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Robert A Essner

Related person on Form D filings · address states as listed: NJ, MA, FL · listed Apr 15, 2009 → Apr 16, 2010

2issuers
10Form D filings
2009–2010years listed

Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: not yet · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

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4. Differences between public sources

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5. Money to insiders and sales commissions

2 of 2 offerings report sales commissions totalling $289,163; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

SourceOffering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell it
EDGAR ↗Jun 7, 2012 D/A
File 021-130234
$288,917 (est.)$0$0M Holdings Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 43285 ↗
via M Holdings Securities, Inc. (CRD 43285 ↗)

First Liberties Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 14432 ↗
via First Liberties Securities, Inc. (CRD 14432 ↗)

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 39543 ↗
via Cambridge investment Research, Inc. (CRD 39543 ↗)
EDGAR ↗Jun 7, 2012 D/A
File 021-160764
$246 (est.)$0$0First Liberties Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 14432 ↗
via First Liberties Securities, Inc. (CRD 14432 ↗)

As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 12–15), latest filing per offering (one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Appears on these filings

SourceIssuerRoleFiledFormOfferingSoldInvestorsMin. investment
EDGAR ↗Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account IIIDirectorJun 7, 2012D/AIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$14,260,7556
similar: 1–13
$1,000,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT VDirectorJun 7, 2012D/AIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$500,0001
similar: 1–13
$500,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account IIIDirectorApr 16, 2012D/AIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$14,260,7556
similar: 1–13
$1,000,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT VDirectorJun 3, 2011DIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$500,0001
similar: 1–13
$500,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account IIIDirectorApr 15, 2011D/AIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$13,677,4224
similar: 1–13
$1,000,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account IIIDirectorApr 16, 2010D/AIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$12,977,4223
similar: 1–13
$1,000,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account IIIDirectorDec 30, 2009D/AIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$6,277,4423
similar: 1–13
$1,000,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account IIIDirectorDec 30, 2009D/AIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$6,277,4423
similar: 1–13
$1,000,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account IIIDirectorApr 16, 2009D/AIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$2,896,7201
similar: 1–13
$1,000,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000
EDGAR ↗Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account IIIDirectorApr 15, 2009DIndefinite
similar: $750,000–$13,000,000
$14,483,6001
similar: 1–13
$1,000,000
similar: $6,403–$560,000

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Related-person names are matched on first + last name and the address state on the filing; records that share a name but could not be tied together by a second identifier are listed separately below.

"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Insurance / 506(b) (687 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Other listings under the same name

Not linked to this profile — a second identifier (same issuer, same sponsor group) was not found. Could be the same person or a different one.

  • Robert Essner — address state NJ,NY,PA, 2 issuers, Jul 30, 2012 → Aug 3, 2023
  • Robert Essner — address state FL, 2 issuers, May 10, 2019 → Sep 14, 2023
  • Robert Essner — address state NC, 1 issuer, Jun 21, 2012 → Jun 21, 2012

Connections as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET

Listed alongside — 34 names on the same filings (1 management entity, 33 people)

People and management entities the issuers listed as related persons on the same Form D filings as Robert A Essner. Source: the EDGAR rows in the table above.

  • John Joseph Murphy entity — 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer · also listed on 36 other issuers
  • James H DeGraffenreidt, Jr. — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director · also listed on 1 other issuer
  • William T Spitz — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director · also listed on 4 other issuers
  • Patricia Diaz Dennis — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Robert M Furek — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Raymond W LeBoeuf — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Kathleen A Corbet — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Roger W Crandall — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Michael T Rollings — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Marc Racicot — 10 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Thomas C Barry — 9 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director · also listed on 6 other issuers
  • Mark Roellig — 9 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Michael Fanning — 9 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Christine Peaslee — 9 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Todd G Picken — 9 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Elaine A Sarsynski — 8 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Norman Smith — 7 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Thomas Finke — 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • William B Ellis — 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Director
  • Stuart H. Reese — 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • John F Maypole — 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Director
  • Cathy E Minehan — 4 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Debra Palermino — 4 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Robert Casale — 4 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • William Glavin — 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Minehan E Cathy — 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Director
  • H. Todd Stitzer — 3 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Cristobal I Conde — 3 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Gregory Deavens — 3 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Tim Corbett — 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Betsy Ward — 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Elaine A Sarsynki — 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Melvin Corbett — 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Elizabeth Chicares — 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources searched: SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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