Cypress Financial Group, a Florida-based office of MetLife, Inc., has been named "MetLife Firm of the Year" and "Individual Distribution Firm of the Year." These honors are the highest level of recognition given annually to one MetLife firm for its overall performance, including commitment to customer excellence and care, sales growth and business development, and dedication to high ethical business standards.

"We are pleased to have earned a reputation of working one-on-one with every individual client. Our goal is to help people and businesses experience their personal best in terms of overall financial health," said the office's Co-Managing Director Ghiass Ali.

Managing Director Gil Cohen and the Cypress Financial Group have earned numerous awards and recognition over the years. In addition to the most recent awards, Cohen was inducted into the MetLife "Manager's Hall of Fame" in 2010. In 2009, Cypress Financial Group earned the Triskelion Award, which recognizes the firm with the best, most consistent, three-year record, and the GAMA Master Agency Award, which rewards agency and firm leaders committed to excellence in the insurance and financial services industry.