Manulife Financial Corporation reports developments across its international insurance, financial advice, health solutions, and wealth and asset management businesses. The company operates as Manulife in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, with news commonly covering insurance distribution, retirement services, investment solutions, customer health and longevity initiatives, and community programs.
Recurring updates also include quarterly and annual results, dividend announcements, annual meeting materials, management information circulars, shareholder voting matters, executive conference participation, and capital actions involving common and preferred shares. News from John Hancock adds detail on U.S. insurance sales, executive benefits, the John Hancock Vitality program, and longevity-focused research and planning tools.
Manulife (MFC) cautioned shareholders about Ocehan's unsolicited mini-tender offer to purchase up to 100,000 common shares at below-market prices.
The offer price is $47.20 per share. It is approximately 24.68% below the TSX closing price and 24.79% below the NYSE closing price on October 16, 2026, the last trading day before the offer commenced. Against November 5, 2026 closing prices, the discounts are 23.41% and 23.30%, respectively. Manulife is not associated with Ocehan. The company urged shareholders to review the offer documents and current market prices and consult their investment advisors.
Manulife (MFC) reported third-quarter 2026 core earnings of C$2.1 billion, up 4% on a constant-currency basis from a year earlier. Net income attributed to shareholders fell 22% to C$1.424 billion. Core earnings per share rose 6% to C$1.24, while reported earnings per share fell 21% to C$0.82.
Asia core earnings increased 17% in constant currency, while Global Wealth and Asset Management core earnings declined 5%. Wealth net outflows narrowed to C$3.6 billion from C$6.2 billion. New business results were broadly unchanged. Contractual service margin, a measure of unearned insurance profit, reached C$27.318 billion at September 30.
Manulife returned C$1.3 billion to shareholders and reported a 136% regulatory capital ratio. Comvest Credit Partners VII closed with US$5.4 billion raised. The actuarial review reduced shareholder net income by C$175 million after tax, despite an overall favourable impact on fulfilment cash flows.
Manulife (MFC) declared quarterly dividends on its non-cumulative preferred shares, payable on or after December 19, 2026.
Shareholders must be on record at the close of business on November 20, 2026. Dividends are denominated in Canadian dollars, with a separate per-share amount for each preferred share series.
Manulife (MFC) declared a quarterly common share dividend of C$0.485 per share, payable on and after December 21, 2026. Shareholders of record at the close of business on November 20, 2026, are eligible.
Shares for dividend reinvestment and optional cash purchases under its Canadian and U.S. plans will be purchased on the open market at average actual purchase cost, with no discounts.
John Hancock, a unit of Manulife (MFC), and MIT AgeLab released their second annual index measuring Americans’ preparedness for longer lives. The 2026 Longevity Preparedness Index averaged 60 out of 100, unchanged from 2025 across eight domains. Community scored 71 and social connection 69, while care scored 43 and home and health each scored 56. Life transitions improved by 2 points.
Respondents who work with financial professionals scored 67 overall, compared with 58 for those who have never worked with one. John Hancock is using the findings to support customer planning resources and offers a public, 10-minute preparedness questionnaire developed with MIT AgeLab.
Manulife Financial (MFC) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results after markets close on November 4, 2026.
Executive leadership will discuss the results during a live webcast and conference call on November 5, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET, followed by questions from analysts. Results and the archived webcast will be available on Manulife's investor website.
Manulife (MFC) and UpLink selected ten winners of the Shaping Canada's Longevity Advantage Challenge, completing their partnership's third and final challenge. The initiative sought practical, near-term solutions to support Canadians' health, financial resilience and social connections as they age.
The selected ventures address areas including retirement savings, estate planning, cognitive support and health monitoring. Winners will gain access to UpLink's global innovation ecosystem, connecting them with companies, investors, policymakers and other partners. The challenge is an initiative of Manulife's Longevity Institute and follows earlier challenges in 2024 and 2025.
Manulife (MFC) launched a proprietary enterprise AI platform to support consistent development, deployment and management of AI solutions across its global operations.
The platform provides a shared foundation for development and governance, with reusable, reviewed and approved use cases. Manulife expects its AI initiatives to generate $1 billion in cumulative enterprise AI value by 2027; $300 million had been achieved as of year-end 2025. Solutions being integrated include Singapore Sales Agent, Intelligent Document Processing and the U.S.-launched Quick Quote insurance assessment tool. Platform solutions adhere to Manulife's Responsible AI Principles, maintaining human accountability.
Manulife (MFC) has appointed Sinéad O'Connor as Chief Actuary, effective October 12, 2026, with a seat on its Executive Leadership Team. She will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Phil Witherington.
O'Connor joined Manulife in 2007 and most recently served as Global Head of Inforce Management. Her previous roles include Deputy Chief Actuary and Head of Group Actuarial. She is working toward Canadian actuarial accreditation; Derek Houle will serve as Appointed Actuary until she completes it. Manulife will appoint a new Global Head of Inforce Management in due course. O'Connor succeeds Stephanie Fadous, who died suddenly last month.
Manulife (MFC) announced a two-year presenting partnership with The Hinton Lectures, supporting the 2026 and 2027 AI safety lecture series. The series was co-founded by Professor Geoffrey Hinton and the AI Safety Foundation to advance public understanding and scientific discussion of AI safety.
The 2026 lectures will take place November 9–11 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, with Paul Christiano as keynote speaker. The events are open to the public and will be livestreamed. Manulife senior leaders will deliver opening remarks and discuss responsible AI and governance. The company links its support to its commitment to responsible AI development and deployment.