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TORONTO, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Manulife and John Hancock are focused on giving people safe access to food throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and recently announced several important measures.
"At Manulife, one of our core values is to Do The Right Thing," said Roy Gori, Manulife President and CEO. "We are committed to making lives better for people around the world, and in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, we are supporting food security, particularly the availability and safe access to food for those who are most vulnerable at this critical time."
This week, Gori joined Canadian business leaders in urging every leader in the country to immediately shift focus to the singular objective of slowing the pace of transmission of this coronavirus.
About ManulifeManulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2019, we had more than 35,000 employees, over 98,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 30 million customers. As of December 31, 2019, we had $1.2 trillion (US$0.9 trillion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.7 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 100 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.
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