ISELIN, N.J., July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — MassMutual Tri State is pleased to announce that it is now affiliated with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). MassMutual Tri State is located at 186 Wood Avenue, Suite 301 in Iselin, New Jersey.

The affiliation follows an announcement by MassMutual and MetLife on July 1st, 2016 that the acquisition by MassMutual of MetLife’s Premier Client Group has been completed.

MassMutual Tri State was previously affiliated with MetLife, under the name MetLife Solutions Group.

Under its new affiliation, MassMutual Tri State will continue to deliver the exceptional service and personalized guidance that clients rely on today with the addition of expanded digital service capabilities available through MassMutual.

“For more than 165 years, MassMutual and its affiliated financial professionals have had a long and rich heritage of helping families and businesses reach their financial goals by operating for the long-term benefit of its policyowners afforded by being a mutually owned company,” said John Vaccaro, a senior vice president with MassMutual.  “As part of the MassMutual family, MassMutual Tri State will help even more people secure their futures and protect the ones they love through strong portfolio of financial products and services for local businesses and residents.”

Managing Partners John Bucsek and Bellaria Jimenez are head of MassMutual Tri State and brings a combined 52 years of financial services experience to the practice. Bucsek and Jimenez is joined by 287 associates, including 175 financial professionals, who specialize in helping area residents, families and businesses prepare for the future, as well as  special needs planning, business and estate planning, and retirement income planning, etc.

“At MassMutual Tri State we strive to provide our customers with the tools necessary to help maximize their resources, make smart financial decisions, and meet their financial goals,”  said John Bucsek.  “Our affiliation with MassMutual positions us strongly to continue this mission and also expands our ability to serve the Iselin community and the surrounding area through our shared passion for community service.”

In fact, MassMutual and the MassMutual Foundation are committed to strengthening the economic vitality of local communities by providing financial education programs like its signature FutureSmart initiative that seeks to reach two million middle and high school students across the country by 2020.   In addition, MassMutual’s LifeBridge program, a free term-life insurance program for eligible families designed to help protect children’s educational aspirations (MassMutual pays the premiums) is offered nationally, and Community Service Award grants are awarded to eligible nonprofit organizations in recognition of the exemplary local volunteer efforts of affiliated financial professionals.

About MassMutual

MassMutual is a leading mutual life insurance company that that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policyowners. MassMutual offers a wide range of financial products and services, including life insurance, disability income insurance, long term care insurance, annuities, retirement plans and other employee benefits. For more information, visitwww.massmutual.com.

Local sales agencies are not subsidiaries of MassMutual or its affiliated companies.

SOURCE MetLife Solutions Group