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MetLife sharpens teeth to compete for business

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Forget about Snoopy dozing on the doghouse roof while the financial world goes by; think junkyard dog instead.

MetLife Inc. is chasing after business these days, but it has a lot of catching up to do before it can put the bite on competitors.

Chief executive Robert Benmosche has mapped out ambitious plans to rebuild the New York insurer into one of the world's five biggest financial services companies by th

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