MetLife’s Carlos Suarez Named 2008 National Hispanic Corporate Achiever

MetLife, Inc. announced today that Carlos Suarez, managing partner, New England Financial (NEF) Miami, a MetLife company, was named a 2008 National Hispanic Corporate Achiever.
For more than 25 years, The National Hispanic Corporate Achievers has provided an opportunity for major corporations to gather and honor the accomplishments of their top employees of Hispanic descent. By recognizing the achievements of Hispanics from the business world, National Hispanic Corporate Achievers is illustrating that Hispanics are important to the growth of the nation and the companies for which they work.
Suarez was selected as this year’s Corporate Achiever for his dynamic leadership in the financial services industry. As managing partner of NEF Miami, Suarez oversees all operations, sales, compliance, marketing and business development activities. Since joining NEF Miami in 2004, Suarez has expanded the agency from nine financial services representatives to 38. He is particularly focused on hiring representatives who share the agency’s commitment to educating Hispanic families about how they can achieve their goals and plan for the their children’s future.
Suarez has been a financial planner for 14 years, and hold several professional designations. He received a BA in business administration from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, and an MBA from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Suarez is a member of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Doral Business Council, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and the Financial Planning Association.
Celebrating 140 years, MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance and financial services with operations throughout the United States and the Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Through its domestic and international subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. reaches more than 70 million customers around the world and MetLife is the largest life insurer in the United States (based on life insurance in-force). The MetLife companies offer life insurance, annuities, auto and home insurance, retail banking and other financial services to individuals, as well as group insurance and retirement & savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.
New England Financial, a MetLife company, is the service mark for New England Life Insurance Company Boston, MA. Securities products and investment advisory services are offered through New England Securities Corp., a broker/dealer (member FINRA /SIPC), and registered investment adviser. “

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