MassMutual Explores Deal to Cut Back on Life-Insurance Risk

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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co is exploring a potential reinsurance deal to reduce its life-insurance-related reserves.
The firm has made preliminary contacts with reinsurers, people familiar with the deliberations said. The talks have focused on MassMutual’s book of universal life insurance with secondary guarantees, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information.