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                    [ArticleID] => 409215
                    [Title] => S&P reaffirms Manulife rating
                    [Summary] => International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service has reaffirmed its “AAA” rating ...
                    [DatePublished] => 2008-10-23 00:00:00
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                    [ArticleID] => 354138
                    [Title] => Manulife Financial income up 14%
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TORONTO – Manulife Financial Corp. has reported shareholders’ net income of $960 million for the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 14 percent from one year ago.  Earnings per common share were $0.61, a 17 percent increase compared to the second quarter of 2005.  In addition, return on common shareholders’ equity was 16.3 percent, up 200 basis points from the second quarter in 2005.

[DatePublished] => 2006-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 326164 [Title] => Manulife premiums, income up [Summary] => Manulife Philippines has posted a five percent increase in premiums and deposits, and a 17 percent growth in total assets under management for 2005.

"We are proud of the fact that our clients have shown their confidence in Manulife’s ability to deliver our contractual promises," David N. Banks, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Manulife Philippines, said. Last year, Manulife Philippines launched two new products in response to emerging customer needs: ManuEdge and REACT-5.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310875 [Title] => Manulife Philippines’ premiums up [Summary] => Despite the current challenging business environment, total premiums and deposits of Manulife Philippines increased by seven percent year-to-date encouraged by a 10 percent increase in pre-need premiums and deposits. Total assets under management (AUMs) grew 24 percent over the same period last year.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291827 [Title] => Manulife Philippines sales, premiums up in first semester [Summary] => Despite increased domestic political concerns and the widely reported financial difficulties of some major players in the pre-need market, Manulife Financial Philippines has posted positive growth in the first half of 2005.

Overall sales increased by two percent with life sales increasing by 10 percent in the first half of 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. Total assets under management (AUM) increased by 18 percent, driven by strong positive cash flows and good investment returns.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247863 [Title] => Manulife Financial, John Hancock merger completed end April 2004 [Summary] => TORONTO – The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and the Minister of Finance approved the merger process between Manulife Financial and John Hancock Financial Services Inc. It is scheduled to be completed or "closed" by April 28, 2004.

Manulife previously received regulatory approvals in the United States from insurance regulatory authorities in Massachusetts, Delaware and Vermont, and the Federal Reserve Board.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241038 [Title] => Manulife Financial, John Hancock global merger nears completion [Summary] => The results of the special meeting last week cemented the basis for the merger of global financial players John Hancock Financial Services Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp.

"The meeting overwhelmingly endorsed the union, marking a major milestone in the process leading to the merger of these two leading insurance companies," Manulife Financial said in a statement.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 222563 [Title] => Manulife, John Hancock merge global operations [Summary] => Manulife Financial Corp. of Canada and John Hancock Financial Services Inc. has merged operations creating a Canadian $34.7 billion ($25.6 billion) financial institution. It will thus have a combined net income of C$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion).

In the Philippines, the officials of Manulife Philippines and John Hancock Life Insurance are still preparing a press statement as of press time. Both life insurers are among the leading foreign players in the country‚ life insurance industry.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216189 [Title] => Manulife Phils. premiums up [Summary] => The first year premiums of Manulife Philippines grew by 24 percent in the second quarter of 2003 and by 28 percent year-to-date, it said in a press statement.

Likewise, significant recruitment activities coupled with the integration of former CMG agents have helped to solidify agency numbers. Total number of agents for both Manulife Philippines and Manulife Financial Plans (pre-need company) increased by 70 percent versus the same period last year to 2,476 end June this year.
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