John Hancock started out as a four-person company in 1862. In 1918, the company had more than $1 billion of life insurance policies in force. The company went public in 2000. Today, John Hancock is the United States unit for Canadian company Manulife Financial. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. In June of 2012, the company managed more than $284 billion.

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