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John Hancock Life Insurance Ratings
Ranked
No. 5 Overall
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Reasons for Buying from John Hancock
Customers of John Hancock originally decided to purchase from the company for these reasons:
| Offered best price | 21% |
| Reputation | 18% |
| Recommended by friend or family member | 16% |
| Other | 11% |
| Saw online ad | 10% |
| Was the company my parents had | 8% |
| Financial Strength rating | 7% |
| Saw TV commercial | 5% |
| The company website and mobile apps are easy to use and helpful | 3% |
| I had other insurance with this company | 1% |
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About John Hancock
Products offered:
- Vitality Program
- Term life insurance
- Universal life insurance
- Indexed universal life insurance
- Variable universal life insurance
Additional products offered:
- John Hancock Vitality Program
- Long-term care insurance
- Retirement plans
- 529 Savings plans
- Investment accounts
Best Life Insurance Companies 2020: How John Hancock Life Insurance Compares
John Hancock had a respectable showing in the 2020 Best Life Insurance Companies survey with a score of 87.47, which gave it 5th place overall. The company had a very solid showing as it also ranked 5th across the board for the individual metrics of value for price, customer service and ease of use for website and apps. A majority of surveyed policyholders, 86%, said they have already or would recommend John Hancock Life to others.
Gauging an insurance company
Before buying with a company it is wise to check on a company's financial strength and complaint record. The A.M. Best rating listed above gives you an idea of John Hancock's financial strength to pay claims. A complaint ratio can be found on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) site. The median complaint ratio from the NAIC is always 1.00. This means half of the insurers have a complaint ratio of under 1.00 and half have a ratio above. Basically, numbers lower than 1.00 are better with fewer complaints than the median and a number higher than 1.00 has more complaints than the median. For life insurance, John Hancock (NAIC# 65838) had a complaint ratio of 0.14 for individual life and 7.39 for group life for 2018. 2019 complaint numbers will be available in 2020.
Company Background
Innovation in life insurance
Since 1862, John Hancock has been providing leading insurance and financial service products including life insurance and mutual funds. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, it offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through an extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners.
The company has created a Vitality program as a way to save on life insurance premiums and receive rewards and discounts based on a healthy lifestyle. The more activities you complete, such as regular check-ups and staying tobacco-free, the better status you earn within the program -- earning you a better rate.
Contact information
Corporate headquarters
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02110-2805
Customer Service Center
1 John Hancock Way Suite 1350
Boston, MA 02217-1350
General: (800) 505-9427
Life insurance: (800)732-5543
Feedback of Surveyed Policyholders
Our survey asked policyholders to share experiences or give feedback that they would
like to share with others looking to potentially buy from their current insurance company. Here's what they had to say:
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Neutral/Negative Feedback
"This company is good but its not able to build their reputation in market"
"Their process make me irritating"
"They always give conflictong info on the phone, through email and in writing"
"They are OK. Could be better."
"Everything same has been fine with them no issues to challenge it"
"They are ok, provide good coverage"
"They offer fair pricing nothing grand about them"
"John Hancock has had little interaction with me since bought the policy."
"Suited as per needs"
"Reputed company, no need to recommend."
"Very big company and hard to reach a live person in a timely manner"
"Application of the company is very informative"
"Haven't had contact with them in a long time"
"Slow when processing a claim, otherwise nice experience."
"I haven't had any interactions with the company yet other than signing up for the insurance by mail so I don't have any experience to share"
"Just normal support"
"Thinking I am not able to recommend anyone."
"A bit high on premiums but otherwise ok"
"They really help with explaining exactly what you need and help you understand the policy when purchasing"
"The insurance company will make decisions in the insurance company's best interest"
"Don't like it. Slow service"
"Meets all our needs"
"Don't think much just buy a plan from them"
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