Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) Earnings

Manulife Financial Corp. engages in the provision of financial services and insurance for individuals, groups, and businesses. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and currently employs 37,000 full-time employees. The company provides financial advice and insurance, operating as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. Its segments include Wealth and asset management businesses (Global WAM), Insurance and annuity products (Asia, Canada and U.S.), and the Corporate and Other segment. Wealth and asset management businesses branded as Manulife Investment Management, provide investment advice and solutions to retirement, retail, and institutional clients. Insurance and annuity products include a variety of individual life insurance, individual and group long-term care insurance and guaranteed and partially guaranteed annuity products. Products are distributed through multiple distribution channels, including insurance agents, brokers, banks, financial planners and direct marketing. The Corporate and Other segments comprise the investment performance of assets backing capital.