2012 News Releases

Hong Kong - Manulife’s strong commitment to excellent customer services and personalized financial solutions continues to receive recognition from the Hong Kong public, whose votes in the Yahoo! Emotive Brand Awards 2011-2012 made the company a nine-time winner of the honour in the insurance category.

Michael Huddart, Manulife’s Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for Hong Kong, said: “With our deep roots in Hong Kong, Manulife has been meeting its customers’ financial needs for over a century. We are especially proud to receive the Yahoo! Emotive Brand Award for the ninth time as this demonstrates once again the strong connection Manulife has with the Hong Kong community. This connection stems from their everyday encounters with our people, our services and the personalized financial solutions we provide. I am thankful to all our distribution force and staff who are instrumental in fostering such a bond with the people of Hong Kong.”

The Yahoo! Emotive Brand Awards, which mark their 10^th anniversary this year, seek to recognize the most emotionally appealing brands in the territory. All the award-winners were selected by the online community through public voting, rendering the results highly representative and credible. 

Helena Lee, Assistant Vice President, Corporate Communications, Manulife (International) Limited (right), receiving the Yahoo! Emotive Brand Award 2011-2012 on behalf of Manulife.

About Manulife (International) Limited
Manulife (International) Limited is a member of the Manulife Financial group of companies.

Manulife Financial is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. In 2012, we celebrate 125 years of providing clients strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were C$514 billion (HK$3,911 billion) as at June 30, 2012. The Company operates as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as ‘MFC’ on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under ‘945’ on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at manulife.com.

Media Contact:
Jacqueline Kam / Crystal Tse
Manulife (International) Limited
Tel: (852) 2202 1284 / 2510 3130
Fax: (852) 2234 6875
Jacqueline_tm_kam@manulife.com /
Crystal_ym_tse@manulife.com