the GAAC's valuable insights and recommendations have contributed to the company's success."

Kelly Financial, Inc., founded in 1981 with his father, specializes in insurance, investments and retirement planning. Kelly is a Life & Qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) and Qualifying member of Top of the Table. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of Goodwill Industries of South Central Wisconsin.

Other members of the 2002 GAAC include:

-- David B. Malkin, CLU, ChFC, New Jersey Life & Casualty, Livingston, N.J.

-- Vincent J. Montanti, CLU, ChFC, REBC, Montanti Advisory Services Inc., Boca
Raton, Fla.

-- J. Daniel Rigby, Jr., CLU, ChFC, CharonECA, Phoenix, Ariz.

-- Reed Schnittker, RHU, Financial Group, Dallas, Texas

-- Michael Weisman, CFP, Polaris Financial Strategies LLC, St. Louis, Mo.

-- E. Dennis Zahrbock, CLU, Business & Estate Advisers Inc., Wayzata, Minn.

GenAmerica Financial Corp. is a leader in the development and distribution of financial services through independent advisory, brokerage and producer group channels. It is the parent company for General American Life Insurance Company; and Walnut Street Securities, Inc., member NASD and SIPC; among other subsidiaries and divisions. GenAmerica Financial is based in St. Louis, Mo., and is an affiliate of MetLife, Inc. For more information about GenAmerica Financial, please visit the web site at www.genamerica.com.

MetLife, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to individual and institutional customers. The MetLife companies serve approximately nine million individual households in the U.S. and companies and institutions with 33 million employees and members. MetLife also has international insurance operations in 14 countries. For more information about MetLife, please visit the company's Web site at www.metlife.com.