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March 1, 1996
Dear Flex-Extra Contract Owner:
The information below supplements Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's
Flex-Extra Prospectus dated May 1, 1995. Please place this supplement with your
prospectus and retain it for future reference.
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FLEX-EXTRA
SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 1, 1996
TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1995
The following should be read in conjunction with the information under the
heading "MASSMUTUAL" on page 8 of the Flex-Extra Prospectus:
The merger of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company ("Connecticut Mutual")
with and into Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MassMutual") was
completed on February 29, 1996. The separate existence of Connecticut Mutual
has ceased. MassMutual continues its corporate existence under its current
name. The merger does not affect any provisions of, or rights or obligations
under, policies or contracts previously issued by MassMutual. As a result of
the merger, MassMutual becomes the nation's fifth largest mutual life insurance
company with estimated statutory assets in excess of $50 billion, and estimated
total assets under management in excess of $100 billion.
March 1, 1996
