Who owns John Hancock?
John Hancock is owned by Manulife (Canada, NYSE: MFC).[1]
Evidence: Manulife Financial Corporation Annual Report on Form 40-F filed 2026-02-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Manulife Financial Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Insurance › Life & health insurance
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MFC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About John Hancock
John Hancock is the brand under which Manulife operates in the United States, selling life insurance with the John Hancock Vitality behavioural insurance program. Manulife's annual information form says the brand has more than 160 years of history in the U.S.
How often Manulife names John Hancock in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of John Hancock
Where John Hancock sits in Manulife
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Manulife
Manulife controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in life & health insurance, and who owns them
The 33 brands in life & health insurance on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Nippon Life, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| LIC | LIC of India | 🇮🇳 India |
| Hanasaku Life Insurance | Nippon Life | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Meiji Yasuda | Meiji Yasuda | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Assupol | Sanlam | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Elips Life | Swiss Re | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| American Income Life | Globe Life | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Singlife | Sumitomo Life | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| CNP Assurances | CNP Assurances | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: Manulife
Manulife is a publicly listed company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, founded in 1887. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: MFC.
Manulife Financial Corporation is a Canadian life insurer. Its principal subsidiary The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company was incorporated on June 23, 1887 by a Special Act of Parliament. Manulife operates in Canada, the United States under the John Hancock brand, Asia, and through its Global Wealth and Asset Management segment.
🇺🇸 John Hancock and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, John Hancock among them.
- AllianceBernstein — Equitable Holdings 🇺🇸
- Allstate — Allstate 🇺🇸
- American Income Life — Globe Life 🇺🇸
- Barclays US Consumer Bank — Barclays 🇬🇧
- Berkley One — W. R. Berkley 🇺🇸
- CareScout — Genworth 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of John Hancock?
The parent company of John Hancock is Manulife, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is John Hancock American or Canadian?
John Hancock originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Manulife, which is headquartered in Canada. So John Hancock is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Is John Hancock still owned by Manulife?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, John Hancock is still owned by Manulife. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Manulife Financial Corporation Annual Report on Form 40-F filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC filing, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 10 October 2026.
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