Joseph Hermansen Receives National Award From MassMutual

Online, May 12, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Newport Beach, CA., - MassMutual Financial Group announced that Joseph Hermansen, of the FMC Financial Group agency in Newport Beach, a MassMutual general agency, has received the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's (MassMutual) national Rising Leaders award as one of its top new agents. The award recognizes individuals who have achieved the highest levels of all-around sales and service performance in their first five career-contract years representing MassMutual.

MassMutual has an extensive field force of more than 5,000 agents, but only a few are selected
to receive this award. Hermansen's specialty is life insurance and retirement planning. Securities and
investment advisory services are offered through MML Investors Services, Inc. (949) 660-1717.
Hermansen attributes his success and receipt of the award to, "the trust clients have placed in
me by referring me to their friends and family."

Joseph Hermansen has 9 years of experience in financial services and can be reached via e-mail
at [email protected]. He resides in Newport Coast.