C.M. Life Electrum SelectSM
Issued by C.M. Life Insurance Company
C.M. Life Variable Life Separate Account I
Summary Prospectus for New Investors – April 29, 2024
This Summary Prospectus summarizes key features of the C.M. Life Electrum SelectSM policy, a flexible premium, adjustable, variable life insurance policy (policy), issued by C.M. Life Insurance Company. In this Summary Prospectus, the ‘‘Company,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to C.M. Life Insurance Company (C.M. Life). You should read this Summary Prospectus carefully, particularly the section titled ‘‘Important Information You Should Consider About the C.M. Life Electrum Select Policy.’’
The prospectus for the C.M. Life Electrum Select policy contains more information about the policy, including its features, benefits, and risks. You can find the current statutory prospectus and other information about the policy online at www.MassMutual.com/Electrum-Select. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling (800) 665-2654 or by sending an email request to BOLICOLIService@MassMutual.com.
YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR POLICY WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIVING IT WITHOUT PAYING FEES OR PENALTIES.
In some states this cancellation period may be longer. Upon cancellation, you will receive a full refund of the premiums you paid plus interest credited to this policy under the GPA plus or minus an amount that reflects the investment experience of the Separate Account Divisions less any withdrawals and any Policy Debt. You should review the prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.
Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance policies, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff and is available at www.investor.gov.
The SEC has not approved or disapproved this policy or determined that this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation that it has is a criminal offense.
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Account Value. The value of your investment in the Separate Account Divisions and the GPA.
Administrative Office. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, BOLI/COLI Document Management Hub, 1295 State Street, Springfield, MA 01111-0001, (800) 665-2654, (Fax) (860) 562-6154, BOLICOLIService@MassMutual.com, www.MassMutual.com
Attained Age. The Insured’s age on the Issue Date, plus the number of completed Policy Years.
Base Selected Face Amount. An amount used to determine the insurance coverage provided by the base policy while it is In Force.
Free Look. Your right to cancel the policy and receive a refund.
Fund(s). The investment entities in which the Separate Account Divisions invest.
General Investment Account. The Company’s General Investment Account, which supports the Company’s annuity and insurance obligations. The General Investment Account’s assets include all of our assets, with the exception of the Separate Account and the Company’s other segregated asset accounts.
Good Order. The actual receipt by our Administrative Office of the instructions related to a request or transaction in writing (or, when permitted, by telephone, fax, website, or other electronic means), within the time limits, if any, along with all forms, information and supporting legal documentation we require to effect the request or transaction. This information includes, to the extent applicable: the completed application or instruction form; your policy number; the transaction amount (in dollars or percentage terms); the names and allocations to and/or from the Separate Account Divisions affected by the request or transaction; the signatures of all Policy Owners; if necessary, Social Security Number or Tax Identification number; tax certification; and any other information or supporting documentation we may require including consents, certifications and guarantees. Instructions must be complete and sufficiently clear so that we do not need to exercise any discretion to follow such instructions. We may, in our sole discretion, determine whether any particular request or transaction is in Good Order, and we reserve the right to change or waive any Good Order requirements at any time. If you have any questions, you may contact our Administrative Office before submitting the form or request.
GPA Value. The sum of your values in the GPA.
Grace Period. A period that begins when the Surrender Value is not sufficient to cover monthly charges due and your policy stays In Force, during which you can pay the amount of premium needed to avoid termination.
In Force. Your policy has not terminated.
Initial Base Selected Face Amount. The Base Selected Face Amount on the Policy Date. The minimum Initial Base Selected Face Amount is $25,000.
Insurance Risk. The difference between the death benefit and the Account Value.
Insured. The person on whose life the policy is issued.
Issue Date. The date we issue the policy. The Issue Date starts the contestability and suicide periods.
Minimum Death Benefit. The minimum amount of death benefit needed for the policy to qualify as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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Modified Endowment Contract (MEC). A special type of life insurance under federal income tax law. Specifically, the law prescribes a test that is intended to differentiate between policies that are purchased primarily for certain tax advantages, versus policies that are purchased primarily for death protection. MECs are still life insurance and offer tax-free death benefits and tax-deferred cash value accumulation. However, pre-death distributions (including loans) are taxed as “income first” (not cost basis first), meaning they are taxable to the extent of gain in the policy. In addition, distributions may be subject to a 10% additional tax.
Monthly Calculation Date. The Policy Date and the same day of each succeeding calendar month on which monthly charges are due on the policy.
Net Premium. A premium payment received in Good Order minus the premium load charge and the Cash Surrender Value Enhancement Rider charge, if applicable.
Planned Premium. The amount selected by you to be paid periodically on the policy, which establishes the basis for the premium bills we send you.
Policy Anniversary. The anniversary of the Policy Date.
Policy Date. The starting point for determining the Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Monthly Calculation Dates. It is also the day we first deduct monthly charges under the policy.
Policy Debt. All outstanding loans plus accrued interest.
Policy Debt Limit. When total Policy Debt exceeds the Account Value.
Policy Owner. The individual, corporation, partnership, trust or other entity who owns the policy, as shown on our records, and will generally make the choices that determine how the policy operates while it is In Force.
Policy Termination. An event where your policy is no longer In Force due to the Surrender Value becoming too low to support your policy’s monthly charges or if total Policy Debt exceeds the Account Value.
Policy Year. The twelve month period beginning with the Policy Date and each successive twelve month period thereafter.
Separate Account Division. A variable investment division offered through our Separate Account that invests in the corresponding underlying Fund.
Surrender Value. Account Value less Policy Debt.
Target Premium. A threshold for your policy premium load charge that we establish on your Issue Date.
Term Rider Selected Face Amount. An amount used to determine the amount of monthly term insurance provided by the Supplemental Monthly Term Insurance Rider while it is In Force.
Total Selected Face Amount. The sum of the Base Selected Face Amount and any Term Rider Selected Face Amount.
Valuation Date. Any day on which the net asset value of the units of each Division of the Separate Account is determined. Generally, this is any date the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), or its successor, is open for trading. A Valuation Date ends when the NYSE closes (usually 4 p.m. Eastern Time).
Variable Account Value. The sum of your values in the Separate Account Divisions.
Written Request. A written or electronic communication or instruction in Good Order sent by you to us at our Administrative Office.
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Important Information You Should Consider About the Policy
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FEES AND EXPENSES |
LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS |
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Charges for Early Withdrawals |
None. |
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Transaction Charges |
Premium Load Charge. We deduct the premium load charge from each premium you pay. The current premium load charge is 6.55% of each premium payment up to and including the Target Premium, and 0.50% of premium over the Target Premium. We may increase this charge on all policies to up to 10% of each premium. |
Fee Tables – Transaction Fees |
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Ongoing Fees and Expenses |
In addition to transaction charges, an investment in the policy is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including fees and expenses covering the cost of insurance and cost of optional riders. Those fees and expenses are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., age, sex, and risk classification). You should view the policy’s specifications page for rates applicable to your policy. |
Fee Tables – Periodic Charges Other than Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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Annual Fee |
Minimum |
Maximum |
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Fund options (Fund fees and expenses) |
0.03%(1) |
2.28%(1) |
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RISKS |
LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS |
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Risk of Loss |
You can lose money by investing in the policy. |
Principal Risks – Investment Risks |
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Not a Short-Term Investment |
This policy is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash. |
Overview of the Policy – What is the policy, and what is it designed to do? |
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Risks Associated with Investment Options |
An investment in this policy is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending upon the performance of the underlying Funds you choose. Each investment option (including any fixed account investment option) has its own unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the available Funds before making an investment decision. |
Principal Risks – Investment Risks |
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Insurance Company Risks |
An investment in this policy is subject to the risks related to the Depositor (C.M. Life). Any obligations (including under any fixed account investment option), guarantees, or benefits of the policy are subject to the claims-paying ability of C.M. Life. If C.M. Life experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. More information about C.M. Life, including its financial strength ratings, is available by calling (800) 665-2654 or by visiting www.MassMutual.com/ratings. |
General Information About the Company, the Separate Account and the Underlying Funds – The Guaranteed Principal Account |
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Policy Termination |
Your policy could terminate (or lapse) if the Surrender Value of the policy becomes too low to support the policy’s monthly charges, or if total Policy Debt exceeds the Account Value. Factors that may cause your policy to lapse include: insufficient premium payments, poor investment performance, withdrawals, and unpaid loans or loan interest. If your policy lapses, you may be able to reinstate it. To reinstate your policy, you must provide us certain written materials we require as well as a premium payment sufficient to keep the policy In Force for three months after reinstatement. The death benefit will not be paid if the policy has lapsed. |
Principal Risks – Policy Termination |
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RESTRICTIONS |
LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS |
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Investments |
Generally, you may transfer Account Value among the Separate Account Divisions and the Guaranteed Principal Account (GPA), subject to certain limitations. We also offer two automated transfer programs: Automated Account Value Transfer and Automated Account Re-balancing. •
Transfers from the GPA are limited to one per Policy Year and may not exceed 25% of your Account Value in the GPA (less any Policy Debt). •
There is one exception to this rule. If you have transferred 25% of the GPA Value (less any Policy Debt) for three consecutive years and you have not added any Net Premium or transferred amounts to the GPA during these three consecutive years, you may transfer the remainder of the GPA Value (less any Policy Debt) out of the GPA in the succeeding Policy Year. •
Transfers (including transfers through automated programs) cannot be processed during a Grace Period. In addition, we reserve the right to reject or restrict transfers if we determine the transfers reflect frequent trading or a market timing strategy, or we are required to reject or restrict by the applicable Fund. |
Transfers |
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Optional Benefits |
Optional benefits, such as riders, may alter the benefits or charges under your policy. Rider availability and benefits may vary by state of issue, and their election may have tax consequences. Riders may have restrictions or limitations. If you elect a particular rider, it may restrict or enhance the terms of your policy, or restrict the availability or terms of other riders. |
Other Benefits Available Under the Policy |
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TAXES |
LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS |
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Tax Implications |
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You should consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an investment in and payments received under the policy. •
If you purchase the policy through a qualified retirement plan, you do not receive any additional tax deferral. Withdrawals and partial surrenders are taxed as recovery of cost basis first and income second. Loans and collateral assignments are not taxable when taken. Any gain on your policy is taxed as ordinary income. •
If your policy becomes a Modified Endowment Contract or MEC, loans, collateral assignments, withdrawals, and other pre-death distributions will be taxed as income first and recovery of cost basis second. You may have to pay a penalty tax if you take a distribution before you attain age 59½. |
Federal Income Tax Considerations |
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS |
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Investment Professional Compensation |
Your registered representative may receive compensation in the form of commissions for selling the policy to you. If your registered representative is also a MassMutual insurance agent, they are also eligible for certain cash and non-cash benefits from us. Cash compensation includes bonuses and allowances based on factors such as sales, productivity and persistency (policy retention). Non-cash compensation includes various recognition items such as prizes and awards as well as attendance at, and payment of the costs associated with attendance at, conferences, seminars and recognition trips, and also includes contributions to certain individual plans such as pension and medical plans. Sales of the policy may help these registered representatives and their supervisors qualify for such benefits. |
Other Information – Distribution |
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Exchanges |
Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to offer you the policy in place of the one you own. You should only exchange your current life insurance policy if you determine, after comparing the features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is preferable for you to purchase the new policy rather than continue to own your existing life insurance policy. |
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The C.M. Life Electrum Select policy is a variable life insurance policy that provides a death benefit. The policy is designed to allow you to fund your life insurance needs through investment in a Guaranteed Principal Account (GPA) and one or more of the variable investment divisions of the C.M. Life Variable Life Separate Account I (Separate Account). The policy allows you to allocate your Net Premiums and Account Value among the various investment choices. Your Account Value will vary based on performance of the investment choices you select and the fees and charges under the policy.
In exchange for your premium payments, we will pay the beneficiary a death benefit when the Insured dies while the policy is In Force. You can select one of the three death benefit options available under the policy. Subject to certain limitations, you can change the death benefit option you selected.
Businesses may use the policy in arrangements such as non-qualified deferred compensation or salary continuance plans, split dollar insurance plans, executive bonus plans, tax exempt and non-exempt welfare benefit plans, retiree medical benefit plans and others.
Variable life insurance is designed to help meet long-term insurance needs. It is not suitable as a vehicle for short-term savings. You should not purchase the policy if you will need the premium payments in a short period of time. The policy is not intended for people who need to take early or frequent withdrawals or who intend to engage in frequent trading among the Separate Account Divisions. You should consider your need for cash, time horizon for investment and financial goals before submitting an application to purchase the policy. You may want to consult your financial or tax adviser.
When you apply for the policy, you select (within certain limitations) the Planned Premium amount and the payment frequency (annually or any other frequency allowed by us). The Planned Premium amount is based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the Total Selected Face Amount and the Insured’s issue age, gender and risk classification. Generally, you determine the first premium you want to pay for the policy, but it must be at least equal to the Minimum Initial Premium. The Minimum Initial Premium is an amount equal to 3 times the sum of the monthly charges for the first month.
After the first premium has been paid, the policy offers premium flexibility, which allows subsequent premium payments to be paid in any amount and at any time, within certain limits. Although you must maintain sufficient Surrender Value to keep the policy In Force, there is no required schedule for premium payments. You should review the ‘‘Premium Flexibility’’ section of the prospectus for additional important information.
When a premium payment is received in Good Order, we deduct a premium load charge to generally cover taxes and acquisition expenses, and the remaining amount, known as the Net Premium, is allocated among the Separate Account Divisions and the GPA according to your current allocation instructions, which are completed as part of the policy application.
Investments in your policy’s Separate Account Divisions are held in an account separate from the general assets of the Company. We have established a segment within the Separate Account to receive and invest premium payments for the Electrum Select policies. Currently, the Electrum Select segment is divided into over 100 Separate Account Divisions. Each Separate Account Division purchases shares in a corresponding Fund. Information about each corresponding Fund is provided at the back of this prospectus. Please see ‘‘Appendix A – Funds Available Under the Policy.’’
Net Premium and Account Value allocated to the GPA become part of the Company’s General Investment Account, which supports life insurance and annuity obligations, and are dependent on the Company’s financial strength and claims-paying ability. You do not participate in the investment performance of the assets in our General Investment Account. Instead, we guarantee that amounts allocated to the GPA, in excess of Policy Debt, will earn interest at a minimum rate of 1% per year. We may credit a higher rate at our discretion.
Payment of insufficient premiums may result in the policy lapsing. There is no guarantee that the policy will remain In Force as a result of making Planned Premium payments.
Federal law, such as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (IRC), places restrictions on the amount of money you may put into a life insurance contract and still meet the definition of life insurance for tax purposes. In order for a policy to meet the IRC’s guidelines, either the Cash Value Accumulation Test or the Guideline Premium Test must be chosen. Regardless whether you choose
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the Guideline Premium Test or the Cash Value Accumulation Test, we have the right to refund a premium paid in any year if it will increase the Insurance Risk under the policy.
| • | Choice of Death Benefit Options. The policy offers a choice of one of three death benefit options, a Level Option, Return of Account Value Option and Return of Premium Option. Please see the ‘‘Death Benefit’’ sections in this Summary Prospectus and the prospectus for more information. |
| • | Base Selected Face Amount Changes. You may request an increase or decrease in the Base Selected Face Amount. If you change your Base Selected Face Amount, your policy charges will change accordingly. If the policy’s Account Value (or Surrender Value if there is Policy Debt) cannot keep the policy In Force with the requested change in Base Selected Face Amount, a premium payment may be required. |
| • | Investment Options. You can choose to allocate your Net Premium payments and Account Value among various investment choices. Your choices include the Separate Account Divisions, each of which invests in an underlying Fund, and the Guaranteed Principal Account (GPA). |
| • | Surrenders and Withdrawals. You may surrender your policy, and we will pay you its Surrender Value (Account Value less any Policy Debt). You may also withdraw a part of the Surrender Value. A withdrawal reduces the policy values, may reduce the Base Selected Face Amount of the policy, and may increase the risk that the policy will terminate or lapse. Surrenders and withdrawals may have adverse tax consequences. |
| • | Loans. You may take a loan on the policy at any time while the Insured is living. The policy secures the loan. Taking a loan may have adverse tax consequences and will increase the risk that your policy may terminate or lapse. Interest charges will apply. |
| • | Transfers. Generally, you may transfer funds among the Separate Account Divisions and the GPA, subject to certain limitations. We also offer two automated transfer programs: Automated Account Value Transfer and Automated Account Re-balancing. |
| • | Assignability. Subject to our approval, you may generally assign the policy as collateral for a loan or other obligation. |
| • | Tax Treatment. You are generally not taxed on the policy’s earnings until you withdraw Account Value from your policy. This is known as tax deferral. |
| • | Additional Rider Benefits. There are additional benefits you may add to your policy by way of riders. An additional charge may apply if you elect a rider. The riders available with this policy are listed in the ‘‘Other Benefits Available Under the Policy’’ sections of the Summary Prospectus and the prospectus. |
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When you apply for the policy, you must select one of three available death benefit options:
| • | Death Benefit Option 1 – the death benefit is the greater of: |
| ∘ | the Base Selected Face Amount in effect on the date of death; or |
| ∘ | the Minimum Death Benefit in effect on the date of death. |
| • | Death Benefit Option 2 – the death benefit is the greater of: |
| ∘ | the sum of the Base Selected Face Amount in effect on the date of death, plus the Account Value on the date of death; or |
| ∘ | the Minimum Death Benefit in effect on the date of death. |
| • | Death Benefit Option 3 – the death benefit is the greatest of: |
| ∘ | the sum of the Base Selected Face Amount in effect on the date of death, plus the sum of all premiums paid (and not refunded), less withdrawals; or |
| ∘ | the Base Selected Face Amount in effect on the date of death; or |
| ∘ | the Minimum Death Benefit in effect on the date of death. |
The Minimum Death Benefit is determined by one of two compliance tests. You choose the test when you apply for the policy. You cannot change your choice of test after the policy is issued.
Under the Cash Value Accumulation Test, the Minimum Death Benefit on any date is equal to the Account Value on that date multiplied by the death benefit factor for the Insured’s Attained Age on that date. The death benefit factor depends on the Insured’s: (1) gender; (2) Attained Age; and (3) tobacco use risk classification. Under the Guideline Premium Test, the Minimum Death Benefit on any date is equal to the Account Value on that date multiplied by the death benefit factor, but the death benefit factor varies only by the Attained Age of the Insured. The death benefit factors are shown in your policy.
Death benefit proceeds under any option will be reduced by any outstanding Policy Debt, plus or minus any unearned or unpaid monthly deductions. We calculate the death benefit as of the date of the Insured’s death.
We will normally pay the death benefit within seven calendar days after the date we receive due proof of the Insured’s death and all required documents, in Good Order, at our Administrative Office. We will pay the death benefit in a lump sum.
You may change the death benefit option if the Insured is alive, subject to our guidelines regarding proof of insurability.
Beginning six months after the Policy Date, you may increase or decrease the Base Selected Face Amount of the policy. If you change your Base Selected Face Amount, your policy charges will change accordingly. If the policy’s Account Value less surrender charges (or Net Surrender Value if there is Policy Debt) cannot keep the policy In Force with the requested change in Base Selected Face Amount, you may be required to pay an additional premium.
To increase the policy Base Selected Face Amount, you must send to our Administrative Office a written application and evidence the Insured is still insurable. The increase in Base Selected Face Amount must be at least $5,000 and cannot be made after the Insured’s Attained Age 80. You may not decrease the Base Selected Face Amount to less than the minimum face amount ($25,000).
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Other Benefits Available Under the Policy
In addition to the death benefit associated with your policy, other standard and optional benefits also may be available to you. The purposes, fees, and restrictions/limitations of these additional benefits are briefly summarized in the following table.
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Overloan Protection Rider |
Prevents policy lapse due to Policy Debt by providing a guaranteed paid-up insurance benefit. |
Standard if the policy was issued using the Guideline Premium Test |
Requirements: •
Policy In Force and at or past 15th Policy Anniversary. •
Insured at least Attained Age 75. •
Account Value at least $100,000. •
Non-loaned Account Value must be sufficient to pay rider charge (if not, Owner required to repay Policy Debt to exercise rider). •
Policy issued under Guideline Premium Test. •
Policy is not and upon exercise of rider will not become a MEC. •
Policy Debt exceeds specified percentage of Account Value. •
Amounts that can be withdrawn without federal tax penalty have been withdrawn. Exercising rider results in: •
Change to Option 1 death benefit if not already selected. •
Total Selected Face Amount equals Minimum Death Benefit. •
Loaned Account Value earns interest at loan interest rate. •
Non-loaned Account Value held in GPA and accrues interest at not less than minimum GPA rate. •
All other riders terminate. •
No additional premiums allowed. •
No further policy loans or repayments. •
No further policy changes, transfers, and withdrawals allowed. •
Death benefit adjusted and may be reduced to Minimum Death Benefit. |
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Supplemental Monthly Term Insurance Rider |
Provides monthly term insurance on the life of the Insured. The Term Rider Selected Face Amount supplements the Base Selected Face Amount. |
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The Base Selected Face Amount must be at least $25,000. •
Term Rider Selected Face Amount may not exceed ten times the Base Selected Face Amount. •
Requesting increase in Term Rider Selected Face Amount may require additional evidence of insurability. |
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Name of Benefit |
Purpose |
Is Benefit Standard or Optional? |
Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitations |
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Cash Surrender Value Enhancement Rider |
Provides for the payment of an increased Surrender Value when there is a complete surrender of the policy. The additional Surrender Value equals a partial return of charges assessed on the policy. |
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Must be selected at issue. •
Enhanced payment not available on surrender during Free Look period or on surrender that qualifies as Section 1035 exchange. •
Percentage used in enhanced payment calculation generally declines after first Policy Year and declines to zero at the beginning of the eleventh Policy Year. •
Electing the Supplemental Monthly Term Insurance Rider will reduce the enhanced payment under the rider. |
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Automated Account Re-balancing Program |
Automatically rebalances Separate Account Divisions and GPA to maintain specified percent allocation of Account Value. |
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Can change allocation percentages only once each Policy Year. •
Cannot use with Automated Account Transfer Program. •
Allocations to the GPA may only be reduced up to 25% once every Policy Year. |
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Automated Account Value Transfer Program |
Automatically transfers a specific amount of Account Value from a single Separate Account Division to other Divisions or the GPA monthly. |
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Cannot use with the Automated Account Re-balancing Program. |
To purchase a policy you must send us a completed application. The minimum Initial Base Selected Face Amount of a policy is currently $25,000. The Policy Owner selects, within our limits, the Base Selected Face Amount. The Base Selected Face Amount is used to determine the amount of insurance coverage the policy provides while it is In Force.
The Initial Base Selected Face Amount is the Base Selected Face Amount on the Policy Date. It is listed on the first page of your policy. The ‘‘Policy Date’’ is the date used as the starting point for determining Policy Anniversary dates, Policy Years and Monthly Calculation Dates. Your ‘‘Policy Anniversary’’ is the anniversary of the Policy Date.
We determine whether to accept or reject the application for the policy and the Insured’s risk classification. The policy’s Issue Date is the date we actually issue the policy. Coverage under the policy becomes effective on the policy’s Issue Date.
Generally, you determine the first premium you want to pay for the policy, but it must be at least equal to the Minimum Initial Premium. The Minimum Initial Premium is an amount equal to 3 times the sum of the monthly charges for the first month.
You must pay the Minimum Initial Premium and submit the application and all other required forms in Good Order to our Administrative Office before we will issue your policy.
When you apply for the policy, you select (within certain limitations) the Planned Premium amount and the payment frequency. We call this premium your Planned Premium. Your election of a Planned Premium forms the basis for the premium bills we send you. You may change the amount of your Planned Premium at any time.
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The amount of your Planned Premium will depend on:
| • | the Base Selected Face Amount of the policy; |
| • | the Insured’s age; |
| • | the Insured’s gender; |
| • | the Insured’s tobacco use classification; and |
| • | the amount of the first premium paid. |
There is no penalty if you do not pay the Planned Premium; however, the policy may lapse if there is not sufficient Account Value from which to deduct the monthly charges.
If a Planned Premium payment is not made, the policy will not necessarily terminate. Conversely, making Planned Premium payments does not guarantee the policy will remain In Force. Even if you pay Planned Premiums, the policy will terminate if the Account Value becomes insufficient to pay monthly charges and the Grace Period expires without sufficient payment.
Yes. The policy will terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
| • | the Insured dies; |
| • | the policy has been fully surrendered for its Surrender Value; |
| • | the Policy Debt Limit is reached; or |
| • | the Grace Period ends, and we have not received the amount of premium necessary to keep the policy In Force. |
The policy will not terminate simply because you do not make Planned Premium payments. In addition, making Planned Premium payments will not guarantee that the policy will remain In Force (for example, if the investment experience of the Funds has been unfavorable, your Surrender Value may decrease even if you make periodic premium payments). If the policy does terminate, you may be permitted to reinstate it.
We will not terminate your policy for failure to pay premiums. However, if on a Monthly Calculation Date, the Account Value less any Policy Debt is insufficient to cover the total monthly charges, your policy will then enter a Grace Period.
Before your policy terminates, we allow a Grace Period during which you must pay the amount of premium needed to avoid Policy Termination. We will mail to you and any assignee a notice informing you and any assignee of the start of the Grace Period and the amount of premium needed to avoid termination of the policy.
The Grace Period begins on the date the monthly charges are due. It ends on the later of:
| • | 61 calendar days after the date the Grace Period begins, or |
| • | 31 calendar days after the date we mail you and any assignee shown in our records written notice at their last known address. |
For policies issued in the District of Columbia, the Grace Period ends 61 calendar days after the date we mail you and any assignee shown in our records written notice at their last known address.
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During the Grace Period, the policy will stay In Force; however, policy transactions (as described below) cannot be processed. If the Insured dies during this period and the necessary premium has not been paid, we will pay the death benefit proceeds, reduced by the amount of the unpaid premium.
If we do not receive the required payment by the end of the Grace Period, the policy will terminate without value.
For a period of three years (or longer if required by state law) after termination of the policy, you may be able to reinstate the policy during the Insured’s lifetime. We will not reinstate the policy if it has been surrendered for its Surrender Value.
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| • | A completed application to reinstate on our administrative form; |
| • | A premium payment that will produce an Account Value equal to three times the total monthly charges for the policy on the Monthly Calculation Date on or next following the date of reinstatement; |
| • | Evidence of insurability satisfactory to us; and |
| • | If applicable, a signed acknowledgement that the policy will become a MEC. |
If you reinstate your policy, your Base Selected Face Amount will be the same as if the policy had not terminated. The policy will be reinstated on the Valuation Date that is on or next follows the later of (i) the date we approve your application; and (ii) the date we receive the premium required to reinstate the policy. We will assess monthly charges due to us upon reinstatement of the policy as of the reinstatement date. Your Account Value at reinstatement will be the premium paid at the time, reduced by any applicable premium load charges and any monthly charges then due. We do not reinstate Policy Debt.
If you reinstate your policy, it may become a MEC under current federal law. Please consult your tax adviser. More information on MECs is included in the ‘‘Federal Income Tax Considerations’’ section.
Reinstatement will not reverse any adverse tax consequences caused by Policy Termination unless reinstatement occurs within 90 calendar days of the end of the Grace Period. In no situation, however, can adverse tax consequences resulting from lapse with Policy Debt be reversed.
Surrendering Your Policy or Making Withdrawals:
Accessing the Money in Your Policy
You may surrender your policy for its Surrender Value at any time while the policy is In Force and the Insured is alive. The Surrender Value is equal to:
| • | the Account Value; less |
| • | any outstanding Policy Debt. |
There is no surrender charge.
The surrender will be effective on the Valuation Date we receive all required, fully completed forms in Good Order at our Administrative Office, unless you select a later effective date. If the surrender involves an exchange or transfer of assets to a policy issued by another financial institution or insurance company (not MassMutual® or any of its subsidiaries), we also will require a completed absolute assignment form and any state mandated replacement paperwork. If, however, we receive your surrender request in Good Order on a date that is not a Valuation Date or after the end of a Valuation Date, then your surrender will be effective on the next Valuation Date.
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We will normally pay any surrender amounts within seven calendar days after we receive all required documents in Good Order at our Administrative Office, unless we are required to suspend or postpone surrender payments. Please see ‘‘Other Policy Rights and Limitations’’ in the ‘‘Other Information’’ section for additional information.
The policy terminates as of the effective date of the surrender and cannot be reinstated. Surrenders may have adverse tax consequences. These tax consequences are discussed in the ‘‘Federal Income Tax Considerations’’ section. It may not be in your best interest to surrender an existing life insurance policy in connection with the purchase of a new life insurance policy.
After the first Policy Year, you can withdraw value from your policy. You must send a Written Request in Good Order on our administrative form to our Administrative Office.
| • | Minimum withdrawal amount: $100 (before deducting the withdrawal charge). |
| • | Maximum withdrawal amount. This amount is equal to: |
| ∘ | 90% of the Account Value; less |
| ∘ | any outstanding Policy Debt; less |
| ∘ | an amount equal to (i) the most recent monthly charges multiplied by (ii) one plus the number of Monthly Calculation Dates remaining until the next Policy Anniversary date. |
Example:
Your policy has $2,000 of Account Value, $500 of Policy Debt and your most recent monthly charge was $100. Assume there are two Monthly Calculation Dates left until the next Policy Anniversary date. Your maximum withdrawal amount will be $1,000 ((90% x $2,000) – $500 – (3 x $100)).
You must specify in your request the investment options from which you want the withdrawal made and the dollar amount you want withdrawn from each. If you do not specify, the withdrawal will be deducted in proportion to the values in each Separate Account Division and the non-loaned portion of the GPA. The withdrawal amount from each Separate Account Division and the GPA may not exceed the non-loaned Account Value allocated to each as of the date of the withdrawal.
We deduct a withdrawal charge of 2% of the amount you withdraw. This charge will not exceed $25.00. We will reduce your Account Value by the amount of the withdrawal, including the withdrawal charge.
If necessary, we will reduce your Base Selected Face Amount upon withdrawal to prevent an increase in the Insurance Risk, unless you provide us with satisfactory evidence of insurability.
Withdrawals may have adverse tax consequences. These tax consequences are discussed in the ‘‘Federal Income Tax Considerations’’ section.
Withdrawal requests will be effective on the Valuation Date we receive the Written Request in Good Order at our Administrative Office. Withdrawal requests determined to be in Good Order on a non-Valuation Date or after the end of a Valuation Date will be effective as of the next Valuation Date. We will pay any withdrawal amounts within seven calendar days after we receive all required documents in Good Order at our Administrative Office, unless we are required to suspend or postpone withdrawal payments. Please see ‘‘Other Policy Rights and Limitations’’ in the ‘‘Other Information’’ section.
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Additional Information about Fees
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, or making withdrawals from the policy. Please refer to your policy’s specifications page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.
The first table describes fees and expenses that you will pay at the time you buy the policy, make withdrawals from the policy, transfer Account Value between investment options, or exercise certain rider options. We do not charge a surrender charge.
|
Transaction Fees |
|||
|
Charge |
When Charge is Deducted |
Amount Deducted |
|
|
Premium Load Charge |
When you pay premium |
Maximum: |
10.00% of each premium payment |
|
Current: |
|
||
|
Below Target(1): |
6.55% of each premium payment |
||
|
At Target(1): |
0.50% of each premium payment |
||
|
Withdrawal Charge |
When you withdraw a portion of your Account Value from the policy |
Maximum: |
2.00% of the amount withdrawn, not to exceed $25 per withdrawal |
|
Current: |
2.00% of the amount withdrawn, not to exceed $25 per withdrawal |
||
|
Transfer Fees |
Upon each transfer after the first 12 transfers in a Policy Year |
Maximum: |
$10 per transfer |
|
Current: |
$0 per transfer |
||
|
Substitute Insured Charge |
If Policy Owner elects to substitute a new Insured |
Maximum: |
$75 |
|
Current: |
$75 |
||
|
Optional Benefit Charges: |
|||
|
Overloan Protection Rider |
Once, when you exercise the rider |
Maximum: |
3.71% of Account Value(2) |
|
Minimum: |
1.02% of Account Value(2) |
||
|
Representative Insured: |
3.19% of Account Value(2) |
||
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|
Transaction Fees |
|||
|
Charge |
When Charge is Deducted |
Amount Deducted |
|
|
Cash Surrender Value |
|||
|
•
Base Selected Face Amount Percentage Charge |
When you pay premium |
Maximum: |
|
|
Policy Years 1–7: |
0.50% of each premium payment |
||
|
Policy Years 8+: |
0.00% of each premium payment |
||
|
Current: |
|
||
|
Policy Years 1–7: |
0.50% of each premium payment |
||
|
Policy Years 8+: |
0.00% of each premium payment |
||
|
•
Term Rider Selected Face Amount |
When you pay premium |
Maximum: |
|
|
Policy Years 1–7: |
0.50% of each premium payment |
||
|
Policy Years 8+: |
0.00% of each premium payment |
||
|
Current: |
|||
|
Policy Years 1–7: |
0.50% of each premium payment |
||
|
Policy Years 8+: |
0.00% of each premium payment |
||
| (1) | The ‘‘Target’’ Premium for a policy establishes a threshold for a policy’s premium loads. If you pay premiums that are below the Target Premium, your premium loads will be higher, as a percentage of premiums paid, than if you pay premiums that exceed the Target Premium. We set the Target Premium on the policy’s Issue Date. The amount of the Target Premium depends on: (i) the Initial Base Selected Face Amount of the policy; (ii) the Insured’s issue age; (iii) the Insured’s gender; and (iv) the Insured’s tobacco use classification. A table showing the Target Premiums at certain ages for a policy with a Base Selected Face Amount of $100,000 in all years can be found in the ‘‘Premiums’’ section. |
| (2) | The charge is assessed once at the time the Overloan Protection Rider is activated. The applicable percentage of Account Value varies by Attained Age. |
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The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically, during the time that you own the policy, other than Fund fees and expenses.
|
Periodic Charges Other than Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|||
|
Charge |
When Charge is Deducted |
Amount Deducted |
|
|
Base Contract Charge: |
|||
|
Cost of Insurance Charge(1)(2) |
Monthly, on the policy’s |
Maximum: |
$23.98 per $1,000 of Insurance Risk |
|
Minimum: |
$0.01 per $1,000 of Insurance Risk |
||
|
Representative |
$0.04 per $1,000 of Insurance Risk |
||
|
Base Face Amount Charge |
Monthly, on the policy’s |
Maximum: |
$0.025 per $1,000 of an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Initial Base Selected Face Amount or (ii) the initial premium multiplied by the applicable Minimum Death Benefit Percentage |
|
Current: |
$0.025 per $1,000 of an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Initial Base Selected Face Amount or (ii) the initial premium multiplied by the applicable Minimum Death Benefit Percentage |
||
|
Mortality & Expense Risk Fees(4) |
Monthly, on the policy’s |
Maximum: |
1.10% of the policy’s Variable Account Value |
|
Current: |
|
||
|
Policy Years 1−10: |
0.60% of the policy’s Variable Account Value |
||
|
Policy Years 11+: |
0.50% of the policy’s Variable Account Value |
||
|
Administrative Charge |
Monthly, on the policy’s |
Maximum: |
$9.00 per month |
|
Current: |
$5.00 per month |
||
|
Loan Interest Rate Expense Charge(5) |
Daily, if there is Policy Debt |
Maximum: |
3.00% of loaned amount annually |
|
Current: |
|
||
|
Policy Years 1−10: |
1.00% of loaned amount annually |
||
|
Policy Years 11+: |
0.00% of loaned amount annually |
||
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|
Periodic Charges Other than Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|||
|
Charge |
When Charge is Deducted |
Amount Deducted |
|
|
Optional Benefit Charges: |
|||
|
Supplemental Monthly Term Insurance Rider |
Monthly, on the policy’s |
Maximum: |
$31.33 per $1,000 of Insurance Risk |
|
Minimum: |
$0.01 per $1,000 of Insurance Risk |
||
|
Representative |
$0.04 per $1,000 of Insurance Risk |
||
|
Supplemental Monthly Term Insurance Rider |
Monthly, on the policy’s |
Maximum: |
$0.025 per $1,000 of amount of monthly term insurance |
|
Current: |
$0.025 per $1,000 of amount of monthly term insurance |
||
| (1) | These cost of insurance charge rates may not be representative of the rates that a typical Policy Owner will pay. These rates may vary by a number of factors, including but not limited to, the Insured’s issue age, Insured’s gender, Policy Year, tobacco use classification and risk classification. If you would like information on the cost of insurance charge rates for your particular situation, you can request a personalized illustration from your registered representative or by calling our Administrative Office at (800) 665-2654. |
| (2) | The maximum cost of insurance charge rates are based on 100% of the ultimate 2017 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary (2017 CSO), Age-Last Birthday, Gender and Smoker Distinct Table. For policies issued on a unisex basis, the maximum cost of insurance charge rates are based on 100% of the ultimate 2017 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary (2017 CSO), Age-Last Birthday, 80% Male and Smoker Distinct Table. |
| (3) | The rates shown for ‘‘representative insured’’ are first year rates only. |
| (4) | The monthly Mortality & Expense Risk Fee is deducted from the then current Account Values in the Separate Account Divisions. This charge will be determined by multiplying one-twelfth of the Mortality & Expense Risk Charge Percentage by the Account Values in the Separate Account Divisions. |
| (5) | We charge interest on policy loans, but we also credit interest on the cash value we hold as collateral on policy loans. The Loan Interest Rate Expense Charge represents the difference (cost) between the loan interest rate we charge and the interest credited on loaned amounts. |
| (6) | The maximum cost of insurance charge rates are based on 125% of the ultimate 2017 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary (2017 CSO), Age-Last Birthday, Gender and Smoker Distinct Table. For policies issued on a unisex basis, the maximum cost of insurance charge rates are based on 125% of the ultimate 2017 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary (2017 CSO), Age-Last Birthday, 80% Male and Smoker Distinct Table. |
The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by any of the Funds in which your Separate Account Divisions invest that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the policy. A complete list of Funds in which the Separate Account Divisions invest, including their annual expenses, may be found at the back of this document in Appendix A. More detail concerning each Fund’s fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each Fund.
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Range of annual fund operating expenses including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses.(1) |
0.03%
|
2.28%
|
| (1) | The Fund expenses used to prepare this table were provided to us by the Funds. We have not independently verified such information provided to us by Funds that are not affiliated with us. |
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Funds Available Under the Policy
The following is a list of Funds available under the policy. The list of Funds is subject to change, as discussed in the prospectus for the policy. More information about the Funds is available in the prospectuses for the Funds, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at www.MassMutual.com/Electrum-Select. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (800) 665-2654 or sending an email request to BOLICOLIService@MassMutual.com.
The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Funds, but do not reflect the other fees and expenses that your policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.
|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Asset Allocation |
American Funds Insurance Series® Asset Allocation Fund (Class 1) |
0.30
%
|
14.55
%
|
9.47
%
|
7.51
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.57
%
|
12.34
%
|
7.38
%
|
5.63
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.59
%
|
13.48
%
|
8.14
%
|
6.09
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.62
%
|
14.56
%
|
9.17
%
|
6.75
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2035 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.67
%
|
16.71
%
|
10.74
%
|
7.56
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2040 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.71
%
|
18.77
%
|
11.81
%
|
8.03
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2045 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.72
%
|
19.33
%
|
11.92
%
|
8.08
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2050 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.72
%
|
19.36
%
|
11.91
%
|
8.07
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2055 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.72
%
|
19.40
%
|
—
|
—
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2060 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.72
%
|
19.30
%
|
—
|
—
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2065 PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.72
%
|
19.29
%
|
—
|
—
|
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|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Asset Allocation |
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Income PortfolioSM (Service Class)(1) |
0.47
%
|
7.81
%
|
3.85
%
|
3.29
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
MML Aggressive Allocation Fund (Initial Class)(1) |
0.97
%
|
18.32
%
|
10.27
%
|
7.32
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund (Service Class I)(1) |
1.00
%
|
14.37
%
|
7.94
%
|
6.44
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
MML Balanced Allocation Fund (Initial Class)(1) |
0.85
%
|
12.47
%
|
6.44
%
|
4.95
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
MML Conservative Allocation Fund (Initial Class)(1) |
0.82
%
|
11.65
%
|
5.54
%
|
4.37
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
MML Growth Allocation Fund (Initial Class)(1) |
0.90
%
|
15.98
%
|
8.95
%
|
6.48
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
MML Moderate Allocation Fund (Initial Class)(1) |
0.86
%
|
13.90
%
|
7.29
%
|
5.50
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Schwab® VIT Balanced Portfolio(2) |
0.58
%
|
11.96
%
|
5.02
%
|
3.66
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Schwab® VIT Balanced with Growth Portfolio(3) |
0.54
%
|
14.85
%
|
6.91
%
|
4.82
%
|
|
Asset Allocation |
Schwab® VIT Growth Portfolio(4) |
0.55
%
|
17.52
%
|
8.45
%
|
5.77
%
|
|
Money Market |
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund (Series I)(5) |
0.36
%
|
4.86
%
|
2.09
%
|
1.69
%
|
|
Money Market |
MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund (Initial Class)(6) |
0.52
%
|
4.64
%
|
1.54
%
|
0.95
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
American Funds Insurance Series® American High-Income Trust® (Class 1A) |
0.57
%
(*)
|
12.40
%
|
6.09
%
|
4.50
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
American Funds Insurance Series® Capital World Bond Fund® |
0.48
%
|
6.39
%
|
–0.07
%
|
0.62
%
|
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|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Fixed Income |
American Funds Insurance Series® The Bond Fund of America® |
0.48
%
(*)
|
4.89
%
|
1.87
%
|
2.16
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
American Funds Insurance Series® U.S. Government Securities Fund® (Class 1A) |
0.49
%
(*)
|
2.88
%
|
1.04
%
|
1.62
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund (Class I) |
0.56
%
(*)
|
13.23
%
|
5.76
%
|
4.47
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
BlackRock Total Return V.I. Fund (Class I) |
0.49
%
(*)
|
5.83
%
|
1.35
%
|
1.94
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
DFA VA Global Bond Portfolio (Institutional Class) |
0.21
%
|
5.05
%
|
0.58
%
|
1.29
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
DFA VIT Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio (Institutional Class) |
0.11
%
|
4.02
%
|
3.10
%
|
—
|
|
Fixed Income |
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund (ADV Class) |
0.92
%
|
11.52
%
|
4.42
%
|
3.47
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
Fidelity® VIP Bond Index Portfolio (Service Class 2) |
0.39
%
|
5.13
%
|
0.64
%
|
—
|
|
Fixed Income |
Franklin Strategic Income VIP Fund (Class 2) |
1.09
%
(*)
|
8.37
%
|
2.23
%
|
2.02
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund (Service) |
0.67
%
(*)
|
5.83
%
|
1.13
%
|
1.64
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund (Series I) |
0.92
%
(*)
|
8.88
%
|
1.30
%
|
1.50
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
LVIP American Century Inflation Protection Fund (Service Class)(7) |
0.77
%
(*)
|
3.40
%
|
2.65
%
|
1.90
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
MFS® Government Securities Portfolio (Initial Class) |
0.58
%
(*)
|
4.15
%
|
0.32
%
|
1.06
%
|
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|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Fixed Income |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund (Class II) |
0.57
%
(*)
|
7.99
%
|
0.97
%
|
—
|
|
Fixed Income |
MML High Yield Fund (Class II) |
0.96
%
(*)
|
13.21
%
|
5.07
%
|
4.53
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund (Initial Class) |
0.61
%
(*)
|
5.43
%
|
3.19
%
|
2.48
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
MML Managed Bond Fund (Initial Class) |
0.45
%
|
6.70
%
|
1.58
%
|
2.04
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund (Class II) |
0.58
%
|
6.94
%
|
1.30
%
|
1.58
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
MML Total Return Bond Fund (Class II) |
0.63
%
|
5.45
%
|
1.04
%
|
1.55
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio (Advisor Class) |
1.27
%
|
11.03
%
|
2.15
%
|
2.68
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged) (Administrative Class) |
1.01
%
|
5.26
%
|
0.97
%
|
1.09
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
PIMCO High Yield Portfolio (Administrative Class) |
0.77
%
|
12.25
%
|
4.84
%
|
4.15
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio |
2.01
%
|
3.99
%
|
–1.29
%
|
2.07
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
PIMCO Real Return Portfolio (Administrative Class) |
0.84
%
|
3.67
%
|
3.16
%
|
2.26
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
PIMCO Total Return Portfolio (Administrative Class) |
0.75
%
|
5.94
%
|
1.09
%
|
1.71
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio |
0.50
%
(*)
|
4.95
%
|
1.86
%
|
1.38
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund (Class 1) |
0.50
%
(*)
|
3.19
%
|
–1.89
%
|
–0.41
%
|
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|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Fixed Income |
Vanguard VIF High Yield Bond Portfolio |
0.24
%
|
11.67
%
|
5.10
%
|
4.33
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
Vanguard VIF Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio |
0.14
%
|
6.16
%
|
2.13
%
|
1.93
%
|
|
Fixed Income |
Western Asset Long Credit VIT (Class I)(8) |
0.45
%
(*)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Balanced |
MML Blend Fund (Initial Class)(1) |
0.50
%
|
17.62
%
|
9.10
%
|
7.55
%
|
|
Balanced |
TOPS® Aggressive Growth ETF Portfolio (Class 1)(1) |
0.29
%
|
17.77
%
|
10.83
%
|
7.69
%
|
|
Balanced |
TOPS® Balanced ETF Portfolio (Class 1)(1) |
0.30
%
|
11.75
%
|
6.67
%
|
4.87
%
|
|
Balanced |
TOPS® Conservative ETF Portfolio (Class 1)(1) |
0.31
%
|
9.48
%
|
5.11
%
|
3.64
%
|
|
Balanced |
TOPS® Growth ETF Portfolio (Class 1)(1) |
0.29
%
|
16.41
%
|
9.75
%
|
6.81
%
|
|
Balanced |
TOPS® Moderate Growth ETF Portfolio (Class 1)(1) |
0.29
%
|
13.81
%
|
8.23
%
|
5.86
%
|
|
Balanced |
Vanguard VIF Balanced Portfolio |
0.21
%
|
14.33
%
|
9.59
%
|
7.89
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
American Funds Insurance Series® Washington Mutual Investors Fund (Class 1A) |
0.57
%
(*)
|
17.29
%
|
12.60
%
|
9.92
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
BlackRock Basic Value V.I. Fund (Class I) |
0.74
%
(*)
|
16.61
%
|
11.57
%
|
7.74
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
DFA VA U.S. Large Value Portfolio (Institutional Class) |
0.21
%
|
10.92
%
|
10.71
%
|
8.10
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund (Series I) |
0.75
%
|
12.36
%
|
13.49
%
|
8.92
%
|
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|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Large Cap Value |
MFS® Value Series (Initial Class) |
0.69
%
(*)
|
7.93
%
|
11.34
%
|
8.52
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
MML Equity Fund (Initial Class) |
0.44
%
|
9.32
%
|
11.99
%
|
8.34
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
MML Equity Income Fund (Initial Class) |
0.79
%
|
9.54
%
|
11.20
%
|
7.86
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
MML Fundamental Value Fund (Class II) |
0.80
%
|
13.69
%
|
12.14
%
|
8.39
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
MML Income & Growth Fund (Initial Class) |
0.71
%
|
9.19
%
|
12.00
%
|
8.79
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
Vanguard VIF Diversified Value Portfolio |
0.29
%
|
20.13
%
|
14.28
%
|
9.27
%
|
|
Large Cap Value |
Vanguard VIF Equity Income Portfolio |
0.29
%
|
8.10
%
|
11.57
%
|
9.53
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
American Funds Insurance Series® Growth-Income Fund (Class 1A) |
0.53
%
|
26.12
%
|
13.36
%
|
11.00
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio (Initial Class) |
0.56
%
|
33.45
%
|
16.65
%
|
11.61
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
Fidelity® VIP Index 500 Portfolio (Service Class) |
0.20
%
|
26.07
%
|
15.45
%
|
11.81
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
Fidelity® VIP Total Market Index Portfolio (Service Class 2) |
0.37
%
|
25.71
%
|
14.73
%
|
—
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund (Series I) |
0.68
%
|
9.04
%
|
9.81
%
|
7.80
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® (Series I) |
0.80
%
(*)
|
23.22
%
|
13.57
%
|
10.02
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
MFS® Blended Research® Core Equity Portfolio (Initial Class) |
0.43
%
(*)
|
28.53
%
|
15.81
%
|
11.10
%
|
25
|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Large Cap Blend |
MML Focused Equity Fund (Class II) |
0.87
%
|
9.88
%
|
13.44
%
|
10.83
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
MML Fundamental Equity Fund (Class II) |
0.81
%
|
23.00
%
|
14.99
%
|
12.22
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
MML Sustainable Equity Fund (Initial Class) |
0.56
%
|
24.51
%
|
14.72
%
|
10.97
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
Schwab® S&P 500 Index Portfolio(9) |
0.03
%
|
26.22
%
|
15.64
%
|
11.92
%
|
|
Large Cap Blend |
Vanguard VIF Capital Growth Portfolio |
0.34
%
|
27.98
%
|
14.33
%
|
12.85
%
|
|
Large Cap Growth |
Fidelity® VIP Growth Portfolio (Service Class) |
0.68
%
|
36.09
%
|
19.52
%
|
14.68
%
|
|
Large Cap Growth |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund (Series I) |
0.86
%
|
40.93
%
|
16.16
%
|
11.70
%
|
|
Large Cap Growth |
MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class) |
0.73
%
(*)
|
35.86
%
|
15.89
%
|
12.97
%
|
|
Large Cap Growth |
MML American Funds Growth Fund (Service Class I)(10)(11) |
1.02
%
|
37.96
%
|
18.17
%
|
13.87
%
|
|
Large Cap Growth |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund (Initial Class) |
0.78
%
|
49.53
%
|
12.93
%
|
12.05
%
|
|
Large Cap Growth |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund (Initial Class) |
0.69
%
|
51.71
%
|
17.75
%
|
12.98
%
|
|
Large Cap Growth |
Vanguard VIF Growth Portfolio |
0.33
%
|
40.13
%
|
16.08
%
|
12.88
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Value |
DFA VA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio (Institutional Class) |
0.29
%
|
20.03
%
|
15.40
%
|
9.00
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Value |
Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund (Class 2) |
0.91
%
(*)
|
13.02
%
|
11.34
%
|
7.31
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Value |
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund (Institutional) |
0.84
%
(*)
|
11.42
%
|
13.37
%
|
8.10
%
|
26
|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Small/Mid-Cap Value |
Macquarie VIP Small Cap Value Series (Service Class)(12) |
1.08
%
|
9.10
%
|
9.87
%
|
6.77
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Value |
MFS® Mid Cap Value Portfolio (Initial Class) |
0.79
%
(*)
|
12.73
%
|
12.90
%
|
8.73
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Value |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund (Initial Class) |
0.89
%
|
5.97
%
|
11.11
%
|
8.83
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Value |
MML Small Company Value Fund (Class II) |
0.99
%
(*)
|
16.14
%
|
11.22
%
|
7.62
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Value |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (Initial Class) |
0.82
%
|
17.12
%
|
11.06
%
|
7.75
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Blend |
BlackRock Small Cap Index V.I. Fund (Class III) |
0.47
%
(*)
|
16.43
%
|
—
|
—
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Blend |
BNY Mellon MidCap Stock Portfolio (Service Shares) |
1.05
%
(*)
|
17.99
%
|
10.42
%
|
7.17
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Blend |
Fidelity® VIP Extended Market Index Portfolio (Service Class 2) |
0.38
%
|
17.11
%
|
11.02
%
|
—
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Blend |
Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund (Institutional) |
0.82
%
(*)
|
19.28
%
|
10.04
%
|
7.81
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Blend |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund (Series I) |
0.95
%
|
16.57
%
|
12.44
%
|
6.55
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Blend |
Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Portfolio (Class VC) |
1.15
%
|
15.42
%
|
10.64
%
|
6.51
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Blend |
MML Small Cap Equity Fund (Initial Class) |
0.73
%
|
17.81
%
|
13.18
%
|
9.09
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Blend |
Vanguard VIF Mid-Cap Index Portfolio(13) |
0.17
%
|
15.83
%
|
12.56
%
|
9.27
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Growth |
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund (Service) |
0.98
%
(*)
|
18.45
%
|
13.49
%
|
9.34
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Growth |
Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund (Series I) |
0.87
%
|
13.15
%
|
12.77
%
|
9.79
%
|
27
|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Small/Mid-Cap Growth |
LVIP American Century Capital Appreciation Fund |
0.79
%
(*)
|
20.69
%
|
13.24
%
|
9.36
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Growth |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund (Initial Class) |
0.82
%
|
22.64
%
|
11.38
%
|
10.40
%
|
|
Small/Mid-Cap Growth |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund (Initial Class) |
1.08
%
(*)
|
16.84
%
|
11.91
%
|
8.80
%
|
|
International/Global |
American Funds Insurance Series® Capital World Growth and Income Fund (Class 1A) |
0.66
%
(*)
|
20.87
%
|
10.33
%
|
7.73
%
|
|
International/Global |
American Funds Insurance Series® Global Growth Fund (Class 1) |
0.41
%
(*)
|
22.90
%
|
13.94
%
|
9.85
%
|
|
International/Global |
American Funds Insurance Series® Global Small Capitalization Fund (Class 1) |
0.66
%
(*)
|
16.46
%
|
8.57
%
|
6.04
%
|
|
International/Global |
American Funds Insurance Series® International Growth and Income Fund (Class 1) |
0.56
%
|
16.08
%
|
6.38
%
|
3.57
%
|
|
International/Global |
American Funds Insurance Series® New World Fund® (Class 1) |
0.57
%
(*)
|
16.22
%
|
8.90
%
|
4.95
%
|
|
International/Global |
DFA VA International Small Portfolio (Institutional Class) |
0.40
%
|
14.11
%
|
7.86
%
|
4.89
%
|
|
International/Global |
Fidelity® VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio (Initial Class) |
0.89
%
|
9.66
%
|
7.79
%
|
5.18
%
|
|
International/Global |
Fidelity® VIP International Index Portfolio (Service Class 2) |
0.42
%
|
15.88
%
|
6.89
%
|
—
|
|
International/Global |
Fidelity® VIP Overseas Portfolio (Initial Class) |
0.73
%
|
20.51
%
|
9.98
%
|
4.91
%
|
|
International/Global |
Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund (Class 2) |
1.15
%
|
20.31
%
|
10.16
%
|
5.98
%
|
28
|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
International/Global |
Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund (Institutional) |
0.80
%
(*)
|
18.71
%
|
7.81
%
|
3.44
%
|
|
International/Global |
Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund (Series I) |
1.00
%
(*)
|
21.06
%
|
8.72
%
|
3.80
%
|
|
International/Global |
Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund (Series I) |
0.90
%
|
18.15
%
|
8.42
%
|
4.33
%
|
|
International/Global |
Invesco V.I. Global Fund (Series I) |
0.82
%
|
34.73
%
|
12.30
%
|
8.47
%
|
|
International/Global |
LVIP American Century International Fund (Standard Class II)(15) |
0.95
%
(*)
|
12.57
%
|
8.29
%
|
4.07
%
|
|
International/Global |
Macquarie VIP Emerging Markets Series (Service Class)(16) |
1.48
%
(*)
|
13.45
%
|
3.87
%
|
2.38
%
|
|
International/Global |
MFS® International Intrinsic Value Portfolio (Initial Class) |
0.89
%
(*)
|
17.66
%
|
8.58
%
|
6.92
%
|
|
International/Global |
MML Foreign Fund (Initial Class) |
0.95
%
|
16.22
%
|
6.11
%
|
2.22
%
|
|
International/Global |
MML Global Fund (Service Class I) |
1.08
%
|
14.08
%
|
10.18
%
|
7.09
%
|
|
International/Global |
MML International Equity Fund (Class II) |
0.95
%
(*)
|
18.51
%
|
8.11
%
|
—
|
|
International/Global |
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund (Class II) |
1.25
%
(*)
|
10.47
%
|
1.93
%
|
1.11
%
|
|
International/Global |
Vanguard VIF International Portfolio |
0.33
%
|
14.65
%
|
10.28
%
|
6.80
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
Fidelity® VIP Real Estate Portfolio (Service Class) |
0.70
%
|
11.09
%
|
5.12
%
|
5.93
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund (Series I) |
1.02
%
|
9.05
%
|
2.11
%
|
3.10
%
|
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|
Fund Type |
Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
Current Expenses (expenses/ average assets) |
Average Annual Total Returns |
||
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
|||
|
Specialty(17) |
Macquarie VIP Asset Strategy Series (Service Class)(18) |
0.85
%
(*)
|
13.94
%
|
8.27
%
|
3.48
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
Macquarie VIP Science and Technology Series (Service Class)(19) |
1.15
%
|
39.06
%
|
17.17
%
|
10.87
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
MFS® Global Real Estate Portfolio (Initial Class) |
0.90
%
(*)
|
11.46
%
|
6.41
%
|
6.55
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
MFS® Utilities Series (Initial Class) |
0.79
%
(*)
|
–2.11
%
|
8.31
%
|
6.39
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
MML Managed Volatility Fund (Initial Class) |
1.06
%
|
12.87
%
|
5.74
%
|
4.36
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
PIMCO All Asset Portfolio (Administrative Class)(1) |
2.19
%
(*)
|
8.14
%
|
6.02
%
|
4.04
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio (Advisor Class) |
1.58
%
(*)
|
–7.93
%
|
8.46
%
|
–0.90
%
|
|
Specialty(17) |
Vanguard VIF Real Estate Index Portfolio |
0.26
%
|
11.70
%
|
7.18
%
|
7.29
%
|
| (*) | These Funds and their investment advisers have entered into contractual fee waivers or expense reimbursements. These temporary fee reductions are reflected in their current expenses. Those contractual arrangements are designed to reduce the Fund’s total current expenses for Owners and will continue past the current year. |
| (1) | These are fund-of-funds investment choices. They are known as fund-of-funds because they invest in other underlying funds. A fund offered in a fund-of-funds structure may have higher expenses than a direct investment in its underlying funds because a fund-of-funds bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. |
| (2) | Schwab VIT Balanced Portfolio was added as an investment option on April 29, 2024. |
| (3) | Schwab VIT Balanced with Growth Portfolio was added as an investment option on April 29, 2024. |
| (4) | Schwab VIT Growth Portfolio was added as an investment option on April 29, 2024. |
| (5) | Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund was added as an investment option on April 29, 2024. |
| (6) | You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time. The yield of this Fund may become very low during periods of low interest rates. After deduction of Separate Account charges, the yield in the division that invests in this Fund could be negative. |
| (7) | Effective April 26, 2024, American Century VP Inflation Protection Fund reorganized into LVIP American Century Inflation Protection Fund. |
| (8) | Western Asset Long Credit VIT was added as an investment option on April 29, 2024. |
| (9) | Schwab® S&P 500 Index Portfolio was added as an investment option on April 29, 2024. |
| (10) | The Fund is a “feeder” fund, meaning that it does not buy investment securities directly, but instead invests in shares of a corresponding “master” fund, which in turn purchases investment securities. A fund offered in a master feeder structure may have higher expenses than those of a fund which invests directly in securities because the “feeder” fund bears its own expenses in addition to those of the “master” fund. You should read the Fund prospectuses for more information about this “feeder” fund. |
| (11) | The MML American Funds Growth Fund invests all of its assets in the Class 1 shares of the American Funds Insurance Series® – Growth Fund. However, this Fund is not available directly as investment choices under your MassMutual variable product. You should read the prospectus along with the prospectus for the MML American Funds Growth Fund. |
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| (12) | Macquarie VIP Small Cap Value Series formerly known as Delaware VIP® Small Cap Value Series. |
| (13) | Vanguard VIF Mid-Cap Index Portfolio was added as an investment option on April 29, 2024. |
| (14) | Effective April 26, 2024, American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund reorganized into LVIP American Century Capital Appreciation Fund. |
| (15) | Effective April 26, 2024, American Century VP International Fund reorganized into LVIP American Century International Fund. |
| (16) | Macquarie VIP Emerging Markets Series formerly known as Delaware VIP® Emerging Markets Series. |
| (17) | Specialty funds are an all-encompassing category that consists of funds that forgo broad diversification to concentrate on a certain segment of the economy or a specific targeted strategy. For example, sector funds are targeted strategy funds aimed at specific sectors of the economy, such as financial, technology, healthcare, and so on. Sector funds can, therefore, be more volatile than a more diversified equity fund since the stocks in a given sector tend to be highly correlated with each other. |
| (18) | Macquarie VIP Asset Strategy Series formerly known as Delaware Ivy VIP Asset Strategy. |
| (19) | Macquarie VIP Science and Technology Series formerly known as Delaware Ivy VIP Science and Technology. |
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This Summary Prospectus incorporates by reference the C.M. Life Electrum Select policy’s statutory prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI), both dated April 29, 2024, as amended or supplemented. The SAI includes additional information about C.M. Life Variable Life Separate Account I.
You can find the statutory prospectus and SAI at www.MassMutual.com/Electrum-Select. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling (800) 665-2654 or by sending an email request to BOLICOLIService@MassMutual.com.
EDGAR Contract Identifier: C000232693