{"id":17594,"date":"2019-11-20T15:26:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insurancenewsnet.com\/?post_type=oarticle&amp;p=4871648"},"modified":"2019-11-20T15:26:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:26:25","slug":"metlife-acquiring-digital-estate-planning-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2019\/11\/20\/metlife-acquiring-digital-estate-planning-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"MetLife Acquiring Digital Estate Planning Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insurancenewsnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inn-og-default.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"push-box\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) (\u201cMetLife\u201d) and Bequest, INC (d\/b\/a Willing), a leading digital estate planning service, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which MetLife will acquire Willing. This transaction brings new digital capabilities to MetLife and reinforces the company\u2019s commitment to providing simple and easy-to-use benefits that respond to consumer needs.<\/p>\n<p>Willing makes it easy to create a quality estate plan in as little as 15 minutes from anywhere. Since its inception in 2015, Willing has helped more than half a million families create important legal documents such as wills, trusts, and powers of attorney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilling serves a digitally native audience unlikely to go see an attorney for estate planning services,\u201d said Todd Katz, executive vice president, Group Benefits at MetLife. \u201cWilling complements Hyatt Legal, our existing legal services offering, and positions us to lead the industry by offering customers more choices in how they address their estate planning needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Willing\u2019s services will continue to be offered to consumers online and there are plans in place to make the services available to MetLife\u2019s group customers. The addition of Willing brings new technology capabilities to MetLife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you\u2019re on Willing after having a baby, buying a home, or are just planning for the unexpected, our mission has always been about protecting the people you love,\u201d said Eliam Medina, CEO and founder of Willing. \u201cMetLife is a global leader in protection solutions and together we can quickly scale Willing\u2019s technology to make quality estate planning easy and affordable to millions of families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The deal is set to close this year and is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insurancenewsnet.com\/oarticle\/metlife-acquiring-digital-estate-planning-capabilities?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=metlife-acquiring-digital-estate-planning-capabilities\">Read the original article at insurancenewsnet.com <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) (\u201cMetLife\u201d) and Bequest, INC (d\/b\/a Willing), a leading digital estate planning service, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which MetLife will acquire Willing. This transaction brings&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17594"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}