Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE: MFC)

Manulife Financial Corporation is a global financial services company that provides insurance wealth and asset management solutions to individuals groups and institutions.

Manulife generates revenue primarily through insurance premiums investment income and fees from wealth and asset management services.

The company operates through the following segments: Asia Canada U. S. and Global Wealth and Asset Management.

• The Asia segment provides life and health insurance wealth management and retirement solutions to individuals and groups across Asian markets including Japan mainland China Hong Kong SAR Singapore Vietnam Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Thailand Cambodia and India.

• The Canada segment offers individual and group life health and disability insurance annuities wealth management and retirement products to customers throughout Canada.

• The U. S. segment delivers life insurance long-term care insurance annuities wealth management and retirement solutions primarily under the John Hancock brand to individuals and employer groups in the United States.

• The Global Wealth and Asset Management segment provides investment management services retirement plan administration and wealth advisory capabilities to institutional and retail clients worldwide.

Manulife is one of the largest life insurers in North America and a significant player in Asian markets competing with companies such as Prudential Financial AIA Sun Life Financial and Tokio Marine.

Manulife serves individual customers employer groups pension plans and institutional investors across its operating regions.