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Manulife beats earnings estimates as sales climb in Asia and in global asset management
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office in Toronto on Feb. 11, 2020. Manulife Financial Corp. says it had a net income of $1.4 billion attributed to shareholders in the first quarter in its first results under new accounting standards. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Will travel insurance save you if there’s a WestJet strike? It depends
WestJet has started to cancel flights as talks with the pilots’ union remained at a “critical impasse,” the company said in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Manulife’s Frances Donald is no dismal scientist
Manulife's chief economist Frances Donald, Feb 2023
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Manulife Financial steps up hiring in China as it looks to tap big pensions opportunity
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office in Toronto on Feb. 11, 2020. The insurance company says its earnings slipped in the third quarter as market losses and hurricane costs weighed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Auto dealer segment helps fuel insurer iA Financial’s growth
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Mortality rates returning to prepandemic levels, says Manulife CEO
In early 2022, Canadian insurers saw a spike in mortality claims as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 surged throughout the United States and Canada.
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Manulife profit falls as market volatility hits wealth and asset management unit
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office in Toronto on Feb. 11, 2020. The insurance company says its earnings slipped in the third quarter as market losses and hurricane costs weighed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife’s new preventative care partnership responds to increased claims for mental-health leaves, overwhelmed ERs
A pedestrian wearing a face mask walking past the Manulife Head Office at 200 Bloor St. East, in Toronto, is photographed on April 5 2020.
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Economic outlook to create ‘stiff headwinds’ for insurers but dividends are sustainable
The Manulife Head Office at 200 Bloor St. East, in Toronto, is photographed on April 5 2020.
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Manulife Financial to outsource real estate operations in Canada; 50 job cuts expected
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife gets Chinese regulatory approval to take full control of a funds joint venture
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office in Toronto on Feb. 11, 2020. The insurance company says its earnings slipped in the third quarter as market losses and hurricane costs weighed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife to appoint former Teck Resources CEO Don Lindsay as board chair in February
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office in Toronto on Feb. 11, 2020. The insurance company says its earnings slipped in the third quarter as market losses and hurricane costs weighed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife core profit hit by declines in wealth & asset management unit
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife reports $1.6-billion drop in earnings amid market turmoil and extended COVID-19 restrictions in Asia
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Feb. 11, 2020.
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Manulife agent numbers in China, Vietnam slide on pandemic challenges, regulation
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife bids for full control of China joint venture, lured by $3.8-trillion funds market, sources say
Pedestrians wearing face masks walking past the Manulife Head Office at 200 Bloor St. East, in Toronto, are photographed on April 5 2020.
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Insurance for transgender, non-binary clients still based on male and female pricing tables
LGBT couple dealing with her problems in online psychotherapy using laptop at home.
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Manulife shares drop to 16-month low as rising COVID-19 cases in Asia weigh on profit
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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The close: TSX extends losing streak as market bottom remains elusive
The electronic ticker display outside the Toronto Stock Exchange Tower in Toronto on Jan., 24.
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Manulife misses estimates for first-quarter core profit
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto on February 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Insurance industry execs see jump in paycheques
CEO and President of Manulife Insurance, Roy Gori, poses for a portrait in his Toronto home, on Friday, Nov., 13, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Manulife to open Canadian offices to staff regardless of vaccination status starting April 25: memo
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Mackenzie Investments names new CEO as McInerney announces retirement
Mackenzie Investments CEO, Barry McInerney is photographed in his Toronto office on August 1, 2017. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Manulife Bank names new CEO, current head Lunny to retire
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto on February 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Unprofitable companies and expensive stocks lurk in the Manulife dividend funds
David Milstead
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Manulife’s plan for January return to offices signals busier Bay Street
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Manulife sheds bulk of U.S. annuity business, sets stage for more stock buybacks
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife’s dividend hike is impressive. But so are investor expectations
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Manulife Financial Inc. says COVID-19 hampered the company's second quarter so much that its net income dropped to half of what it was during the same period last year. Manulife Financial Inc. says COVID-19 hampered the company's second quarter so much that its net income dropped to half of what it was during the same period last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife raises dividend by 18 per cent after regulator lifts pandemic restrictions
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Manulife Financial Corp. says its fourth-quarter profits rose 44 per cent from a year ago, as gains from interest rates and bond sales offset lower volumes of new business. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife, Sun Life report rise in quarterly profits as asset management growth offsets COVID-19, hurricane impact
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife names new co-chief strategists for its Canadian wealth business
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Philip Petursson departs Manulife for IG Wealth Management
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Manulife buys Maine timberland for carbon sequestration
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston