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Program includes micro-site at www.jhannuities.com, and ‘Income Readiness Review’ materials Boston – John Hancock Variable Annuities today announced a major program designed to support advisors’ efforts to expand their business with simple new tools to develop guaranteed retirement income plans for their clients. The “Advisor of Choice” program, which officially launches today, provides education, customizable tools, and business-building sales support that will help advisors conduct comprehensive retirement income reviews with their clients, and provide additional services. “Research has shown that a large percentage of investors aged 55 to 65 are looking for an advisor who can help them develop a comprehensive retirement income plan,” said Marc Costantini, President of John Hancock Variable Annuities. “In fact, a majority of these investors would be willing to consolidate all of their assets with one trusted advisor who demonstrates the capability to best position their assets to help produce retirement income.” A central focus of “Advisor of Choice” is the Income Readiness Review. This customizable program provides an advisor with all the materials necessary to conduct a review with clients, including: client income review matrix, appointment invitations, confirmation letters, worksheets, review summary, referral follow-up, and more. “We are very pleased to offer a full practice management program that is entirely customizable, in contrast to the generic tools that are widely available,” said Louise Santosuosso, Vice President, Marketing. Advisor of Choice includes a special section on the John Hancock Annuities web site, www.jhannuities.com, and a CD-ROM featuring extensive materials for the Income Readiness Review program. John Hancock has trademarked the Advisor of Choice logo. In addition, Ms. Santosuosso says, “Wood Logan Academy will offer a new one-hour, proprietary, continuing education course called ‘Become the Advisor of Choice: Understanding the Power of the Retirement Income Plan,’ to help kick off the ‘Advisor of Choice’ program.” “We believe that advisors have an unprecedented opportunity to become their clients’ ‘Advisor of Choice’ by choosing John Hancock Annuities as their ‘Partner of Choice,’” Costantini adds. “John Hancock Venture Annuities offers advisors products including our popular JHT Lifestyle Portfolios, investments from leading money managers, quality customer service and sales support, and award-winning marketing.” * About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial John Hancock Financial’s primary insurance subsidiaries carry the highest—“AAA”—financial strength rating, extremely strong financial security characteristics (1st category of 21), from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. These ratings, which are current as of the prospectus dated May 2008 and subject to change, are assigned to John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York as a measure of the companies’ ability to honor any guarantees provided by Venture Variable Annuities and any applicable optional riders, but not specifically to the products, the performance (return) of these products, the value of any investment in these products upon withdrawal, or to individual securities held in any portfolio. John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation (the Company), a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as John Hancock Financial in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$400 billion (US$389 billion) as at March 31, 2008. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as ‘MFC’ on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under ‘0945’ on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com. The John Hancock Financial unit, through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock Financial offers a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance. *Insurance Marketing Communications Award (IMCA), June 2007 Contact your financial advisor or visit HYPERLINK "http://www.jhannuities.com" www.jhannuities.com for more information, including product and fund prospectuses that contain complete details on investment objectives, risks, fees, charges, and expenses as well as other information about the investment company, which should be carefully considered. Please read the prospectuses carefully prior to investing. The prospectuses contain this and other information on the product and the underlying portfolios. Venture Annuities are issued and administered by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), Bloomfield Hills, MI, which is not licensed in New York. In New York, Venture Annuities are issued and administered by John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, Valhalla, NY. Venture Combination Fixed and Variable Annuities are distributed by John Hancock Distributors LLC, member FINRA. Service Office located in Portsmouth, NH The lifestyle portfolios are part of the John Hancock Trust and are no publicly offered. - 30 - Contact: Beth McGoldrick (617) 663-4751 bmcgoldrick@jhancock.com |
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