Mass Mutual Financial Group Company Information

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Founded in 1851, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is a mutually owned life insurance company. Built on more than a century and a half of financial strength and customer service, MassMutual operates for the benefit of its members and policyholders and provides a range of quality products including life insurance, mutual funds, investment management, trust services, retirement planning products, annuities, disability insurance and long-term care insurance.

Key subsidiaries include Oppenheimer Funds; Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited, First Mercantile Trust Company and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC. MassMutual's products are distributed through 1,500 U.S. offices and through affiliated financial institutions, brokerages, and accountants around the world. As a global diversified financial services organization, MassMutual Financial Group balances its U.S. based operations with a growing presence overseas. These global businesses provide excellent opportunities to complement MassMutual's long-established operations in the United States. MassMutual International leads our sales activities worldwide - including the regions of Asia, Europe and Latin America.

MassMutual is organized as a mutual company and has maintained some of the highest financial strength ratings in any industry. In total, MassMutual worldwide insurance in-force was $532 billion in 2009. Premium and other deposits totaled $27 billion and assets under management were $420 billion at the end of 2009. MassMutual is ranked 135 on the Fortune 500 list and was also named one of Fortune's "Most Admired" companies.