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MetLife and Aura Introduce New Category of AI-Powered Tools to U.S. Employer Benefits Channel to Take on the Mental Health Crisis
NEW YORK, May 06, 2025--MetLife, a market-leading benefits provider, and their exclusive partner Aura, today announced an entirely new category of online protections for employers and their workforces nationwide, which complement their traditional Identity and Fraud Protection offering. These first-of-their-kind, AI-based tools are designed to empower employees to protect their families from the mental health and physical harm of the online world.
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