Manulife Financial
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Manulife Financial, also known as The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, (TSX: [MFC]
Founded in 1887 by Sir John A. Macdonald, and headquartered in the city of Toronto, the company has offices in Canada, the United States (through John Hancock Insurance) and Asia throughout 19 countries and territories worldwide with 20,000 employees. Manulife Financial is the largest insurance company in Canada, the second largest in North America and the world's fifth largest.
Manulife Financial Corporation also trades as MFC on the Philippine Stock Exchange, and under 945 on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
Chequing account
Manulife Financial has a type of chequing account called the Manulife Advantage. Their payout is high if compared against other banks. Currently their rate is at 3.75%/year.Corporate governance
Current members of the board of directors of Manulife Financial are: John Cassaday, Lino Celeste, Gail Cook-Bennett, Thomas d'Aquino, Dominic D'Alessandro, Richard DeWolfe, Robert Dineen, Pierre Ducros, Allister Graham, Thomas Kierans, Lorna Marsden, Arthur Sawchuk (chairman), Hugh Sloan, Gordon Thiessen. Former director Michael Wilson resigned as director after 11 years, on being appointed Canadian ambassador to the United States of America in March 2006.Sponsorship
Manulife Financial is worldwide sponsor for 2008 Summer Olympics. The sponsorship was acquired along with John Hancock Financial Services.See also
External links
- [Manulife Financial Corporate website]
- [Manulife Financial Canada website]
- [John Hancock Insurance and Financial Services United States website]
- [Manulife Financial Asia website (except Japan)]
- [Manulife Financial Japan website]
- [Manulife Financial Corporation] at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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